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‘Builder by heart’ gives construction minister words of wisdom

Outgoing Naylor Love CEO Rick Herd says New Zealand badly needs to weed out the cowboys and nurture a strong design-and-build construction industry.

WATCH: Outgoing Naylor Love CEO Rick Herd speaks with Maria Slade.

Maria Slade Tue, 12 Mar 2024
Key points
  • What’s at stake: Rick Herd is retiring as CEO of Naylor Love at the end of March.
  • Background: Herd has told new construction minister Chris Penk that the sector badly needs an accreditation system to weed out the cowboys and build industry capacity.
  • Key players: Rick Herd, Chris Penk, Naylor Love, Construction Sector Accord.

Rick Herd is in dialogue with new Construction Minister Chris Penk.

All right, it’s more like a monologue, the outgoing Naylor Love chief executive concedes.

Herd retires at the end of this month, and given he’s been building things since he started as a teenaged cadet with the old Ministry of

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Key points
  • What’s at stake: Rick Herd is retiring as CEO of Naylor Love at the end of March.
  • Background: Herd has told new construction minister Chris Penk that the sector badly needs an accreditation system to weed out the cowboys and build industry capacity.
  • Key players: Rick Herd, Chris Penk, Naylor Love, Construction Sector Accord.
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