3 Dec 2018

Crane operator shortage felt across building sector

From Morning Report, 7:47 am on 3 December 2018

Cranes are being left sitting unused in yards despite a mountain of work as the industry struggles to find enough people to operate them. A record number of cranes tower over Auckland's skyline marking major developments in the midst of the country's building boom. As our construction reporter Tom Furley reports, the numbers could be even higher if the industry wasn't hundreds of crane operators short.