A building company director says nowhere near enough plasterboard is arriving in the country.

Housing Minister Megan Woods says a taskforce set up to address an industry shortage has made good progress

Twelve plasterboard importers, four of them new, have 100 containers of product en route to the country.

Brightbuild director Jennifer Taylor says they can't access enough of it, and are turning away work.

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A building company director says nowhere near enough plasterboard is arriving in the country.
Housing Minister Megan Woods says a taskforce set up to address an industry shortage has made good progress
Twelve plasterboard importers, four of them new, have 100 containers of product en route to the country.
Brightbuild director Jennifer Taylor says they can't access enough of it, and are turning away work.
LISTEN ABOVE

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