In June Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was concerned about the supply of residential building supplies in NZ, and in particular, of plasterboard. Since then we've seen the introduction of a Plasterboard Taskforce and Winston Wallboard's stranglehold over the use of plasterboard for structural bracing was broken. But what difference has it made? The maker One new plant each year.  SaveBOARD co-founder Paul Charteris' business has been up and running for nine months, with its one New Zealand factory cranking out 500 boards each day made from chucked out coffee cups and rubbish, and plans to open its first Australian plant in three months time — backed by a more than A$1.

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