A 2.4M 2x4 costs almost 10 NZD here. And that is the cheapest lumber. There are huge markups in the local market on building materials due to a duopoly. It is

A 2.4M 2x4 costs almost 10 NZD here. And that is the cheapest lumber. There are huge markups in the local market on building materials due to a duopoly. It is cheaper to fly to Australia buy NZ made siding there and ship it to NZ than to buy it locally.