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'Swiftest rise in a decade' as cost of building a new home soars

Steep surge in costs with no relenting anticipated for the rest of the year.

Construction site raids: 'Stressed' builders sleeping on-site to deter brazen thieves

Fears of organised crime and insider jobs as industry says crime on the rise.

Auckland area's 41 best new, refurbished buildings

All up, architects won prizes for 41 area projects - the work was seen as outstanding.

New study reveals NZ retirement village numbers and trends

The sector continues to see expansion.

Watch: 134-unit Auckland apartment block finished five months early

Spoiler alert: how this builder managed to avoid the Gib crisis. Look and learn.

$50b apartment sector reformed: What you need to know

"Know what you're getting into," says lawyer on apartments.

Lowest building sector confidence since Covid hit: Stagflation risk as profits slide

Survey points to high inflation and falling business activity - worst of both worlds.

Council selling 1.58ha in Avondale for planned development of 750 apartments

Avondale's regeneration "much needed and long overdue," says Mayor Phil Goff.

Permanent rentals? New 32-unit central Auckland apartment block opens

Ockham's The Nix opens at Great North Rd, a block from Karangahape Rd.

Gib crisis: What happened at meeting between Fletcher chiefs and critics

Critics met Fletcher Building bosses to talk about the Gib crisis - with mixed results.

Gib crisis: Supply upped by 1 million square metres in next 3 months

Winstone to offer about 8 per cent rise in plasterboard supply.

Gib crisis: Council cuts back on red tape

Alternative wall lining is being approved on-site to get through supply crisis.

Gib crisis: Businesses rush to import alternative plasterboard

'We need to help as many companies as we can get through this' - Shane Brealey.

Gib crisis: Emergency meeting plea to allow rival products

Builders fight to break Gib maker's near monopoly on approved product.

Gib crisis: Fletcher reveals even they had to import Australian plasterboard

Fletcher bought ETEX board, deal ended but hopes for resumption soon.

Gib crisis: Investors meeting Fletcher chiefs

'We voted with our feet' - Sam Stubbs.