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Lower migration could 'bust' construction

Fewer migrants than previously thought could hit construction and labour markets.

Scaffold fall leads to $230,000 settlement

This date backs to an incident, which saw a painting contractor fall 3.5 metres.

Built on beer: How 232,000 stubbies were used in a construction

Beer drinkers have unknowingly contributed to a Central Otago project.

Massive 191-room hotel planned for Auckland CBD

Two new hotels opposite NZICC, another new one nearby

The Auckland suburb with the most cinema theatre seats

The suburb will have three large multiplex theatres within a few blocks of each other.

Comment: Getting the fundamentals right with infrastructure spending

Looming announcements on infrastructure spending need to be part of a coherent strategy.

Owner of defective apartment left $23m short after contractor folds

Victopia owners won $53m to fix apartments - but only got $30m.

Interactive: Building boom in NZ - where is it happening?

New building consents reached a 45-year peak last year. Where were they being built?

SkyCity fire: Demolition work about to start

Fletcher may uncover more damage than expected as demolition advances, says expert.

When is a 'garden' not a garden? Apartment buyer wants refund

Neil Gray claims he was misled about the unit he was buying and wants his deposit back.

Hundreds of Auckland Council staff to move to $120m block

The new office block will be located in Albany.

Fran O'Sullivan: Ron Brierley child-porn allegation caps off 'year of behaving badly'

All that was missing from the "Year of behaving badly" was a sex scandal. That's changed.

Tiny house company fails leaving buyers with partly-built homes

A West Auckland tiny house building business has gone under, leaving unfinished homes.

$6m building job blows out to $10m at veterans' building

The extra spend will add years to the lifespan of the building said one person involved.

Tindall Foundation backs community housing initiative

Sir Stephen Tindall's foundation has put its weight behind community housing finance.

Building boss sees two fraud convictions quashed

But the wealthy Malaysian businessman and his family still face deportation.

Brand of Brothers: The $1b family business building Auckland

How Willis Bond and LT McGuinness are taking on Auckland.

Kiwi building chosen as world's top inside office

A Takapuna building has won big at the World Architecture Festival.