The Supreme Court will decide whether or not parts of the Ministry of Education's lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey can proceed.

INTERACTIVE: Confidential maps show a big squeeze in some of Auckland's poshest and poorest streets.

Homeowners will probably be able to build a fence, carport or more without the need for a resource consent under major reforms to planning laws.

Auckland builders are recruiting foreigners to beat a desperate shortage of skilled labour which threatens to undermine house-building targets.

Internet shopping's power has not hurt NZX-listed Precinct Properties' ambitious plans for its $550 million, 38-level Downtown tower.

Developers of Auckland's tallest and most striking new office tower have told investors that plans are advancing well.

Negative impact on world markets following Paris terrorists attacks is tipped to be short-lived.

A woman's nine-year labour of love has transformed an old rural school into a sports fanatic's dream home.

A controversial land swap for a housing project at Three Kings Quarry has been approved by Auckland councillors today.

Auckland has 33 cranes dotting its skyline, with the construction sector in full swing.

The Government has set its sights on New Zealand cities' urban planning rules as part of its drive to improve housing affordability.

Fire safety issues have stopped construction on the first 20 terraced homes at Auckland's biggest affordable housing project.

Work is about to start on the NZ International Convention Centre, ready for a 2019 completion of the project which will include a 300-room five-star hotel.

Building project announced to take 38 months.

Entire suburbs have no heritage protection, leaving them open for demolition.

$50 million-plus housing project in Auckland has been identified by a property investor as the site of shoddy building.

Auckland Council is refusing to divulge details about a shoddy housing development that the Master Builders Association says deliberately flouts the law.

In Lego-style but on a giant scale, 10 housing components are almost finished at the city's only high-rise house factory.

Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith has welcomed data showing building consents in Auckland are at an eight-year high.

Residential building consents fell 4.9pc in August as the Canterbury rebuild shifts its focus toward commercial work.

Concern about shoddy building work in Auckland has prompted the appointment of a full-time council investigator to lay complaints with professional licensing bodies.

A proposal for builders to give themselves the green light could leave the door open for a repeat of the leaky housing crisis, construction industry experts say.

Government wants to dial back the regulations on building industry.

Dairy giant plans to move into new 1.6ha international headquarters early next year.

Allegro Funds is optimistic its latest New Zealand investment, Carpet Court, is a candidate for potential listing.

The liquidators of an Auckland building company that collapsed owing more than $4 million believe its director is somewhere in Europe.

Aucklanders are about to endure a "five-year nightmare" as work starts on a raft of major jobs, including the New Zealand International Convention Centre.