ConstructionCostly repairs for motorwayInvestigations are being carried out into weak, faulty Firth concrete supplied to the $1.4b Waterview Connection.07 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionCranes rise on city skylinesNew Zealand has 72 large fixed cranes up, including 29 in Auckland and 23 in Christchurch.07 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionReceivers stymied by lack of recordsThe director of a failed Auckland building contractor that owes creditors almost $5 million has allegedly refused to co-operate with receivers.06 May 05:30 PM
ConstructionUni among 70 dud-concrete sitesWeak, substandard concrete has been delivered to 70 sites from an Auckland plant, says Firth owner Fletcher Building.06 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionWeak, faulty concrete discovered at uniFaulty concrete has now been discovered in The University of Auckland's $200m city campus science redevelopment and expansion.05 May 11:10 PM
Banking and financeChinese bank on recruitment driveChina Construction Bank New Zealand is on a recruiting drive as it pushes for a slice of the growing market facilitating trade between this country and the world's second-biggest economy.05 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionProjects probed over faulty concreteWork on up to 35 residential and commercial projects will need to be redone after faulty concrete was supplied and used in building work.05 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionFletcher flags $650m to $690m earningsThe Canterbury rebuild's imminent conclusion and business sales will push New Zealand's biggest listed business to make operating earnings of between $650 million to $690 million - the lower end of....05 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionHousing developer in liquidationAn investment company that failed to build nearly $10m worth of new homes has finally succumbed to creditors' pressure and entered liquidation.05 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionWaterview's weak concreteNZ's biggest listed company has revealed how one of its businesses made faulty and weak concrete and sent it out to many building sites, including the Waterview project.05 May 04:35 AM
ConstructionIRD chasing taxes from 'hidden economy'Auckland tradies are being targeted by the Inland Revenue Department in a bid to recoup unpaid income tax.05 May 02:40 AM
ConstructionLeaky payout shows failingsNew Zealand's biggest leaky building payout points to serious flaws in our system, according to an industry expert.04 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionRatepayers face slice of $25m billThe 150 owners of the 12-level Nautilus tower in Orewa were awarded the payout in a decision released yesterday by Justice Murray Gilbert.30 Apr 05:00 PM
ConstructionAirport hub expanding rapidlyWork on the latest phase of Auckland International Airport's fast-expanding commercial hub is well under way, ready for new buildings.27 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionChris Dibble: Lack of office space sparks developmentThe amount of vacant office space in the Auckland CBD has been shrinking for the past three years as the economy grows, business confidence reaches record highs, writes Chris Dibble.27 Apr 05:00 PM
BDBDConstructionSpark no longer NZ's largest companySpark has fallen from being the NZX's largest listed company by market capitalisation, valued at $6.51 billion in February, to the third largest at $5.17 billion.24 Apr 02:38 AM
ConstructionLaw change aimed at building disputesAmendments to the Construction Contracts Act are due to be passed in Parliament soon and to come into effect from July 1.20 Apr 05:00 PM
ConstructionTardy developers to get a nudgeDevelopers who have been sitting on Auckland land earmarked for fast-tracked housing are being warned to start building or lose their special privileges.20 Apr 05:00 PM
Construction$850m Transmission Gully work about to startSite enabling works on New Zealand's biggest new infrastructure project, Transmission Gully, begin this month.17 Apr 05:00 PM
ConstructionRow over $20m leaky payoutA fight has erupted over one of New Zealand's biggest leaky building payouts, as 253 owners of a North Shore apartment/hotel tower battle one another.13 Apr 05:00 PM
ConstructionBuyers eye eHome NZOne of the country's largest off-site housing prefabricators, eHome NZ, owes secured creditors $13.9 million.13 Apr 05:00 PM
ConstructionChristchurch being rebuilt in 3DSome of the biggest buildings of the new-look Christchurch are being put together virtual piece by virtual piece, thanks to remarkable 3D technology.13 Apr 05:00 PM
ConstructionMassey's $130m innovation hubMassey University is planning to spend more than $130 million in the next year to double the student capacity of its Albany campus.12 Apr 05:00 PM
ConstructionTwelve Questions: John McConnellThe McConnell family own construction company Hawkins. John McConnell talks to Jennifer Dann.08 Apr 05:00 PM
BDBDConstructionFletcher performance shows building products not all plain sailing as Carter mulls IPO07 Apr 04:24 AM
OpinionBoom but builders going bustWhen the demand for housing could hardly be hotter, how is it that construction companies continue to fail?02 Apr 06:20 PM
ConstructionAuckland Port stoush: Heads could rollHeads could roll over Ports of Auckland expansion plans, according to a senior Auckland Council source.02 Apr 12:45 AM
ConstructionNew life for stately warehouseThe Wynyard Quarter's stout but stately 1920s John Lysaght building is getting a $6 million makeover.30 Mar 04:00 PM
ConstructionAuckland port bosses open to pausePorts of Auckland is not ruling out a pause in construction on two massive wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour.30 Mar 04:00 PM
