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Waterfront cargo shed reopens
The historic Shed 10 on Auckland's waterfront will be openedn today after a 10-month, $12.5 million refurbishment and restoration.

Rebuild firm: Migrant workers cheaper
A major construction company involved in the Christchurch rebuild says it uses migrant workers because it they are cheaper than local builders.

Fletcher asks council for right to build higher
Fletcher Developments wants new houses to be taller than the Auckland Council is proposing.

NZ buildings in running for top award
A giraffe house, art gallery, Grey Lynn shops and apartment building are in the running for a top international architectural award.

Fletcher targets Auckland apartment market
Fletcher Building is making a big push into Auckland's apartment development market, forming specialist new division Fletcher Developments this year to hunt down opportunities on big sites.

Fletcher aims for fast-track homes
Auckland houses could soon arrive off assembly lines as the country's biggest construction business ponders factory-prefabricated houses.

Bernard Hickey: Council costs block growth
The councils in our biggest cities are increasingly seen as one of the big roadblocks for economic growth, says Bernard Hickey.

Demand fuels hotel plans
Four new Auckland hotels are planned, three of which are office building conversions.

Building industry tips upswing in fortunes
The building sector is expecting a rise in fortunes as the economy recovers and the Canterbury rebuild gets into full swing about 2016.

Council fees add to house prices report
High council fees have contributed significantly to Auckland's rising house prices, a new report says.

Success: Home building still in the family
Lockwood's third generation says sticking to what they do best is working.

Fletcher has eye on mega contracts
Fletcher Building is aiming to win contracts worth billions, it has revealed in an investor presentation.

Wheeler ready to 'scale up' currency push
The Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler said the central bank had intervened in the currency market to take on the high New Zealand dollar in recent months and was prepared to "scale up" its activities if necessary.

Housing seen as biggest risk to NZ economy
Auckland's 'frothy' housing market poses the biggest risk to the economy's strengthening recovery, the Institute of Economic Research says.

Home-build lure for Asian migrants
Asian business migrants looking at moving to New Zealand are being urged to invest in real estate to secure their residency.