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

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

Fletcher Developments wants new houses to be taller than the Auckland Council is proposing.

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

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.

Auckland houses could soon arrive off assembly lines as the country's biggest construction business ponders factory-prefabricated houses.

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

Four new Auckland hotels are planned, three of which are office building conversions.

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

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

Lockwood's third generation says sticking to what they do best is working.

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

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.

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

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