ConstructionHousing on golf course to tee offFletcher Residential has approval to create 479 housing lots or sections in seven stages on the Manukau Golf Course.17 Mar 03:15 PM
ConstructionFletcher calling in overseas gruntNZ's largest construction company will bring some of the world's biggest builders here for the $4 billion-plus new public private partnership contracts it wants to win.16 Mar 04:30 PM
ConstructionBoring Alice meets Uplifting DennisThe construction of the motorway interchange at the northern end of Auckland's new Waterview connection has moved a step closer to completion.09 Mar 04:30 PM
BDBDConstructionBuilding work slows as commercial activity dropsBuilding activity slowed in the final three months of 2013 as non-residential work dropped for a second quarter.04 Mar 11:10 PM
ConstructionFletcher earnings to soar: analystsA house construction rebound here and in Australia, the earthquake rebuild and cost-cutting will boost operating earnings Fletcher Building's interim result.02 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Companies must lift earnings performanceThe NZX will run out of steam unless companies, particularly the larger ones, can take advantage of the stronger economy, writes Brian Gaynor.28 Feb 04:30 PM
Banking and financeJobs, better wages tipped by NZIERThe New Zealand Institute of Economic Research expects the economy to grow 3 per cent this year.25 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionFletcher rises on solid building rallyA strong New Zealand building recovery drove the country's biggest listed entity to push up half-year earnings 5 per cent and leave analysts expecting a strong second half.20 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionFletcher selling Pacific Steel assetsBlueScope Steel, Australia's largest steelmaker and owner of the New Zealand Steel mill, has agreed to buy assets of Fletcher 16 Feb 09:40 PM
Aged careDeveloper hits out over delaysA retirement village developer spending $500 million in Auckland says building in the city is hard because Auckland Council is extremely slow to process consent applications.14 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionBeauty or a beast?Some Aucklanders say a new skyscraper in downtown Auckland is a blot on the landscape. Others think it's a landmark building that will revitalise the area. Anne Gibson reports14 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionSkyscraper may rise in six yearsBuilding consent for New Zealand's tallest new skyscraper could be granted next year if all goes to plan.12 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionPlan for Auckland's tallest skyscraperPlans for New Zealand's tallest skyscraper, to rise in the heart of Auckland, have been unveiled today.12 Feb 02:02 AM
ConstructionMainzeal subbies miss outMoney that Mainzeal Property & Construction owed to its staff, a trading bank and Inland Revenue has been largely repaid.10 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionFletcher to give results from SydneyChange of venue for half-year figures reflects 'significant operations in Australia'.09 Feb 04:30 PM
BDBDConstructionBuilding consents reach six-year highNew Zealand building consents for residential housing rose 7.6% in December, taking the annual level of new permits to a six-year high.29 Jan 11:12 PM
ConstructionBuild under way for Fonterra's Viaduct HQGround work preparations are well under way on the new Fonterra headquarters site in the Viaduct Harbour area on the corner of Fanshawe St and Halsey St.27 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionNorris tipped as next Fletcher chairBanking boss Sir Ralph Norris is being tipped by insiders to become the new chairman of New Zealand's biggest listed company.21 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionFletcher defends market dominanceThe head of Fletcher Buildings' Winstone Wallboards is defending its dominant New Zealand plasterboard position, as the company awaits a Commerce Commission ruling.20 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionFrom brewery to universityConstruction workers are at Auckland University's Newmarket campus site, preparing former warehouses for the first students to move in from late July.20 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Fletcher result poor but boss wants moreThis column is about two companies at opposite ends of the NZX. The first is Fletcher Building. The other is Renaissance Corporation.17 Jan 04:30 PM
BDBDConstructionShares push on to 2-month highNZ shares rose to a two-month high, paced by Chorus, Kathmandu and Sky Network Television as the prospects of strong economic growth drew retail investors to the equity market.16 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionApartments boost building consentsA boost in new apartment consents led to an 11 per cent rise in the number of new dwellings consented in November 2013, according to Statistics NZ.08 Jan 10:08 PM
ConstructionPrice-fixing by major timber suppliers worries building industryLegal action against Carter Holt Harvey for price fixing in the Auckland timber market is worrying industry heads, who believe revelations of the activity could tarnish the whole building trade.21 Dec 02:11 AM
