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The entrance of a European building products giant into the Christchurch rebuild market will increase competition in the industry.

One of New Zealand's largest mechanical engineering firms has expanded its presence in the mining equipment sector through its acquisition of a North Island manufacturer.

Economic activity in Canterbury is gathering pace, according to the January edition of the ASB Bank's Cantometer.

Australian workers are being sought for a large Auckland building project beginning soon, outraging NZ First leader Winston Peters, who says Kiwis have been snubbed.

New Zealand shares rose on the first trading day of 2013, following gains on Wall Street, as investors drove up companies that have featured on broker lists for 2013, such as PGG Wrightson and Ryman Healthcare.

Fletcher Construction was fined $45,000 today for a health and safety breach while workers pulled down Christchurch's quake-battered Hotel Grand Chancellor.

The New Zealand economy grew at a slower pace than expected in the September quarter, pushed up by increased building activity.

There's been a surprisingly big jump in building activity, with the biggest quarterly gain in the past ten years, driven by construction work in Canterbury and the upper North Island.

Manufactured exports have been faring much better than domestic sales.

An Auckland developer says Chinese are using property as a ticket into this country because owning real estate increases immigration visa points.

Property sector could face bills dwarfing the leaky building issue.

Fulton Hogan has suffered an 89 per cent drop in annual profit which its departing chairman described as "disappointing and totally unacceptable".

Auckland currently has capacity for thousands of dwellings on existing greenfield land, writes Len Brown. "So the issue is clearly more than just land supply."