ConstructionFree scooter with home purchaseFree Primavera 50 Vespa motor scooters and helmets are being given away with six "affordable" Mt Eden one-bedroom apartments, for sale from $430,000.18 May 05:00 PM
BDBDConstructionKiwi Property lifts earnings to $80mKiwi Property Group's annual earnings increased 4.5 per cent as it seeks to raise $151.9 million to expand Sylvia Park.17 May 09:23 PM
ConstructionBad concrete: Waterview back on trackConstruction is due to resume at the weekend on the giant Waterview motorway interchange project after the discovery of faulty concrete forced it to a halt a fortnight ago.14 May 06:41 AM
New ZealandImmigration rule change to help with Chch rebuildChanges to immigration rules to help meet demand for the 5000 more construction workers needed to rebuild Canterbury have been largely welcomed by a workers’ union.13 May 01:17 AM
ConstructionTradies crackdown's 'outstanding' resultsA crackdown on tradies' cash jobs is yielding "outstanding" results, says the tax department.11 May 12:46 AM
New ZealandBig changes to quake rulesMajor changes to rules about quake-prone buildings have been announced, cutting the number of buildings requiring assessment from 500,000 to 30,000.10 May 12:13 AM
ConstructionFletcher to build 191 Govt houses in ChchFletcher Building subsidiary Fletcher Living has just won a huge Government contract to build 191 new Christchurch houses.08 May 03:16 AM
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
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
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
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
New ZealandAuckland in for an 'eyesore'Geoffrey Lang's first sighting of a 33m cement storage tank in front of his house was also the first time he heard his wife swear.25 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandSupport for halt to port workThe Auckland Chamber of Commerce is supporting a halt of work on two large wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour.22 Apr 04:08 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
New ZealandCourt to review Auckland port extensionA legal challenge to the lawfulness of two wharf extensions in the Waitemata Harbour will be heard in June.15 Apr 11:49 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
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
