Questions remain over the network's ability to attract consumers, writes Bill Bennett.

Patrick Strange's tenure at Transpower has seen overdue investment in infrastructure.

Have PPPs been a central government success story?

More skilled graduate specialists are needed to cope with infrastructure projects.

Tom Fail lists the key themes to consider when managing infrastructure project risks.

I enjoy the role here, I feel very privileged to have the position. It can be frustrating, but it is also rewarding when you start seeing physical signs of progress being made.

The horrendous cost of repairing a leaky Auckland school is changing the traditional Government view that the cheapest tender is the best tender.

The Government fired another shot in its battle to control rising house prices yesterday, announcing law changes it says will curb charges levied by local authorities on developers for providing infrastructure such as roads and sewerage to new subdivision

Auckland Transport consultants are divided over whether heritage buildings more than 140 years old will survive excavations for the city's railway.

Port bosses express confidence mayoral investigation will vindicate their blueprint for further development.

The Government has set a deadline of 20 years for assessing 193,000 buildings for earthquake risk and strengthening them.

Eighteen people are expected to lose their jobs after a 53-year-old flooring company owed $250,000 by failed construction firm Mainzeal went into liquidation today.

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.

A man who claims his lawyer friend doubled his bill for help resolving a leaky homes dispute says his memory of what happened was clouded by chemotherapy.

A lawyer is facing a disciplinary tribunal after he charged his golf buddy more than $1 million to help sort out legal problems created by his leaky Remuera home.

Builders are laying off staff and say they face economic ruin in Christchurch because insurance companies and Fletcher EQR are taking too long to approve earthquake work.

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.

The owners of properties in Auckland's leaky Chancery shopping complex have won $3.4 million for repairs, now about halfway through.

Councillors are bracing themselves for a dressing down by government ministers over Christchurch City Council's failure to retain accreditation for building consents.

Stripping the Christchurch council of its building consent authority is drastic, but made by an objective authority. And other councils should take note.

Building bosses have welcomed the Government's $10 billion Auckland infrastructure plans, saying their sector is in recovery mode.