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.

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.

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.

Bronwyn Sell finds Christchurch was the logical place to set the latest series of the popular home renovation series.

The University of Auckland is about to shake up the neighbourhood when staff and students move into Newmarket next year - but neighbours won't feel a thing.

The son of Mana Party leader Hone Harawira was put up in the luxury Metropolis apartments and hotel in central Auckland after complaining that construction work on the Waterview connection was "interfering" with his shift work.

"The market" can't fix Auckland's housing crisis, writes John Minto. Instead, a capital gains tax is the most important step to drive property investors out.

Auckland Council is misrepresenting the height of the proposed $7.8 million Devonport library building, says Tony Koia.

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.

Some of the most expensive places in which to build in New Zealand are not the big cities with highest demand and dearest house prices.