Auckland builder George Levick expects tougher new seismic standards to be a big boost to the construction sector.

The ASB Building on Jellicoe Street is already turning heads on the waterfront and this week a large reflector device in the shape of a sail was installed on the top of it. The reflector is to act as an important part of the buildings ventilation and lighting system and was designed using cutting-edge yacht design technology. It is an integrated part of the massive funnel installed in May 2012 that forms part of the passive ventilation and natural lighting system under the main vent on the top of the building. Credit McCabe photography

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.

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."

House builders and buyers are creating a buzz on Whangarei's Tutukaka coast, as Aucklanders and expats have ramped up purchases of coastal property this year.

Distribution and logistics centres in the spotlight as firm looks to save money.

Labour leader David Shearer has promised to take New Zealand “in a new direction” under his leadership, speaking at his party’s annual conference today.

Are eco-buildings commercially sensible, or just a lot of hot air? asks Chris Barton.

A self-styled "Erin Brockovich" has emerged to take on the leaky homes scandal.

Maurice Williamson says he has seen no evidence homes assistance scheme is overly bureaucratic.

Todd Property Group has conditionally sold the first 14 sections at its 160ha Long Bay housing estate, the country's largest new greenfields residential project.

More than half of home building sites inspected in a safety clampdown have been closed or ordered to stop dangerous practices.