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Fletcher Building forecast: Is an upgrade on the cards?

Analysts are relatively upbeat about what could be announced next week.

Tararua businesses struggling amid supply shortages and delays

Businesses are trying to cope with demand amid shortages and delays of supplies.

Half of first-home buyers could be in mortgage distress when rates rise

The warning comes from a Reserve Bank briefing to Finance Minister Grant Robertson.

Commercial builders launch $210m apartment venture

Renting is such big business now that it commands its own development sector.

$250m warehouse buildings rising at South Auckland sites

Sorted Logistics and Cardinal Logistics go big at Drury.

House building costs surge upwards

Timber prices and building consents push costs at the fastest pace in four years.

New housing consents smash all records

Might it be that the next set of data takes us to a new hallmark figure?

Sadness but optimism as old classrooms demolished

Hopes the planning and design work for the new school will be complete by end of 2022.

Building boom: Housing consents smash records, hitting all-time high

All previous records have been eclipsed.

A thousand IRD staff to remain displaced for most of the year

A plan is in place to earthquake strengthen Wellington's largest single office building.

Fears over $20 million underground Wanaka home

Plans for the new house are opposed by neighbours.

Watch: Earthworks for 543-unit apartment project

Units are priced from just under $800,000 each.

Power list: NZ's seven busiest house builders

The construction sector is the fourth biggest employer with 281,400 people: Poto Williams

Insolvent Auckland developer owes creditors $2.2m

Inland Revenue is owed $1.5m for GST and PAYE tax.

NZ's most expensive retirement unit project reaches first level

Kalmar is due to be finished in Parnell by 2023.

Cathedral land leased: Trees, homes gone for apartment project

Apartments planned for prominent corner site behind cathedral