A south Auckland business is teaching staff about budgeting to avoid high-interest loans.

An Auckland couple are suing an arm of the Registered Master Builders Association.

New Zealand's manufacturing activity rose to its highest level in 14 months in March.

WATCH: A 20-metre tower crane is on site at the 24-hectare Coatesville property.

Taupo District Council searches for new office space after asbestos was found in building

An unprecedented number of cranes are littering our sky, and it might not be a good sign.

A man has pleaded guilty to nine charges under the Fair Trading Act.

Why this phase of the construction cycle is the most risky.

Building codes set for review after 'life-threatening' Statistics House collapse.

COMMENT: Investor returns are mixed at best in volatile industry, writes Mark Lister.

"I've become a member of that group I used to despise," says Shane Brealey

COMMENT: Amazon's robots so far seem to have been overwhelmingly positive.

New Zealand's labour productivity fell 0.7 per cent in the year to March 2016.

New job advertisements rose more than 17 per cent in February.

China is proving a counter-balance to Donald Trump's protectionist sentiments.

Fletcher Building shares tumbled 12 per cent after the company cut its full-year earnings guidance.

The BusinessNZ-BNZ performance of services index fell 0.7 points to 58.8 in February.

An Australian-headquartered business is buying New Zealand's second-biggest builder, ending a long association with the wealthy Auckland-based

Pukekohe market gardeners, the Bhana family, live in a rural zone but across the road houses are sprouting up on a paddock they were cropping potatoes two years ago.

Auckland is preparing for a new housing boom on the rural fringes of the city.

Construction workers are abusing people who complain about late-night or early-morning noise, say locals.

Families were woken by the racket of a noisy concrete pour at 5.30am as Auckland's frenzied building boom reaches fever pitch.

Recruitment expert says expected growth in the construction sector means the industry needs many more people to train.

The product means no plastic needs to go to landfills, or end up in the ocean.

Analyst estimates one-off loss on large building project cost company $30 million.

Disappointment has been expressed about Fletcher Building's half-year result, largely due to the performance of its construction division.

Building consents have reached their highest level since 2004, but there's a shortage of skilled workers.

New Zealand's residential building consents fell in December, mainly due to a drop in apartment consents.

The latest construction made using 3D printing technology takes things to a whole new level.

Civil construction firm Fulton Hogan and engineer Aurecon have won $40.7 million of work to replace three one-way bridges in Northland.