The cost to build a house is rising fastest in two parts of the country.

Three people can now be named into allegations of misrepresenting concrete products.

Two big department stores coming to Sylvia Park - but mall owners won't divulge who.

A labour hire company head has been sentenced to nearly three years' jail for tax evasion.

Councils and apartment industry to look into prevalence of flammable cladding.

A prime piece of cliff-top will soon be home to New Zealand's most expensive apartments.

Neil Pitts says David Reid Homes removed dirt to avoid building a retaining wall

Fletcher Building subsidiary Easysteel supplied information to the Commerce Commission.

Bay homes judged in House of the Year Competition. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Consumer NZ has warned people not to deal with the kitset company.

Stock Takes: Fletcher Building looks like a break-up target, but break-ups are hard.

Speculation about a break-up or buyout of Fletcher Building has re-emerged.

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.

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

New Zealand building consents posted their biggest monthly gain in eight months.

Fulton Hogan lifts first-half pre-tax profit 13 per cent, fattens order book.

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