Downer EDI, the Australian-based infrastructure and mining firm, has agreed to acquire Hawkins from the McConnell family.

Longevity and more patients set to keep doctors among best-paid professions.

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.

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.

Blair Cole even displayed the Licensed Building Practitioner logo on his business card, despite not being licensed.

Engineering firm Tonkin and Taylor is launching a recruitment drive in the UK due to the shortage of engineers in Australasia.

HEB Construction, which was bought by France's Vinci Group in 2015 for 43 million euros, sank into the red last year after it wrote

A New Zealand man has died while working on the massive stadium build in Qatar for football's 2022 World Cup.

A shimmering glass tower has been revealed as the new look for Dunedin's proposed five-star hotel.

New Zealand's residential building consents took a tumble in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, largely due to earthquake disruption

Small businesses are upbeat about the year ahead, with confidence at its highest level in almost two years.

Construction giant Fletcher Building is being picked to have a strong year ahead by analysts.

Quake-damaged buildings to be torn down and the materials reused.

The Auckland housing crisis has hit another snag with substandard construction materials being used.

China's growth is slowing, but its cities still battle over tall towers and speed records.

Precinct Properties chief executive Scott Pritchard discusses what will affect business in 2017.

A former president of the Registered Master Builders has been kicked out of the organisation for breaches of its code of conduct.

Professional director Susan Paterson will join the Steel & Tube Holdings board next month and succeed chairman John Anderson.

New Zealand business confidence rose a tad in December, led by an upbeat construction sector although tighter credit conditions continued to weigh.

Buoyant residential building activity has pushed up the average price for top structural logs this year rise to the highest in more than two decades.

New Zealand's residential building consents rose for the first month in four in October, boosted by two apartment projects in Wellington.

Annual economic growth is expected to accelerate to 3.7 per cent from 3.6 per cent.