ConstructionFletcher calling in overseas gruntNZ's largest construction company will bring some of the world's biggest builders here for the $4 billion-plus new public private partnership contracts it wants to win.16 Mar 04:30 PM
Employment600 workers build new prisonAbout 600 construction workers are on the 17ha site of New Zealand's biggest new prison and the country's largest public-private partnership, which is recruiting staff now.10 Mar 04:30 PM
ConstructionMainzeal subbies miss outMoney that Mainzeal Property & Construction owed to its staff, a trading bank and Inland Revenue has been largely repaid.10 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionFletcher defends market dominanceThe head of Fletcher Buildings' Winstone Wallboards is defending its dominant New Zealand plasterboard position, as the company awaits a Commerce Commission ruling.20 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionFrom brewery to universityConstruction workers are at Auckland University's Newmarket campus site, preparing former warehouses for the first students to move in from late July.20 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionBuilding boom creates jobsPositions for 16,000 people are available now and 200,000 jobs have been advertised since January on one of NZ's biggest employment websites.23 Oct 04:30 PM
ConstructionChancery $3m leaky payout fuelling repairsThe owners of properties in Auckland's leaky Chancery shopping complex have won $3.4 million for repairs, now about halfway through.02 Jul 05:30 PM
EconomyRezone plan spurs slum fearsMore than half of Auckland's residential land is to be rezoned for apartments and intensification to squeeze in a million extra people by 2040.20 Feb 07:24 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Bold developers key to our citiesThe collapse of Mainzeal has people worrying about who will construct the residential and commercial buildings required for Christchurch, writes Liam Dann.10 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandSubbie wins fight to get back its gearThe screech and hammer of tools returned to a Mainzeal construction site yesterday - but only as subcontractors were finally allowed to remove their equipment.10 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionMainzeal failure lands debt on ratepayersThe collapse of Mainzeal Property and Construction will cost Auckland ratepayers millions to settle a leaky-building claim.07 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionRecession hammered building firms, say chiefsNew Zealand's commercial construction sector has been nailed into the ground by the recession, industry chiefs say, and Mainzeal Property and Construction's receivership came after a string of others.07 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandQuake proposal fans heritage fearGiving building owners 10 years to strengthen earthquake-prone buildings would amount to an "execution order" for many heritage buildings, says the Auckland Council.06 Feb 04:30 PM
ConstructionGerman firm gets rebuilding contractsThe entrance of a European building products giant into the Christchurch rebuild market will increase competition in the industry.23 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionEngineer expands in mining sectorOne of New Zealand's largest mechanical engineering firms has expanded its presence in the mining equipment sector through its acquisition of a North Island manufacturer.23 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionCantometer shows lift in activityEconomic activity in Canterbury is gathering pace, according to the January edition of the ASB Bank's Cantometer.22 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionLocal project seeks to hire AustraliansAustralian workers are being sought for a large Auckland building project beginning soon, outraging NZ First leader Winston Peters, who says Kiwis have been snubbed.17 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionQuake repairs lift building sectorThe building sector has taken off and Canterbury earthquake repairs are one of its biggest drivers.09 Jan 04:30 PM
