Graham Darlow, Fletcher Construction chief executive, pays tribute to his engineering father Bob Darlow for inspiring him in his career and giving him his most precious possession.

Work at four of Fletcher Building's main manufacturing plants in Auckland is on hold because of the power cut still affecting the city.

Property and construction bosses want the Government to reform the Resource Management Act, an extension of Special Housing Areas, the creation of more affordable housing in Auckland and Christchurch and perhaps the introduction of some form of capital ga

Fletcher Residential has applied to Auckland Council to have the Three Kings quarry re-zoned for apartments up to 10 levels high in the deep pit.

At long last the cavalry has ridden in to deal to Auckland's housing crisis. Indeed, not one cavalry, but several.

New Zealand's biggest listed company is planning a five-fold surge in house building, concentrating mainly on Auckland, where it is negotiating to buy a big site in the city's northwest.

New Zealand's biggest NZX-listed business is forecast to declare a $355 million to $366 million normalised annual net profit after tax tomorrow, up on last year's $326 million.

Another construction industry player has criticised Fletcher Building's dominant position in New Zealand's plasterboard market via its Winstone Wallboards.

Building supply merchants are reluctant to stock products of Winstone Wallboards' rivals and are squeezing alternative goods.

New Zealand's biggest listed company, Fletcher Building, could be hurt by the Budget move to axe temporarily anti-dumping duties on building materials covering 90 per cent of a new home's construction, say experts.

Jobs and companies could be lost if masses of cheap overseas construction materials flood our boarders, say building companies.

Shipping containers are being put to new uses in Auckland, as builders make inroads on two prominent city sites.

BlueScope Steel, Australia's largest steelmaker has gained antitrust approval to acquire Fletcher Building's Pacific Steel in a $120m deal.

New Zealand tech stocks led the local market higher in morning trade, snapping a two-day decline as investors returned to tech and biotech stocks.

Fletcher Residential has approval to create 479 housing lots or sections in seven stages on the Manukau Golf Course.

NZ'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.

The NZX will run out of steam unless companies, particularly the larger ones, can take advantage of the stronger economy, writes Brian Gaynor.

A strong New Zealand building recovery drove the country's biggest listed entity to push up half-year earnings 5 per cent and leave analysts expecting a strong second half.

BlueScope Steel, Australia's largest steelmaker and owner of the New Zealand Steel mill, has agreed to buy assets of Fletcher