Construction

Fletcher Building has dropped its first-half profit outlook, due to challenges in the Australian business and the timing of house sales in the residential division.

A unionist is calling for the mandatory licensing of labour-hire agencies to counter exploitation of migrant workers.

Combustible cladding is to be banned in Britain for all new schools, hospitals, care homes, student accommodation and residential buildings above 18m.

The council processed more than 12,000 home consents in the past year but even with staff doing overtime it's not meeting the statutory timeframe.

Just nine property owners have re-applied for resource consent after they were caught up in a bungle by Auckland Council.

A Filipino construction worker who came to Christchurch for a better life says he's been bullied, kicked in the back and hit in the head at work. Audio

The Auckland Council resource consent botch-up will be a nightmare for those who have to re-apply, says a character property coalition spokesperson.

Half of the country's Construction and Business leaders believe the sector's current performance is sub-par.

The new scheme aimed at getting thousands of young beneficiaires into work is being criticised for not going far enough to fix New Zealand's dire labour skill shortage Audio

The Ministry of Education is being blamed for a badly leaking Auckland high school and for changing contracts so that builders can wait up to twice as long as usual to get paid.

The construction industry is warning there is no end in sight to the high costs that are holding up some building projects.