Construction
Construction costs stable amid industry downturn
The cost of building a standard one-storey home in six major cities rose 0.4 percent in the three months ended February.
New-look St James won't just be a theatre, owner says
The owner of Auckland's St James hopes to have the historic theatre opened for its 100th birthday. Audio
'It's really dangerous, it could've hurt anyone'
The daughter of a woman injured by falling debris on Auckland's Queen Street says she's yet to get answers from the council.
Fletcher Building reports even bigger first-half net loss
New Zealand's largest building company's revenue for the six months ended December was down 7 percent with an underlying profit slightly ahead of market consensus.
Brain drain claim as engineers quit NZ over stalled infrastructure work
Hundreds of engineers are losing their jobs and leaving our shores due to infrastructure project delays, creating "significant" risk to our nation's development, says the head of New Zealand's…
Auckland CBD footpath still blocked after falling debris
Auckland Council believes water ingress is behind the small piece of concrete that fell from a Queen Street building on Monday, breaking through a glass canopy and leaving two pedestrians with…
Consents granted for 264 homes in built-to-rent project in Morningside
A construction project by KiwiSaver fund manager Simplicity has the necessary resource consents to build 264 homes in Morningside.
Need a builder? Now might be the time
Builders affected by the economic downturn have gone from turning away work, to fighting for jobs. Audio
Golf club's plans for 'lifestyle community' with 170 homes
A Hastings golf club has requested a change to the Hastings District Plan to rezone land in Bridge Pā.
What it's like building a 3D house
The printer arm moves around building up layers, says one of those involved in the country's first 3D printed show home.
Mitre 10 to take over central Wellington Warehouse site
Mitre 10 is set to take over the location of a central Wellington Warehouse outlet when the red shed is vacated this year.
Stalled skyscraper developer asks no media at council meeting
The developer of what was set to be New Zealand's tallest residential building did not want the media around during a meeting updating Auckland Council on the status of the stalled luxury skyscraper. Audio
Firm charges worker thousands for job, sacks him a week later
The company was ordered to pay more than $46,000 in compensation, fines and lost wages to the worker.
Hanging from cliffs to keep highways open
When Wayo Carson was a boy, he loved throwing rocks. That thrill has never left.
Wellington's Reading Cinemas may reopen in 2026 after new deal
New owners of Wellington's boarded-up cinema complex - Primeproperty Group - will lease the site back to Reading Cinemas after earthquake strengthening is completed. Councillor Tim Brown says the... Audio
Changing building materials could halve CO2 emissions - study
A new study has revealed we could halve the carbon emissions caused by humans, by simply changing the materials we build with. A US research team calculated that over sixteen billion tonnes of carbon… Audio
Building material could cut emissions by 16 billion tonnes - study
Switching out concrete and other construction materials for carbon-sucking alternatives could store the equivalent of half of all human-made carbon emissions in 2021.
Wellingtonians hopeful for abandoned cinema site
A bowling alley? Mini-golf? Or a post office? These are some of their ideas for the Reading Cinema redevelopment. Audio
The 'blight' of stalled housing developments
"It's been a real mystery for everyone in the area," say neighbours of one of a number of seemingly abandoned, graffiti-covered "eyesores".
Wellington's abandoned Reading Cinema sold
Tory Whanau is welcoming the sale of the city's earthquake-prone Reading Cinema after a proposed $32m deal fell through last year.
