There's been a surprisingly big jump in building activity, with the biggest quarterly gain in the past ten years, driven by construction work in Canterbury and the upper North Island.

Manufactured exports have been faring much better than domestic sales.

An Auckland developer says Chinese are using property as a ticket into this country because owning real estate increases immigration visa points.

Property sector could face bills dwarfing the leaky building issue.

Fulton Hogan has suffered an 89 per cent drop in annual profit which its departing chairman described as "disappointing and totally unacceptable".

Auckland currently has capacity for thousands of dwellings on existing greenfield land, writes Len Brown. "So the issue is clearly more than just land supply."

Distribution and logistics centres in the spotlight as firm looks to save money.

Labour leader David Shearer has promised to take New Zealand “in a new direction” under his leadership, speaking at his party’s annual conference today.

Are eco-buildings commercially sensible, or just a lot of hot air? asks Chris Barton.

A self-styled "Erin Brockovich" has emerged to take on the leaky homes scandal.

Todd Property Group has conditionally sold the first 14 sections at its 160ha Long Bay housing estate, the country's largest new greenfields residential project.

More than half of home building sites inspected in a safety clampdown have been closed or ordered to stop dangerous practices.

Building consents rose 7.8 per cent in September, its fourth straight gain and biggest growth since March

No wonder National avoided over-selling the contents of their plan to make housing more affordable, writes John Armstrong. "The plan looks more like a rough first draft."

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