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Hosking: KiwiBuild scheme is a house of cards
COMMENT: Is it politically wise to continue to insist this is a social assistance scheme?
Bridges says Labour 'woefully underestimated' KiwiBuild
PM says the claim Labour undercosted its KiwiBuild policy by $18 billion is incorrect.
Wipeout: $500m share price dive after Fletcher downgrade
Stock falls more than 10 per cent, wiping $500m from market cap.
Fletcher downgrades earnings forecast by 10%
Fletcher has lowered its expectations for the coming year.
Tunnel vision: Peek inside Auckland's City Rail Link
Beneath the city, Auckland's biggest transport project, the CRL, is noisily taking shape.
Watch: 4000-tonne historic CPO lifted for train project
The stone building is among the heaviest to have ever been moved in New Zealand.
Hotels complete earthquake strengthening
The hotels have been brought up to code following the Kaikōura earthquake in 2016.
Weather crucial ingredient for new motorway north of Auckland
The new $709m Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is due to open in late 2021.
Controversial Auckland housing estate gets green light after appeal fails
Māori land protest appeal against Fletcher's Ihumātao housing estate fails.
Women in construction: 'This is what I want to do'
Construction companies are being advised on how to attract - and look after - women.
Work to start again on stalled Union Green apartments
Union Green construction planned to re-start this month.
Million dollar yacht paint jobs fouled by Park Hyatt construction
Metallic dust from Park Hyatt construction in Viaduct marina is embedding in yacht paint.
First KiwiBuild families welcomed home
The first 18 KiwiBuild families have been welcomed to their new homes in Papakura today.
Editorial: Waterfront stadium standing up to criticism
EDITORIAL: The sunken waterfront stadium proposal stands up well to criticism.
Helen Hickford: Let's see if this waterfront stadium will float
COMMENT: Here is a stadium that might float.
Sneak peek: Inside $790m Newmarket mega mall build
Newmarket's retail scene is set for some big changes.
Waterfront stadium backers asked council for $4m
The council funding would be returned when the project goes to market.
Scaffolding company fined $180,000 after workplace safety offences
Dong Xing Group Ltd was sentenced in the North Shore District Court today.
Jenny Shipley says Mainzeal directors had 'no doubt' about Chinese backers
Directors of Mainzeal say they had no reason to question promises from its Chinese parent.
Fletcher ups bid, Steel & Tube remains wary
Steel & Tube hasn't yet been won over by Fletcher's approach.
Dame Jenny Shipley has her say in Mainzeal case
Dame Jenny Shipley has given evidence in the Mainzeal High Court trial.
Steel & Tube explains why it rejected Fletcher's move
Steel & Tube said Fletcher has under-valued its business.
Mainzeal directors' delay cost creditors up to $75M, court hears
The court heard that the company was insolvent long before it closed down.
Transtasman investors put off by 'negative perceptions'
Cabinet papers show Lack of competition is putting off potential infrastructure investors.
Failed building boss investigated by Companies Office
Blair Cranston was expelled from Master Builders in December 2016.
Tradies get nothing back in $3.6m building company collapse
Firm won House of the Year awards but came unstuck in 2016 after leaky build claims.
Steel & Tube offer 'compelling value': Taylor
Taylor: Takeover "compelling value", Fletcher boss argues.
Three giant container cranes soar above Ports of Auckland
The cranes, which stand 82.3 metres tall and weigh 2,100 tonnes, arrived from Shanghai.
Auckland builder loses licence after forgery conviction
Guangyou Feng had his Licensed Building Practitioner's design licence cancelled.
Just what is NZ's newest Ministry?
The Opposition is already labelling the department a dud.
Four-year battle: Hunger strike threat over leaky home
Leaky home couple give council hunger strike deadline. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Derek Firth: How to rebuild the construction industry
COMMENT: Shortcuts, harsh clauses and penny-pinching are counterproductive in many ways.