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A new image of the $850 million Commercial Bay development shows what it will look like from midtown.

A new campaign aims to attract more people into the busy construction sector, writes Graham Skellern.

New Zealand's construction boom is expected to be the single biggest driver of employment growth over the next three years.

Wellington City Council says they will not be held to an earlier plan to recheck buildings after a magnitude 5 or above tremor.

The Overseas Investment Office has approved the sale of 1,700 hectares of land to the consortium which is to build and maintain the Puhoi to Warkworth road.

Bunnings has more than doubled annual net profit in New Zealand for the second year in a row

A dearth of qualified scaffolding workers could be be a setback for the earthquake rebuild, an industry group says.

Last week's earthquake is likely to put considerable extra pressure on the nation's already stretched construction sector, says ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley.

Job advertisements rose 9.9pc in October, with the Waikato job market thriving.

The Government has announced an investigation into the performance of buildings in Wellington.

Queenstown's building boom has pushed crane numbers up 600 per cent in the last few months.

Apprenticeships set youths on an exciting, well-paid life path

Share market investors are expected to be "gun-shy" and hold off from big trades until they believe the aftershocks are over.

The New Zealand sharemarket held up well today, but the worst could be yet to come as aftershocks threaten the country.

New Zealand shares rose, led by companies that stand to benefit from earthquake repairs such as Fletcher Building and Metro Performance Glass.

The earthquake will put pressure on the construction sector and could bring further interest rate cuts, says the ASB.

Populated with leering blokes, low-slung tool belts hanging from their dirty jeans, the caricature construction site is far from female

Fulton Hogan chairman Mike Holloway will leave the board for health reasons at the end of the year.

New Zealand construction company Fulton Hogan has teamed up with Netherlands-based Heijmas, it was announced today.

Hawkins boss says demand for construction jobs could not be met by training alone, and it was essential for skilled migrants to fill positions.

The Chinese government will have to balance building quickly with the often-conflicting demands of transparency.

An engineer accused of bribing Auckland council staff with more than a million dollars in cash payments has taken the stand in his defence.

Building a house during Tauranga's boom is costing more and taking longer due to a shortage of tradesmen.

Shelley Bridgeman shares five traps for unwary pool owners.

Fletcher Construction's chief is upbeat about the "wave of work" in the infrastructure sector.

Finance Minister Bill English will this week unveil plans to spend an additional $15 billion on infrastructure by 2025.

A construction boss is promoting alliance contracting as a means for having certainty over costs and delivery.

Bill English is poised to announce an initiative to align the Australian and New Zealand infrastructure markets.

Industry players are calling for bold investment to address New Zealand's burgeoning population .