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Fletcher Building gets 'Rainbow Tick'
Fletcher Building has become the first company of its kind to achieve Rainbow Tick certification.
Fletcher Building has become the first company of its kind to achieve Rainbow Tick certification.
COMMENT: Are authorities able to monitor and oversee the hundreds of building projects across Auckland, asks Lucy Walker.
A lawsuit against building products maker James Hardie Industries has lost its bid to let potential plaintiffs join after a Dec. 31 cut-off date.
Work on Auckland's most upmarket new hotel has resumed after the main Korean contractor left, scaffolding was dismantled and the job which started two years ago lay idle for months.
A $50 million-plus housing project at Albany identified as the site of a shoddy-building video has been issued with four notices by Auckland Council to fix work.
State-linked development companies in the Red Sea port of Jeddah have agreed to pony up the money for a skyscraper flirting with the unprecedented 1km mark.
The report gave the programme a red rating, and said it was highly likely to need more money.
The Supreme Court will decide whether or not parts of the Ministry of Education's lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey can proceed.
Auckland builders are recruiting foreigners to beat a desperate shortage of skilled labour which threatens to undermine house-building targets.
Internet shopping's power has not hurt NZX-listed Precinct Properties' ambitious plans for its $550 million, 38-level Downtown tower.
A woman's nine-year labour of love has transformed an old rural school into a sports fanatic's dream home.
Kerre McIvor writes how she wishes she has the physical tradie skills of one of her young mates who was brought in the country.
Auckland has 33 cranes dotting its skyline, with the construction sector in full swing.
The Government has set its sights on New Zealand cities' urban planning rules as part of its drive to improve housing affordability.
Fire safety issues have stopped construction on the first 20 terraced homes at Auckland's biggest affordable housing project.
The meeting house has been built in Mangere, South Auckland, as part of a new multimillion-dollar complex belonging to the Government of Samoa.
Developer admits his $50 million-plus housing project at Albany is the site of a video highlighting shoddy building practices.
More than 500 owners of leaky homes have come forward to explore whether they can be part of a claim against James Hardie.
$50 million-plus housing project in Auckland has been identified by a property investor as the site of shoddy building.
Council's bloopers tape shows why asking Aucklanders to trust builders and developers is a step too far, says Brian Rudman.
Auckland Council is refusing to divulge details about a shoddy housing development that the Master Builders Association says deliberately flouts the law.
Up to a third of all building inspections in Auckland fail.
In Lego-style but on a giant scale, 10 housing components are almost finished at the city's only high-rise house factory.
Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith has welcomed data showing building consents in Auckland are at an eight-year high.
Residential building consents fell 4.9pc in August as the Canterbury rebuild shifts its focus toward commercial work.
Concern about shoddy building work in Auckland has prompted the appointment of a full-time council investigator to lay complaints with professional licensing bodies.
A proposal for builders to give themselves the green light could leave the door open for a repeat of the leaky housing crisis, construction industry experts say.