Residents of well-heeled Auckland suburbs are bristling at plans for new Special Housing Areas in their backyards.

The Government says there are strong prospects for construction, infrastructure and the IT sector. But things look dim for actors, pilots and air traffic controllers.

New Zealand shares rose, led by Fletcher Building after the country's biggest construction company bought a roading firm.

Fletcher executives will face protests from a small Maori community in Mangere when they attend a planning hearing tomorrow for a proposed new housing project.

Inland Revenue is cracking down on the black economy after many tradies admitted knowing of cash jobs worth more than $20,000.

A group of residents on a quiet rural road in Auckland have banded together to try to stop two new commercial landfills opening.

The cost of construction materials is rising up to 10 per cent for some products due to strong demand.

An Uber-style service for the construction sector is launching in New Zealand, allowing contractors to rent out unused equipment to others in the industry.

The owners of 22 business units have joined a lawsuit of 80 property owners against James Hardie over its Titanboard product.

Auckland residents and ratepayers can now see if their suburbs are destined for new multi-storey developments.

Our economy appears to be humming along, with latest GDP stats showing a 0.9 percent lift in economic activity.

A combination of over-regulation and over-taxation is a sure way to destroy a stressed business, writes Stephen Scrivens.It is inconceivable that any politician will willingly reduce taxes but the Government could cut red tape

Auckland Council is understood to be releasing maps tomorrow showing large swathes of suburban Auckland being rezoned for multiple townhouses and apartments.

A Christchurch construction company has been fined $45,000 for failing to properly identify and manage asbestos at a demolition site.

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.

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.

INTERACTIVE: Confidential maps show a big squeeze in some of Auckland's poshest and poorest streets.

Homeowners will probably be able to build a fence, carport or more without the need for a resource consent under major reforms to planning laws.

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.