The owners of apartments in a multi-storey leaky block have launched a $60 million claim against the council and other bodies.

A quarter of the Waterview Connection twin tunnels are fitted with lights and a system to drop sheets of water to extinguish fires almost immediately.

A dispute between a Tauranga builder and the Ministry of Education over school weathertightness issues tipped the builder into liquidation, an official report says.

A Whangarei steel company is thrilled at winning a Convention Centre steel contract, which has already started providing new jobs for Northlanders, with more on the way.

At least three people have lost more than $25,000 in a "highly sophisticated" scam targeting the building industry.

The Herald can reveal detailed plans for "Customs Residential" - a 50-storey building in the heart of the CBD.

COMMENT: Auckland feels like a boom town. Its shortage of houses, hotels, roads, schoolrooms and tradies dominates the conversations.

NZbuilding activity grew for a fifth quarter in the March period as Auckland dominated construction for both residential and commercial construction.

One-off restructuring costs contributed materially to AWF Madison reporting a "disappointing" $5.2 million profit.

A builder must pay a worker $48,000 after he fell from a ladder and suffered serious brain injuries.

Dodgy imported products are being found on building sites across Auckland, including electrical wiring, toughened safety glass shower doors and roofing tiles.

The Labour Party surprised many people last week by advocating the complete abolition of boundaries on urban expansion.

A record number of cranes have transformed the Auckland skyline, illustrating the city¹s multi-billion dollar upswing in construction.

Construction cranes are not often objects of pictorial celebration but they should be.

COMMENT: If council issued infrastructure bonds and tied them to rates targeted to residents of developments it could kill a couple of birds with one stone.

Fulton Hogan managing director Nick Miller will leave after seven years in charge.

An Onehunga property owner has been fined $30,000 for building a garage without a resource consent.

Massive housing growth in northwest Auckland is coming with an $800 million bill for new and improved water services.

Jobseeker beneficiaries in Canterbury have jumped by 18pc in the past year as the massive rebuild winds down.

A record 47 tower cranes are at work across Auckland's skyline, evidence of the city's booming construction market.

Gilda Kirkpatrick has called it a "giant white boob" but the Auckland dome is almost ready to house thousands of tonnes of cement.

Carter Holt Harvey has launched a final effort to toss out a claims it's liable for 890 leaky school buildings.

The NZTA has released footage of a drone flying over the construction of Waterview footbridge.

Urgent remedial work is underway in an Auckland housing project due to fears the houses are unsafe.

Stats NZ figures show 2379 new dwellings were consented last month, the highest for a February since 2004 and up 35 per cent on the same month a year ago.

New Zealand needs more tradies - and women are being urged to take up the tools to help address a looming shortage.

The value of building consents last month rose to a record-breaking $66 million - but the mountain of construction work means many builders are booked out for the whole year.