New Zealand residential building consents climbed 6.6 percent in April as new housing intentions climbed at their fastest monthly pace in eight years.

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.

The busiest two years of the 20-year Wynyard Quarter regeneration are now in full swing.

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.

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.

Construction on the $681 million Commercial Bay project will begin in downtown Auckland in June.

Total building activity increased to its highest level since records began 26 years ago.

Building consents in Auckland continued to lag behind the estimated level needed to match growth in housing demand.

COMMENT: The problems of a growing Auckland are becoming more and more urgent. We need to rethink the region, write Dushko Bogunovich and Matthew Bradbury.

Businesses connected to Stonewood Homes, which was placed in receivership this week, say they are unaffected.

Receivers says unsecured creditors are owed about $15 million and they hope to sell the business.

A construction sector subcontractor has expressed sympathy for Christchurch people who were now caught up in the receivership of the Stonewood businesses.

Stonewood Homes New Zealand, is in receivership, but home buyers have been told they've got a guarantee.