New Zealand's labour productivity fell 0.7 per cent in the year to March 2016.

Fletcher Building shares tumbled 12 per cent after the company cut its full-year earnings guidance.

An Australian-headquartered business is buying New Zealand's second-biggest builder, ending a long association with the wealthy Auckland-based

Downer EDI, the Australian-based infrastructure and mining firm, has agreed to acquire Hawkins from the McConnell family.

Analyst estimates one-off loss on large building project cost company $30 million.

Disappointment has been expressed about Fletcher Building's half-year result, largely due to the performance of its construction division.

A shimmering glass tower has been revealed as the new look for Dunedin's proposed five-star hotel.

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

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

An engineer accused of bribery has said his entertainment of public officials extended well beyond the Auckland Transport and Rodney District Council staff.

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

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.

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

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.

Fletcher Building has lifted the amount it plans to spend on land for housing.

The value of building projects in the Bay of Plenty is expected to reach $1 billion this year.

Tauranga's struggling downtown shopping centre is to get a major boost with the construction of a new hotel and retail development.

Residential building consents fell for a second month, according to new figures from Statistics New Zealand.

Auckland land earmarked for a school will be turned into a 51-home development by February - with the homes built so they can be carted off when a school is needed.

Auckland's new $36 million ASB Waterfront Theatre was declared open this morning.

After more than a decade of planning, the new $36 million ASB Waterfront Theatre is officially opened on Thursday.

Big building companies are tapping into social media to try to tempt young unemployed Aucklanders into construction trades. Fletcher

Fulton Hogan announces 11.3% lift in NPAT for June 30, 2016 year.

Has Fletcher Building boss Mark Adamson succeeded in turning around the sharemarket giant?

New Zealand's largest listed retirement village operator has had its application to build a huge new village in the Auckland suburb

Auckland's economic growth is far outstripping the rest of New Zealand's. Here's why.