"Over time" and "over budget" are two phrases well known in construction, so a couple of industry veterans have created a solution they believe has global potential.

Fletcher boss Mark Adamson says the company is dealing with legacy issues - and this is the 'dark before the dawn.'

Fletcher Building's June 2015 annual result out today showed revenue climbed 3 per cent but net earnings fell 20 per cent.

Profit fell to $270 million in the year ended June 30, from $339 million a year earlier, the company said.

Genuine world-class cities venerate heritage. Unless we get real about protecting our heritage, Auckland is in danger of becoming a fake, writes Elizabeth Aitken-Rose.

Consent is being sought for the first tower to rise above the North Shore's Milford Centre where units will sell from $1 million-plus.

Residents at Warkworth's Summerset Falls retirement village have complained about delays to a recreation centre expansion.

Former Affco executive Chris Joblin takes over as head of the investment arm of the Waikato iwi after acting as chief executive.

On the whole, that so many foreigners want to buy real estate in your city is a good sign.

A $100 million office block is planned behind the Britomart Transport Centre, which could be expanded.

Failed Crafar farms bidder and fraud case defendant May Wang has failed to bar Hong Kong prosecutors from accessing seized documents.

About 7000 Auckland residents have successfully challenged their 2014 property revaluations - and the most common outcome has been a fall in the home's CV.

The head of a listed landlord with $2.2 billion of property investments has called for tax issues on seismic building strengthening to be addressed.

Tainui Group Holdings, the investment arm of the Waikato tribe, plans to sell as much as 50 percent of its The Base shopping centre in Te Rapa.