Downer wins $540m Hamilton road contract
'A big part of this is the planning that goes into the physical works' - NZ country lead.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromConstruction
Kāinga Ora plan could see up to 40 small apartments built
There's a conditional contract between Kāinga Ora and a developer.
Govt approves funding for hospital business case
Hawke's Bay is included in the regional hospital redevelopment programme.
Bond payment and deposit scams: REINZ's warning for tenants
Phriendly Phishing gives five key pieces of advice: how to protect yourself.
New housing consents continue to fall, down 11%
Now only around 45,000 new homes consented annually, down from a record 51,000.
NZ's most controversial marina opening in September
Floating cafe on new marina to be available for businesses to hold functions and meetings.
New Wynyard Quayside offices: first look
Three new buildings expected to be worth about $240 million.
Students swap pens for tools
The students are building new skills, constructing a house from the ground up.
Powerful neighbours rally behind boatshed in front of $22m house
The Herne Bay mansion was once owned by the Sultan of Brunei.
Ruling looms for house plan above world-renowned Coromandel beach
Sites are planned so most places won’t be able to be seen from the beach below.
Watch: What's replacing Auckland's Downtown Carpark, apartments revealed
Enjoy the cheap $4.50/hour car parking rate while it lasts. It will go soon.
Workers have unacceptably high exposures to carcinogens, study finds
58 per cent of workers in NZ are exposed to at least one cancer-causing agent at work.
ERA rules in builder’s favour after he was sacked for yelling at his boss
His time with the construction firm only lasted one month.
Defective Victopia apartments: Repairs spiral 169 per cent to $62 million
Disappointment expressed that costs had escalated so much.
Creditors line up in liquidation of upmarket hair salon chain
More than $800,000 Covid cash was paid to keep it afloat - but it still sank.
$3.2b landlord hit by outlook revision
'Change is due to the temporary decrease in our funds from operation/debt ratio.'
Immigration, Ukraine war drives luxury real estate demand
New Zealand's political stability and lifestyle are big draws for international buyers.
Neighbours v Southern Cross Healthcare: High Court decision on costs
Business plans to expand its Brightside Hospital in the neighbourhood area.
220 jobs to go as long-established retailer confirms closure
Retailer H & J Smith calls time on its long-running department store business.
Retirement company's new village gains consent; ex Cabinet minister joins board
New director has 'vast financial and economic skills and experience'.
First look: Inside $16.5m Auckland penthouse, complete with sky garden
Central outdoor 90sq m 'sky garden' one-of-a-kind and a heritage feature.
20-level tower residents throw caution - and rubbish - to the wind
A burning cigarette butt burned a hole in a canopy, says an upset resident.
'Tour de force' in heritage restoration wins Property Council award
Sensitive refurbishment and amalgamation of the buildings takes prize.
‘The poor cousin’: Heightened angst in Wairoa after flood zone decision
A 2A classification is creating uncertainty around future living - as winter hits.
Shopping around: ASX giant puts $58m NZ mall on block
Centre was built in 1991 and comprehensively refurbished in 2015.
Hotel DeBrett, neighbouring office block for sale
For 182 years, the site has been used for city accommodation.
What’s in store from Fletcher Building investor day?
Will it finally crack the tonne and build 1000 new homes annually here?
Developer loses $87m battle against Auckland Council, Auckland Transport
Defendants didn’t dispute the Westgate vision, nor that it had not yet been achieved.
Developers worry after 80.5ha Riverhead knockback
'The fear is that they’ll throw everything out.'
Winstone Aggregates expanding: buys local quarry business
Target business caters specifically for the needs of urban development.
NZ's biggest builders: The contenders with $100m-plus workloads
They're nipping at the heels of the biggest operators.
‘Horrified’: Second apartment development consented for Napier street
Wellesley Rd is getting 42 new apartments, but just five new car parks.
Retired house inspector faces $700k liability on decade-old report
A former house inspector could be liable for half of a $700,000 leaky home claim.
Business Hub: Changes at top of NZ's second-largest builder
Downer has around 25,000 employees in Australia and around 10,000 in New Zealand.