Building consents ‘defying gravity’ as plans for new apartments keep rising
Auckland continues to lead the way as building consent issued rose in September.
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Focus: Theft victims taking tracking down offenders into their own hands
Apprentice carpenter Braden Barker took tracking down the person who stole tools from his car into his own hands, but says police were unable to arrest the man when he tracked him down. Video / NZ Herald
Construction giant wants more Māori leadership at all levels of its business
Downer Construction wants to increase tangata whenua working in key roles.
Focus: Explosion rocks downtown Auckland
Emergency services rushed to an explosion at a construction site on Halsey St in downtown Auckland that left five people injured. Video / NZ Herald
Premium: DCI Data Centres launched $400m 'AKL02'
DCI Data Centres CEO Malcolm Roe, Digital Economy Minister David Clark and Brookfield managing director Udhay Mathialagan turn the sod for 'AKL02', a $400 million data centre campus that will be built in Albany on Auckland's North Shore. Video / NZ Herald
Megan Woods weighs in on the plasterboard crisis
Building and Construction Minister Megan Woods on her task force to solve the plasterboard crisis. Video / Mark Mitchell
Companies fined for making false building wrap claims
Product used to keep moisture out found to be not suitable.
Building company collapse: Dream home turns into 'nightmare'
What happens when a franchisee of a national building brand goes into liquidation?
Supply chain crisis: Soaring costs hammer companies, some may go bust
Plumbers will definitely run out of some products, market warned.
Wellington's new convention centre Tākina time lapse
Wellington's new convention centre, Tākina, rises from its construction site on Cable Street. Video / Supplied
Business Hub: Ross Taylor
Fletcher Building CEO Ross Taylor on his milestone birthday, films and Auckland v Sydney. Video / Michael Craig
Wellington city struggles with 138% construction workforce shortfall
Doubt is being thrown over the deliverability of big construction projects in the capital.
$1.2 billion Sleepyhead Estate gets green light
$1.2 billion Sleepyhead Estate at Ohinewai receives rezoning approval. Video / Supplied
Ormiston Rise community in East Auckland
The Ormiston Rise development was being built and opened in stages and is a mix of KiwiBuild and private owners. Video / Supplied
Massive pōhutukawa return home to Quay Street
While the city was sleeping, Auckland’s urban ngahere / forest welcomed home the first two of seven mature pōhutukawa to Quay Street in a nine-hour crane operation last night. Video / Auckland Council
Omana North time-lapse
Time-lapse footage of construction at Omana North. Video / Omana North
Focus Live: Sky-high real estate prices see government tabling bright-line extension
With more than half of Auckland's houses selling for over $1 million, the government is considering extending the bright-line test from five to ten years. Video / Will Trafford
Premium: BDO's annual construction survey reveals uncertainty in the industry
BDO's head of construction, James MacQueen, revealed the biggest concern of nearly 100 surveyed was the lack of future work security. Video published 2020. Video / NZ Herald
Linda Trainer GM asset Management Kiwi Property talks about the Sylvia Park expansion
Linda Trainer GM asset Management Kiwi Property talks about the Sylvia Park expansion. Video / Michael Craig / Kiwi Property
Mood of the boardroom: Construction faces trying times
Reducing staff numbers is the new normal for leading construction companies.
A city that is going places
Disruption in Auckland is inevitable when you are making transformational change.
Local Focus: Napier demolition the largest 'in living memory'
Napier Civic Building to be demolished. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Focus: Fletcher Building releases half-year result
Focus: Fletcher Building net profit drops by $7m to $82m 'in line with expectations'. Video / Jed Bradley
Haka outside Ihumātao site where an announcement on the land’s future is being promised before Waitangi Day
Haka outside Ihumātao site where an announcement on the land’s future is being promised before Waitangi Day. Video / Michael Sergel
Editorial: Convention centre must rise again from the fire
We say: Auckland and NZ desperately need centre up and running and paying its way.
Developer fined $74,000 for over-charging affordable homes
Developer fined $74,000 for over-charging affordable homes. Video / Auckland Council / Supplied
'It's really cheap to build here, it's nuts': Expat Kiwi on why she won't rush home
Outfit with own supply chain would force pricing rethink, says expert.
Fletcher's boss upbeat on NZ project pipeline
Tommy Parker local training and upskilling is an imperative.
Model for the future should involve sharing the risk
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Rod Duke’s new house
Precision Construction is building this new house in Sarsfield St, Herne Bay.
Builders tap social media to find staff
Big building companies are tapping into social media to try to tempt young unemployed Aucklanders into construction trades. Fletcher