Fletcher Residential has applied to Auckland Council to have the Three Kings quarry re-zoned for apartments up to 10 levels high in the deep pit.

At long last the cavalry has ridden in to deal to Auckland's housing crisis. Indeed, not one cavalry, but several.

New Zealand's biggest builder is about to start a $40 million makeover at its own global headquarters, after buying its headquarters back from Tauranga's Carrus Corporation.

A Melbourne engineer with some of London's biggest commercial and residential building projects under his belt is Fletcher Building's new housing boss.

New Zealand's biggest listed company is planning a five-fold surge in house building, concentrating mainly on Auckland, where it is negotiating to buy a big site in the city's northwest.

New Zealand's biggest NZX-listed business is forecast to declare a $355 million to $366 million normalised annual net profit after tax tomorrow, up on last year's $326 million.

New Zealand's biggest listed company, Fletcher Building, could be hurt by the Budget move to axe temporarily anti-dumping duties on building materials covering 90 per cent of a new home's construction, say experts.

Jobs and companies could be lost if masses of cheap overseas construction materials flood our boarders, say building companies.

NZ shares rose yesterday, led by Goodman Property Trust, after the property investor said full-year net profit rose 72 per cent. Trade Me and Xero paced the gains while Ryman Healthcare fell ahead of reporting earnings today.

Shipping containers are being put to new uses in Auckland, as builders make inroads on two prominent city sites.

BlueScope Steel, Australia's largest steelmaker has gained antitrust approval to acquire Fletcher Building's Pacific Steel in a $120m deal.

New Zealand tech stocks led the local market higher in morning trade, snapping a two-day decline as investors returned to tech and biotech stocks.

Fletcher Residential has approval to create 479 housing lots or sections in seven stages on the Manukau Golf Course.

NZ's largest construction company will bring some of the world's biggest builders here for the $4 billion-plus new public private partnership contracts it wants to win.

BlueScope Steel, Australia's largest steelmaker and owner of the New Zealand Steel mill, has agreed to buy assets of Fletcher

Banking boss Sir Ralph Norris is being tipped by insiders to become the new chairman of New Zealand's biggest listed company.

The head of Fletcher Buildings' Winstone Wallboards is defending its dominant New Zealand plasterboard position, as the company awaits a Commerce Commission ruling.

This column is about two companies at opposite ends of the NZX. The first is Fletcher Building. The other is Renaissance Corporation.