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Green light given to businesses for rapid antigen Covid-19 tests
Big businesses have been granted an exemption to import and introduce rapid antigen tests.
How lockdown changes Fletcher's outlook
Analysts issue negative and positive views before company's AGM in a fortnight
Building site with no Covid safety measures backflips after being refused delivery
"You can't do much without concrete" - Julien Leys, Building Industry Federation.
Auckland construction workforce back by Wednesday
'Quite a big loss of building materials and equipment due to theft' - Julien Leys.
The 90% Project: Businesses incentivise 25,000-plus staff to be jabbed
"Vaccinations are the best tool we have to plot a path back to normality", says one CEO.
Batts, GIB board, ColourCote back in production as Fletcher factories re-open
Winstone Wallboards, Tasman Insulation and Pacific CoilCoaters staff about to return.
'$1m a day' - lockdown toll on retail, entertainment and hospo
The Warehouse, Bunnings, PlaceMakers - how big retailers are faring under alert level 4.
Where to now for $26b construction sector?
Builders and contractors had to secure their sites fast on Wednesday.
CEO earning $6.9m/year doesn't own Auckland house
Taylor exceeded target achievement for group earnings and cash.
Covid lockdown: How $750m convention centre is faring as 650 people off site
Fletcher annual report says company fully insured for NZICC works.
Fletcher posts $669m net earnings, beats own guidance
Massive turnaround at giant builder, materials manufacturer and supplier
Analysts upbeat ahead of Fletcher Building's annual result
Fletcher Building is expected tomorrow to reaffirm its earnings guidance.
Warning from PlaceMakers to customers: cost rises coming
Tradespeople are trying to de-risk projects by only making quotes valid for a week.
18 months on from fire: Still a long way to go for convention centre repairs
Around 80 per cent or work on glass components now complete
Business Hub: Fletcher Building CEO Ross Taylor on a milestone birthday and Auckland v Sydney
"You're a long time dead ... whatever you are doing, make sure it's enjoyable."
Brokers' Picks: The best and worst performing shares at mid-year point
Mid-year results in the Herald Brokers Picks game don't all reflect the NZX-50 returns.
Developers warn septic tank overflow now classed as wetland, hurting housing supply
New rules capture farm tracks as wetlands.
Fletcher projects spectacular 315pc Ebit turnaround
'We're very much fighting fit. We're in good shape.' - Taylor on heroic turnaround.
Fletcher to return up to $300m to shareholders
"Balance sheet is in a strong position" - Ross Taylor
Covid construction chaos: Why NZ's building industry is struggling to cope
Skyrocketing costs, shortages and delays: here's how to beat the building blues.
Six-year-old apartments suffered fire system, window problems
Defects found in six-year-old apartment complex.
NZ's biggest repair job: SkyCity convention centre fire repair bill $340m-plus
Repair costs have been revised up from $336 million last year to at least $340m.
What's behind Fletcher's bullish forecast?
"I've been living my strange, set existence in there" - Taylor on isolation stays.
Fletcher exceeds expectations with 47% lift in operating profit
Unexpectedly, a dividend is back on the table for shareholders.
Earnings preview: Can Fletcher meet its $305m-$320m target?
"Forward order book stands at $2.4b+" - CEO Ross Taylor.
NZ's biggest builder wins consent for vast housing project
Sale price, vendor all suppressed in Overseas Investment Office decision.
Ihumātao: Relief, but work not over yet
The deal with Fletchers affirms international commitments to indigenous rights, SOUL says.
Still no Ihumātao deal announcement as Ardern remains tight-lipped
But the PM did say that any deal will not undermine the treaty process
'Paradise lost' – residents rage as giant firm plans huge Auckland housing village
Fletcher Building buys huge tract of farmland for housing. But locals aren't impressed.
What happens to markets, post Covid?
Investors are pondering what markets will look like, post Covid-19.
Fletcher forecasts making $100m more in first six months
Fletcher to make nearly $100m more this year than last.
Fire-ravaged convention centre: Will it get a redesigned roof?
"Roof design and specifications were compliant" - Ross Taylor, Fletcher Building CEO.
Continuous Disclosure: Kiwis line up for Airbnb, Fletcher's comeback
Kiwi investors are expected to line up for a slice of Airbnb when it floats on Nasdaq.