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Coming to terms with the e-word
CBL boss Peter Harris is a reluctant 'entrepreneur', finds Hamish Fletcher.
Building costs expected to moderate from highs
Construction costs are expected to moderate.
Fletcher to address NZSA's performance concerns
Fletcher to address NZSA's performance concerns as lobby drops call to spill board.
Would you pay $1m for this 'unliveable' house?
This rickety Ponsonby shack could be yours.
Electric shock, amputation at $300m work site
WorkSafe data reveals details of 14 accidents at Christchurch Justice Precinct.
Up to 20,000 UK builders may apply for NZ jobs
An attempt to lure overseas builders to New Zealand launches in the United Kingdom today.
Fletcher has untapped upside says broking firm
Asset sales, focus on costs could yield $100M+ upside for Fletcher earnings: FNZC.
Boss fined $151k for misrepresenting cladding
A former owner of a concrete company has been fined $151k for misrepresenting cladding.
57-storey giant set to tower over Auckland
Work is due to start next month on Auckland's tallest apartment tower.
Fulton Hogan lifts annual profit 6.5 per cent
Fulton Hogan lifts annual profit 6.5 per cent on growing infrastructure spend.
Mainzeal hearing set down for September next year
Liquidators of Mainzeal group to face off in court with firm's directors next year.
Fletcher confirms KPMG brought in for review
Consultants will review its two biggest construction projects.
Leaky home victims 'have been screwed'
Building inspector calls out Manawatu District Council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Fletcher HR, comms boss jumps ship
Today the company's quarry workers down tools over pay and conditions.
Housing plans 'cynicism, no substance': Expert
Labour and National are making promises can't deliver on regarding the housing shortage
Mercury leads sharemarket higher
NZ Refining stock falls amid pipeline repiar, while Synlait retreats from high.
Migrants add pressure on housing but needed
Migrants should not be sacrificed to cut Tauranga's housing shortage, say employers.
Construction industry faces technology crisis
Pre-fabricated buildings built by robots is a trend which is 'probably unstoppable'.
Begin planning reform in earnest - EMA chief
The government should begin a regulatory review as soon as it is formed, says EMA chief.
Plan to get builders jumping to NZ
New campaign will be launched in October to entice builders to immigrate to this country.
Brian Fallow: Home building hits a roadblock
Immigration isn't doing much to lift the supply of skilled construction workers.
More opportunities for women in trades
Women in Trades (WIT) is pushing to see more females working in the trades.
Companies pass results season test
Fletcher Building spoils the party while A2 Milk is the cream of the crop.
New housing consents down, fewer small places built
The fall in consents was driven by apartments and townhouses.
NZ drones find niche markets as industry takes off
New Zealand commercial drone manufacturers are successfully finding niche markets.
Downer paid $60.5 million for Hawkins
Downer EDI spent A$55.4 million snapping up local construction firm Hawkins.
Building boom winding down in Tauranga
A development time lag has impacted on building consents issued in Tauranga
Building, the industry that got left behind
COMMENT: Poor productivity in construction isn't just a New Zealand issue.
Trench warfare in construction
Insider view: Why is our industry suffering so badly in the face of big demand.
Board critics 'don't know a lot about construction' - Binns
Fletcher Building board's critics 'don't know much about construction', says Binns.
Deposits taken on $14.5m penthouses
The apartments are in New Zealand's tallest residential tower.
Fletcher chairman sticks to his guns
COMMENT: Norris not toeing Shareholders' Association line.