The New Zealand sharemarket held up well today, but the worst could be yet to come as aftershocks threaten the country.

New Zealand shares rose, led by companies that stand to benefit from earthquake repairs such as Fletcher Building and Metro Performance Glass.

The earthquake will put pressure on the construction sector and could bring further interest rate cuts, says the ASB.

With an already impressive resume, My Food Bag co-founder Theresa Gattung is at work on a fresh new venture.

Populated with leering blokes, low-slung tool belts hanging from their dirty jeans, the caricature construction site is far from female

An engineer accused of bribery has said his entertainment of public officials extended well beyond the Auckland Transport and Rodney District Council staff.

Fulton Hogan chairman Mike Holloway will leave the board for health reasons at the end of the year.

New Zealand construction company Fulton Hogan has teamed up with Netherlands-based Heijmas, it was announced today.

Hawkins boss says demand for construction jobs could not be met by training alone, and it was essential for skilled migrants to fill positions.

Building a house during Tauranga's boom is costing more and taking longer due to a shortage of tradesmen.

AWF Madison Group, the country's largest contract labour company, has bought IT recruitment group Absolute IT for $15.3 million. Absolute

New PwC report out on construction sector today calls for more Government help.

Fletcher Building has lifted the amount it plans to spend on land for housing.

An asbetos guide has been released in a bid to help halve asbestos-related deaths by 2040.

The value of building projects in the Bay of Plenty is expected to reach $1 billion this year.

The collapse of property developments in Auckland mirrors the run-up of the 2007 global financial crisis, a finance expert says.

Building costs 'skyrocketed' an eye-watering 20 per cent at the now-axed Avondale apartment project.

WATCH: Here's how an ugly duckling carpark transformed into a luxury hotel.

Auckland land earmarked for a school will be turned into a 51-home development by February - with the homes built so they can be carted off when a school is needed.

Parties at loggerheads over plans for Three Kings quarry must now meet and attempt a resolution.

Auckland's new $36 million ASB Waterfront Theatre was declared open this morning.

After more than a decade of planning, the new $36 million ASB Waterfront Theatre is officially opened on Thursday.

Big building companies are tapping into social media to try to tempt young unemployed Aucklanders into construction trades. Fletcher

Building the $35 million ASB Waterfront Theatre has been the biggest challenge yet for Auckland's 'Mr Theatre' Alun Larsen.

Fulton Hogan announces 11.3% lift in NPAT for June 30, 2016 year.

Deposit-payers might be asked for 15 per cent more.

Has Fletcher Building boss Mark Adamson succeeded in turning around the sharemarket giant?

New Zealand's largest listed retirement village operator has had its application to build a huge new village in the Auckland suburb

Auckland's economic growth is far outstripping the rest of New Zealand's. Here's why.

COMMENT: John Key and Nick Smith have in recent weeks taken to trumpeting Auckland's current building boom as the biggest in New Zealand history.