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Auckland builders desperate for workers

Auckland builders are recruiting foreigners to beat a desperate shortage of skilled labour which threatens to undermine house-building targets.

Fletcher tipped to sell insulation business

Tower rising above net threat

Internet shopping's power has not hurt NZX-listed Precinct Properties' ambitious plans for its $550 million, 38-level Downtown tower.

NZ's $550m skyscraper ready for action

Developers of Auckland's tallest and most striking new office tower have told investors that plans are advancing well.

Fletcher under the blowtorch at AGM

Fletcher shareholders get chipper outlook

Fletcher Building shareholders have been given a rosy outlook at their annual meeting today, with strong conditions in the construction market tipped to continue.

Housing protestors greet Fletcher's AGM

Protestors are gathered outside Fletcher Building's annual meeting, opposing its housing plans for the Ihumatao area near Auckland International Airport.

NZ market opens down

Negative impact on world markets following Paris terrorists attacks is tipped to be short-lived.

From school to family pad

A woman's nine-year labour of love has transformed an old rural school into a sports fanatic's dream home.

Leaky home owners apply to court for class action

More than 500 owners of leaky homes have come forward to explore whether they can be part of a claim against James Hardie.

Shoddy work: investors get out

$50 million-plus housing project in Auckland has been identified by a property investor as the site of shoddy building.

Council silent on shoddy project

Auckland Council is refusing to divulge details about a shoddy housing development that the Master Builders Association says deliberately flouts the law.

Factory of dreams churns out homes

In Lego-style but on a giant scale, 10 housing components are almost finished at the city's only high-rise house factory.

Increase in Auckland building consents

Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith has welcomed data showing building consents in Auckland are at an eight-year high.

Building consents fall in August

Residential building consents fell 4.9pc in August as the Canterbury rebuild shifts its focus toward commercial work.

Council crackdown on shoddy building

Concern about shoddy building work in Auckland has prompted the appointment of a full-time council investigator to lay complaints with professional licensing bodies.

Self-certification seen as bad idea

A proposal for builders to give themselves the green light could leave the door open for a repeat of the leaky housing crisis, construction industry experts say.

Plan to let builders sign off own work

Government wants to dial back the regulations on building industry.