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Auckland Mayor eyes public-private deals

Lowball offer for Fletcher shares

Mainzeal assets to be auctioned off

Assets belonging to failed construction company Mainzeal - including everything from toilet blocks to tower cranes - are being put under the hammer.

Gains offset slide among electricity utilities

Imported workers fill rebuild gaps

With the rebuilding of Christchurch gaining momentum, some engineering and construction firms are looking overseas for people with the skills they need.

Residents take on retail giant

Residents of the small inner Auckland suburb of Arch Hill are taking on hardware giant Bunnings over its plans for a warehouse store on the former Summit House site in Great North Rd.

Melbourne giant to dwarf Sky Tower

A towering 108-level Melbourne apartment/hotel block set to be one of the world's tallest buildings will be about 30 storeys higher than Auckland's Sky Tower.

Australia's housing sector showing recovery signs

Australia's housing sector is in the tentative stages of a recovery as investors and homeowners take advantage of low interest rates.

Building boss hits back at attack

A building industry official has hit back at criticism about material pricing on big construction jobs and a threat to source concrete for the new Christchurch Convention Centre from Mexico.

Canberra road a first for Fulton

Canberra's $358 million Majura Parkway contract is one of the largest won by Fulton Hogan.

Sylvia Park court action launched

Kiwi Income Property Trust suing the builder of $540 million shopping mall over alleged building defects.

Telecom job cuts plan pushes up share price

Bathurst consent 'likely' says court

Engineer in for better year

New Zealand's biggest civil engineering and resource business, Fulton Hogan, has a $3.7 billion forward order book, nearly four times the size of Fletcher's Construction's $1.1 billion.

$500m Fonterra site poses challenges

New $500m office complex for Auckland

Fletcher Building and Goodman Group are planning a $500 million four- to five-building commercial office precinct near Auckland's waterfront, a boss involved in the deal says.

NZ Super Fund worth nearly $22 billion

Rural towns key to city's big growth

The towns of Pukekohe and Warkworth and communities served by the Northwestern Motorway are among rural areas earmarked to contribute to Auckland's population.