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Fletcher shares surge to 20-month highs

Local project seeks to hire Australians

Australian workers are being sought for a large Auckland building project beginning soon, outraging NZ First leader Winston Peters, who says Kiwis have been snubbed.

Index hits another five year high

Quake repairs lift building sector

The building sector has taken off and Canterbury earthquake repairs are one of its biggest drivers.

NZ new home consents rise again

The number of consents issued for new homes continued a 20-month growth trend by rising again in November, show figures out today.

Metlifecare sparks on quiet day

Perry looks to buy steel unit from Fletcher

Stocks debut year with solid gains

New Zealand shares rose on the first trading day of 2013, following gains on Wall Street, as investors drove up companies that have featured on broker lists for 2013, such as PGG Wrightson and Ryman Healthcare.

Shares rise pushing market to new 5-year high

NZ building work has biggest gain in 10 years

There's been a surprisingly big jump in building activity, with the biggest quarterly gain in the past ten years, driven by construction work in Canterbury and the upper North Island.

Canterbury, apartments stoke building consents

House consents hit four-year high

Hard-hit Fulton Hogan keeps busy

Construction growth may be key

Manufactured exports have been faring much better than domestic sales.

Property used to enter NZ - developer

An Auckland developer says Chinese are using property as a ticket into this country because owning real estate increases immigration visa points.

Property Matters: Seismic work put at $100b

Property sector could face bills dwarfing the leaky building issue.

Fulton Hogan profit plunges 89pc

Fulton Hogan has suffered an 89 per cent drop in annual profit which its departing chairman described as "disappointing and totally unacceptable".

Len Brown: Land won't fix house woes

Auckland currently has capacity for thousands of dwellings on existing greenfield land, writes Len Brown. "So the issue is clearly more than just land supply."