Construction

A courtroom, a lifesaving tower and a bridge are among the homes and workplaces recognised in the 2023 New Zealand Architecture Awards held tonight in Wellington.

The crucial Coromandel link State Highway 25A will reopen on 20 December - three months ahead of schedule. Video, Audio

In a bid to offset a multimillion-dollar blowout to redevelop Wellington's Town Hall, the council is considering doing it at the same time as a neighbouring building.

Fletcher Building shares are expected to fall when they resume trading on Monday as investors turn wary amid wildly differing estimates of the cost of leaky plumbing pipes in West Australia.

Master Builders says building costs are coming down but are unlikely to make a material difference to the price of a new house.

Industry insiders say companies are pivoting to renovations and additions as consents for new builds fall sharply.

The board of Fletcher Building has withdrawn a resolution asking for an increase in its directors' fee pool in the face of shareholder pressure.

A man has been jailed for more than two years and a woman has sentenced to seven months' home detention for defrauding taxpayers through the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme.

A significant drop in consents for new residential buildings is expected to result in a material drop in construction activity and take some of the heat out of the economy.

One bird was run over outside the Te Ara Tupua construction site in June while three more were found inside the site last month.

Apprentice builders in Wairoa are earning their qualifications by repairing flood-damaged homes.

Auckland Council hopes a new train station by the Sky Tower will breathe life into the city centre.