Construction

Ports of Auckland appears to be welcoming a new era in their relationship with Auckland Council and unions, after years of tension.

A damning safety report earlier this year revealed major concerns… Audio

Opposition continues to build against a proposal for a port or barging facility on the East Coast. Environmental researcher and hapū member Tina Ngata talks to Jesse about the backstory of their… Audio

A consent botch up has delayed work on a desperately needed upgrade to Middlemore Hospital's babies' unit - just as the winter rush hits.

Work was underway for a month with no building consent before… Audio

The building boom is in full force - but with it comes an ugly side effect. Construction waste is an increasing problem.  Audio

Southerners feel like they're paying the price for the Government's $800 million Northern Pathway project.

Councils around the country are having to cut back on planned spending after $420 million of… Audio

A report given to Wellington City Councilors last week reveals that the council will be watering down it's proposed spatial plan. Jesse speaks to  Eleanor West from Wellington advocacy group A City… Audio

There are growing calls for the Building Act to require all new housing to be easily adaptable for people with disabilities and for our aging population. A recent study found that one in six New… Audio

It's not just the big cities suffering from affordable housing issues - but the more remote areas of the country are getting no help, even if they're willing to help themselves. Audio

After a year of uncertainty, the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the La Biennale di Venezia in 2021 has opened, featuring an  installation from UoA's Auckland's School of Architecture… Audio, Gallery

Builders are having to wait nearly half a year to get supplies and say it's getting worse.

It's putting strain on finishing projects, at a time when New Zealand desperately need more homes.

Our… Audio

Parliament is in line for a multi-million dollar upgrade - with three new buildings planned for the precinct.

The Speaker Trevor Mallard says the current set-up is sub-par, uneconomic and… Audio

A new documentary by building experts John Gray and Roger Levie has uncovered the shocking state of apartment buildings around New Zealand. Entitled A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters. Roger is with… Audio

Statistics from the Chief Coroner show one hundred and sixty one construction workers may have died from suicide between 2017 to 2020. The construction industry has the highest suicide numbers for any… Audio

To other news now and the country's biggest construction company has made a significant lift in its earnings thanks mainly to a strong housing market.

Fletcher Building has reported a profit of $121… Audio

Construction of Auckland's City Rail Link is well underway and don't local retailers know it. It's killing the heart of the city and turned it into a cone zone, the sound of construction replacing the… Audio

A new report puts the cost of having to fix defects in new house builds at $2.5b each year. The figure's been hammered out by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research in an analysis of direct… Audio

Former Samoan international Lama Tone tells Kathryn how rugby career ending injuries led him to architecture. Audio, Gallery