Building
Canterbury quake: CTV building engineer to face hearing after complaints
The Canterbury Television Building collapsed in the 2011 Canterbury earthquake, killing 115 people.
Excitement over new birthing centre set to open in Porirua
Expecting parents in Porirua are thrilled about a new birthing centre owned and operated by Ngāti Toa.
Te Puna Wairua was opened yesterday by the Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro.
Ashleigh McCaull… Audio
Wellington's new convention centre preparing to open doors
Five years after council approval and with a price-tag of nearly $180m, Wellington's new convention centre is preparing to open its doors.
The Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre will open in… Audio
Engineers find almost half of warehouses poorly-designed
Engineers investigating the design of warehouses have found almost half are poorly designed, and there's a risk of their heavy concrete walls falling over.
Their new report, coming eight years after… Audio
'A life safety risk': Fears badly designed warehouses will collapse in earthquakes
Almost half of warehouses investigated are designed poorly and there is a threat to people from their heavy concrete walls falling over, engineers say.
Risk of more power cuts in Northland
Transpower is warning of an increased risk of power cuts in Northland as it does emergency work on high voltage lines that are threatened by a major slip. Kathryn speaks to Transpower's General… Audio
Rents rising for commercial property as demand picks up
JLL's latest commercial property snapshots report highlighted a rebound in demand for retail space in Auckland.
Christchurch CBD upgrades a 'waste of money', National says
National Party transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says Waka Kotahi money allocated to a Gloucester Street overhaul would be better used filling in potholes.
Connecting cyclone ravaged areas with temporary bridges
Hundreds of bridges have been impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle across Aotearoa. Daniel Chrighton is national engineering manager for Downer. Audio
Century-old Auckland tower at risk of collapse to be demolished
Two body corporates and Auckland Council are at odds over what's going on with getting tenants in nearby apartments back home.
Philip Oldfield: Saudi Arabia's 'The Line' megacity
You won't see it on Google Earth but The MIT Technology Review has obtained exclusive satellite pictures, in conjunction with Soar Earth, an Australian startup, showing work well underway on Saudi… Audio
Fletcher Building's half-year profit forecast drops significantly
It also warned that its full-year result would be hit by significant costs incurred by the recent upper North Island floods.
Temporary bridge built in six days in Auckland
A 10-person crew has built a bridge in just six days to reconnect 200-cut off residents in Auckland's north-west after the floods.
Mill Flat Road Bridge in Riverhead was swept away on 27 January and… Audio
Auckland hotel on edge after slip
In a week of severe weather that has seen at least 5000 Auckland buildings damaged, council assessors have had their work cut out for them. Audio
Council agrees to challenge changes to new Dunedin Hospital
Dunedin City Council has voted unanimously to fight changes to the city's new hospital, agreeing to fund up to $130,400 dollars for a public campaign.
Why house construction prices are through the roof
The cost of new house construction is through the roof. New figures show inflation is still running red hot at 7.2 percent for 2022.
Big drivers included food, household expenses and a 14 percent… Audio
Building sector braces for an uncertain 2023
Demand appears to be easing back to pre-Covid-19 levels but one industry leader says the sector's historical 'boom or bust' model is a sign reforms are needed. Audio
Specialist Trade Contractors Federation on building sector cool
Specialist Trade Contractors Federation President Grant Price spoke to Charlotte Cook about the building industry's boom cooling in 2023. Audio
Fears of staff layoffs grow as building industry boom cools
The phone has already stopped ringing in parts of the building industry as the boom cools - and operators fear staff layoffs are on the way.
Economic uncertainty, inflation and rising interest rates… Audio
Replacing the RMA: What you need to know
Explainer - Back from the dead, cobbled together from old parts and handed to the NBA: It's not Frankenstein's monster playing basketball, it's the government's RMA replacements.
