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Kelvin Wilson built his own house at the weekends, over 10 months, but it had taken him nine months to get the consent in the first place.

Directors of the failed Stanley Group of construction companies told the liquidator they now believe they under-priced a flagship Housing New Zealand (HNZ) project by as much as $2 million.

Emails show the mayor of Lower Hutt was told in February that bad plumbing in a retirement complex was life-threatening.

The housing market in the Bay of Plenty makes it difficult to rent a house, let alone buy or build one.

A director who has gone bankrupt in Australia has been ordered pay Queenstown's council over a leaky building scandal.

Phil Twyford and Jenny Salesa met a critical reception at the annual Constructive forum on Thursday as developers shared concerns over the procurement process.

The Housing Minister has taken aim at the price of building materials, saying she wants the Commerce Commission to investigate whether the market is competitive, but some industry insiders scoff at the idea.

Red tape is one of the biggest bugbears of the country's builders, according to a survey by Registered Master Builders Association, a major trade group in the sector.

Construction work ramped up early in 2019 and is set to continue strongly in Auckland, Wellington and Waikato, according to a new report by Rider Levett Bucknall.