Residential slowdown leads building slump A decline in residential activity led a 0.4 per cent drop in building work in the March 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand has revealed. 06-06-2012 more >>
Housing consents suffer from April fall Housing consent numbers suffered an April fall after a large jump in March, but remain 33% above April 2011, according to Statistics New Zealand. 30-05-2012 more >>
Housing consents down in February Housing consents fell 6.7% in February after an 8.1% rise the month before, but Statistics New Zealand said the overall consents trend remains upward. 30-03-2012 more >>
Building activity picks up from historic low Residential building work and the Canterbury reconstruction helped building activity increase 2.9% in the December quarter from the previous quarter's decade-low. 05-03-2012 more >>