Construction

Dunedin’s property market outperforms expectations with numbers catching people off-guard. Fresh data puts the city’s home values up 3.3% over the last year, driven in part by a recovering student population. Christchurch, long seen as the affordable alternative to Auckland and Wellington, has now been overtaken, with its median sale price edging above Dunedin’s for […]

The recent magnitude 6.3 earthquake near Te Anau, and the tsunami warning that briefly followed, were a reminder that New Zealand’s biggest seismic risks don’t always stay where they’re expected. Resilience is no longer just about compliance or retrofitting after the fact, but about how buildings and infrastructure are conceived from the outset. That shift […]

New home consent figures out from Stats NZ show the building sector clawing back some ground, with 39,737 new homes consented in the year ended May 2026, up 19% on the previous year. It’s the first annual increase after three consecutive years of May declines, though volumes remain below the 2022 peak. Multi-unit builds accounted […]

The 2degrees Shaping Business 2026 Report finds construction among the most upbeat sectors in the country — but the firms doing well are the ones lifting productivity, not waiting for a rebound After a bruising few years marked by project delays, rising costs and broader economic uncertainty, the construction sector is showing more confidence than […]

Pacifecon’s latest Market Watch report explores New Zealand’s private sector, alongside general information on projects around the country. This is part one of three looking at projects for the private, central government and council sectors. We also take a look at how the market is trending, letting you know what activity is happening and when. […]

Budget 2026 gives the construction sector a clearer picture of where government investment is heading over the next four years. While the headline figure is around $7 billion in new capital investment, the Budget shows a shift towards resilience, renewals and maintaining existing infrastructure alongside major new projects. Funding includes a new ward tower at […]