PremiumOpinionOpinion byLiam DannBusiness Editor at Large·NZ Herald·6 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to readLiam Dann, Business Editor at Large for New Zealand’s Herald, works as a writer, columnist, radio commentator and as a presenter and producer of videos and podcasts.Stats NZ data shows the value of work happening in Auckland as at the end of the March quarter was 18% lower than a year earlier. Photo / Greg BowkerI love a construction boom. It feels like progress.Unfortunately, Auckland is not having a construction boom. It has the opposite.It is in the midst of a historic building slump.While residential building has stabilised in the past year, non-residential (the big stuff) has plunged.
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