The cost of fixing the leaky-school problem has risen to around $1.5bn - but Anne Tolley admits she doesn't know where the money will come from.

Crane Group, the Australian building supplies company New Zealand's Fletcher Building is trying to take over, says its interim net profit will be up 17 per cent on last year.

Three houses which heritage advocates are trying to save will be demolished within days. About 15 protesters remain on the street.

Protesters have vowed to lie in front of the bulldozers to save historic cottages set for demolition today.

Brothel brothers John and Michael Chow have stepped up their campaign to force the Auckland Council's hand on a report into the demolition of the city's Palace Hotel that it is keeping secret. They have now erected a billboard on the site

Gaudi's unfinished Sagrada Familia was a challenge New Zealander Mark Burry took on and won.

A central Dunedin cafe could be closed for several weeks after parapets above it started collapsing this morning.

A New Zealander gives a harrowing account of how Haiti's nightmare is continuing.

Microphones were suggested for teachers to make themselves heard over construction noise.

The potential refurbishment of the St James Theatre has received a boost from Auckland Mayor Len Brown.