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Fletcher's Ling sees housing demand pickup in 2011
Fletcher Building, expects the residential property market to pick up next year when rebuilding begins in Canterbury and the government's response to 'leaky homes' comes into effect.

Fire Service: Four deaths in five days 'preventable'
The deaths of four people in house fires across the country in the past five days could have been prevented, the Fire Service says.

Superloo, library, claim architecture awards
A superloo with glass exterior walls was among 12 designs recognised last week as the winners of this year's New Zealand Architecture Awards from Nelson and Marlborough were announced.

18,000 sports fans check out Cup park
It was hard to tell who was more excited at Eden Park's open day - the parents or their children.

The new Eden Park
Photos from the opening of Auckland's revamped Eden Park, October 10, 2010.

Economy contracted last quarter, says NZIER
An influential survey of business opinion shows the economy contracted in the September quarter after stalling in June.

Fletcher moves to bankrupt McKenna
Fletcher Construction says it is moving against Auckland developer Nigel McKenna over a debt for building Wellington's Holiday Inn.

Is Auckland's 'urban village' ideal straying off course?
How you see the restoration of a collection of century-old buildings on Auckland's downtown waterfront is a matter of perspective.

Govt announces quake help for Cantabrians
A range of measures has been announced today by the Government to help Cantabrians rebuild their homes after the September 4 earthquake.

Building consents keep falling - down 9pc in August
The number of consents issued for new homes has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year, Statistics NZ said today.