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Famous names join fight to restore historic theatre
English theatre luminaries Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench are on a heavyweight list of artists and historians calling for the reopening of Auckland's St James Theatre.
Big plans for Sylvia Park
A $1 billion plan could almost quadruple the size of Mt Wellington's Sylvia Park and make it a new town hub.
Vulture fund plan withdrawn
A vulture fund offer which sought up to $50 million from the public to buy bargain-basement office blocks has been withdrawn.
Lodge found in breach of resource consent
The Ombudsman Office has ruled that retaining-wall piles for a luxury lodge at Pakiri Beach are on land reserved for planting bush.
Tide turns on developments at Coopers Beach
A seaside development at Coopers Beach in the Far North is the latest coastal property victim of the downturn.
Council charged $100,000 for blocking Waiheke airfield revamp
The Auckland Regional Council has been ordered to pay almost $100,000 to a developer.
Blaming the victims - full turn on the leaky homes crisis
John Gray, President of HOBANZ - The Home Owners and Buyers Association of NZ, responds to a recent Bernard Hickey column which suggested the Government should not spend billions bailing out leaky home owners.
Home handyman killed in holiday accident
Authorities are urging home handymen to call in experts, rather than attempting DIY work, after yesterday's death of a man, 42, working under his house.