Leaders from worst-affected areas want to strike deal before Super City formed.

139 Quay St won an architectural award for its striking design.

The Government has refused to get involved in large-scale payouts for the multi-billion-dollar disaster of rotting homes.

Early signs of an economic recovery might not be as strong as many people hope, says Treasury.

The Ironbank is one of the country's first high-rise office blocks without air conditioning - but has robots parking cars.

New building consent figures point to signs of recovery in house building but show the non-residential sector sinking further into a slump.

From a seven-storey commercial building to a beach lodge wine cellar, the winners at last night's Auckland Architecture Awards reflected a sophisticated and intelligent approach to design

Fletcher Building's fortunes are up - after taking a hammering last year.

Residents are concerned one of NZ's most popular beach spots may become a concrete jungle under plans which could allow for higher development.

A new building criticised as looking like a pile of rusting containers scooped three architecture prizes last night.

Songwriter extraordinaire Neil Finn is also proving himself adept as a property developer.

Failed major developments in New Zealand are piling up, like the Soho Square project in Ponsonby which is now mocked as 'Sohole'.

Once part of the bricks and mortar of Auckland's cityscape, a range of historic buildings are no more. Alan Perrott looks into their rise and fall.

Queens Wharf is back on the political agenda.

The winner of the RWC 'party central' design contest will be announced in November.

The number of new building consents issued in August has risen, possibly pointing to a "soft" recovery in the building market.