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.

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.

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

August recorded the most new housing consents in nearly a year, says Statistics New Zealand.

Contractors who worked on Auckland's luxury Princes Wharf say parts are leaking and major faults have been ignored or patched up.

NZ's recovery from recession will be fuelled by a housing construction boom, with Auckland leading the way, Brendan O'Donovan said yesterday.

Heart of the City says public money helping prop up Auckland's port could equate to the cost of an iconic building on Queen's Wharf.

Flashes of Sydney, London and volcanic Auckland are among the creative ideas to redevelop Queens Wharf for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.