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Auckland Council pays secret seven-figure settlement after new-build home demolished
The house had been built to the roof line but was torn down due to structural concerns.
Ben Mitchell's life after Shorty: TV drama to concrete dreams
House that! The soap favourite is set on building a new dream.
Proposed surf park estimated to bring $600m boost for Auckland
The proposed Auckland Surf Park is currently in the final consenting stage.
Top female building apprentice urges others to give it a go
Jess Nielsen has reached new heights as a female apprentice.
Scott Perry rebuilds WWII wooden patrol craft
Scott Perry needed a project to help rebuild himself and Kuparu - a 72-foot WWII wooden patrol craft - was it. Video / The Northern Advocate
'Like wraparound westie sunglasses': Tower scoops national architecture award
It's robust and low-maintenance, built to withstand the very severe coastal environment.
Herne Bay Richlister's boatshed, tree works, pool plans prompt High Court action
Waterfront tree tussle has competing property owners in court.
Wellington cycleway developers warned after deaths of little blue penguins
DoC has issued a formal warning over deaths amid Wellington-Petone cycleway work.
Environment Court allows $300m Bayswater marina apartment scheme
The original plans for a 250-residence scheme have been cut savagely to 64 units today.
'Dominos falling' - receivers selling 11 unfinished Auckland apartment blocks
'Wake-up call for anyone pushing the Auckland intensify agenda.'
Watch: Alarming state of red-stickered cliff-top house that's not condemned
The Herald saw an alarming sight when it flew a drone over the sea on Friday last week.
Builder’s licence cancelled after he didn’t fix ‘basic’ errors in 30 failed inspections
The block of units had significant weather tightness issues which were never remedied.
40 workers trapped in collapsed road tunnel in north India
The rescuers have established contact with the trapped individuals.
Kiwi volunteers build new Salvation Army base in Tongan village in record time
Up to 15 volunteers from New Zealand travelled to Tonga for the project.
It was sold for $1. Now this abandoned CBD building will become a $60m 'landmark'
First three building consents issued for the 14-storey parking and office building.
Property Insider: Waiwera tower went with whimper; wholesale fund repayments looming
Demolition more of a labour of love, slowly unpicking the structure from the top down.
German homebuilding collapse threatens wider economic damage
Financial Times: Once-thriving residential construction industry has slumped.
Taupō Quay building takes home top heritage prize
Since 2020, the building has undergone earthquake strengthening and a full restoration.
Townhouse construction funding most popular, land development not so much
Appetite grows for lending to terraces and townhouses.
Auckland like you've never seen it: Giant artwork's forest canopy to enfold city view
"Important to me that the artwork operated on a macro and micro scale." - Sara Hughes.
'I miss him every day': Son speaks after tradie electrocuted at work
An electrician is now defending WorkSafe charges following Craig Johnston's death.
New loss on Auckland property deposit linked to $2.3m Mt Eden deal
Both cases have similarities: deposits paid, deals never settled and one man with links.
Auckland towers planned on site of Downtown carpark
Exclusive: Auckland councillors have still to approve the sale of the carpark building.
New fuel station to bring greater competition to Whanganui market
A price disparity with adjacent regions has created a need for more stations in Whanganui.
Concrete data points to NZ building slowdown
Another fall in concrete production indicates an eventual decline in building activity.
Why $65.4b Super Fund is pouring millions into plans for new 5000-residence hub
'Sometimes difficult for us to find domestic investment opportunities of sufficient scale'
'Big loss': Popular Auckland Warehouse store to shut after 28 years
The Warehouse says it is 'extremely disappointed to find ourselves in this situation'.
Permanent bar, $14k fine for ex-real estate agent who forged valuation
'No agent can employ or engage him in connection with real estate agency work.'
Can 5000 new homes rise at Beachlands with no reticulated water, sewage?
Bore water for homes and a new sewage treatment system are proposed by developers.
Retirement giant fined $37k after widow complained of husband's dementia care
Failure to make a sensory room available was the heart of the case, heard twice.
Never lived in: Mass mortgagee sale in Takapuna
Exceptionally rare for a developer to speculatively build multi-unit residential projects.
Property Insider: What's happening with Herne Bay boatshed, Fletcher's plumbing problems
Will the owner of the $22 million waterfront mansion go ahead with the scheme?
The business tycoon who quit Auckland to transform a South Island town of 900 people
'I fell in love with Reefton, because it is as a town used to be.'