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Watch: Workers left hanging 150m in the air after scaffolding collapses
Construction workers were left clinging to cables at a high-rise building development.
Retired man volunteers skills to upgrading community centre
Roy Opie has been working on the community centre for a long time.
How billion-dollar builder quadrupled annual revenue
"We don’t just move people around from project to project but let them put down roots."
'Time is ticking': Dublin St Bridge replacement getting closer
“We’re at the point where we need to make a decision and then get on with it."
'Like a lake': 24 townhouses being built on site swamped in Auckland floods
Neighbours are concerned for future buyers of homes being built on flooded site.
Māori land owner v Parnell townhouse owners in ground rent rise fight: Who won appeal case?
Annual ground rent shot from $740,000 to $1.3m, which townhouse owners decried.
Group files judicial review over DoC decision allowing for deaths during Mt Messenger project
DoC has allowed for 46 species, including kiwi, to be killed as part of the project.
Property Insider: Billionaire bails on South Auckland sites
Today we launch this new regular feature, focusing on what's going on in property.
Historic pool may never be swimmable again
But the area can be beautified and water quality improved.
Concept approval a milestone in decade-long timeline of Napier’s civic centre
Construction is expected to start within 18 months.
Lawyers complain about building WoF change, MBIE hits back
Lawyers v MBIE on building WoFs: what's behind dispute between the two?
Eke Panuku to sell Northcote town centre
The 3.13ha publicly owned site now a large carpark surrounded by shops on council land.
'Sensationalist': Fletcher boss hits back at Aussie builder on $750m leaky pipe repair claim
Poor installation practices in Perth were cited including over-bending, poor lagging.
Iplex pipe failure put at $750m+, Fletcher Building trading halt extended
Doing 'repipes' on 11,817 homes for around A$60,000 each - BGC arrives at a big bill.
'Is it going to take someone being electrocuted and killed?': Fletcher pipe crisis
"We believe this is an Australia-wide issue and that WA is simply the tip of the iceberg."
Modernising Kowhai Park a 'double-edged sword'
“We have a lot of land there that is just grass."
Healthcare in Bay of Islands closer to home
It's been five years since stage one of the redevelopment opened. Now, stage two is done.
Leaked: Fletcher pipe problem will cost A$1.8b, major builder claims
Fletcher has said there are 30,000 homes in Australia with the Iplex pipe fitted.
New affordable rental homes funded in Hastings
Funding for Hastings District Council and Taiwhenua housing partnerships announced.
Hawke's Bay whānau getting temporary homes
Ten families will get cosy homes thanks to Verdine and Charity Smith.
City that had just 'six' available rentals gets $11.2m boost to build more
The local rental market is 'unbelievably tight', social housing operator says.
'Fanciful': The three words a NZ council is using to approve denser suburban housing
It should be used to describe granny flats or sleepouts, not separate homes, planners say.
111-year-old Whanganui home given away
With the building gone, the property owner plans to subdivide the section in two.
Sweden to Ōwairaka: Why modular house business turned to Europe for $90m project
'We went to the USA, China and Europe but the Swedish model was the right model for us.'
Fisher & Paykel Appliances to develop radical new $220m three-building global HQ
Whiteware giant to leave East Tāmaki base for Penrose where around 1000 people will work.
Infratil’s CDC Data Centres gets another valuation hike, Auckland plans expanded
Yet another revaluation as CDC's construction plans expanded, accelerated.
Kiwi social media star reveals hidden detail on tape measures
His latest discovery could shock DIYers and builders alike.
Builder skips country after $140k botch-job
The walls of the newly built house were so out of line the roof wouldn’t fit on.
Intensification plans for Mount Maunganui ‘extremely irresponsible’, hearing told
"Slowly being poisoned": Marae rep concerned at intensification, air quality.