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'Don’t know how we can cope': Building consents plunge in 'most unaffordable city'

'We are nowhere near where we should be.'

$148m development dispute: Hawkins granted interim injunction in battle with Farmers owners

The builder and owners of the apartment, retail and dining project have gone to court.

Come a long way: Latest tour of $5.5b City Rail Link shows progress

After years of disruption, the finishing touches are coming together.

Focus: Government considers private investors to build schools

Private investors could soon be building more Kiwi schools with public-private partnerships. Video / NZHerald

Project Auckland: Eke Panuku charting progress in a challenging market

Eke Panuku’s urban regeneration strategy is ‘not an overnight thing’.

Auckland’s midtown area to be transformed

Malaysian developer is spending $600m to regenerate a historical area of Auckland.

Auckland house builder Selah Homes liquidated: What went wrong?

Secured creditors listed include the BNZ, PlaceMakers and The Warehouse.

Oyster profit turns to loss, Pastoral House payments stopped

'I'm really cranky': Syndicate investor monthly payments axed indefinitely, funds frozen.

Virtual flyover of proposed bridge

A virtual flyover of a proposed bridge replacing the concrete structure at Puketapu that was destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle. Source / Hastings District Council


Rewriting the rulebook for building in the capital

Here's what you need to know ahead of a crucial council meeting today.

Napier’s new suburb: First roads near completion for 800-home Mission Hills project

The new suburb will include a 'boutique supermarket' and eateries.

'As a country we don't celebrate things enough' - PM opens $500m The Foundation retirement village

'I think as a country we don’t celebrate things enough,' says Christopher Luxon.

'Unliveable': Owners struggle to cool Auckland townhouses in summer heat

Many townhouses are equipped with only one heat pump for the multi-level house.

'Horror, sadness at level of destruction' as pollution, earthworks mar coastal cycleway

The site had asbestos, tyres, plastics, metal, brick, crushed concrete and other rubbish.

No more detours: Waikanae River bridge expected to open next month

There has been good progress on the Waikanae River bridge.

Inside Economics with Liam Dann: Why can’t Kiwis fix their mortgage for 30 years?

In the second of his new mid-week columns, Liam Dann answers reader questions.