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Construction sector 'cashie' crackdown: 50,000 businesses late with tax payments
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Retirement village giant unveils $335m expansion at two NZ sites
Purchases allow the business with 36 existing villages to develop two more new ones.
Twin-building $25m heritage offices, shops completed in Britomart
Office, retail tenants left buildings pre-pandemic but the space is now reoccupied.
Construction crunch: More building firms fail, homeowners in the lurch
Peter Wolfkamp, Newstalk ZB’s resident builder worries about recent string of failures.
Another builder fails: Ex-TV presenter a client, nine sites abandoned
'All I wanted to do was build a home and income residence for retirement.' - client.
'Racist' post against Asian builders, major benefit boost & new poll favours Labour | Focus Morning Bulletin: 14 March, 2023
Influencer called out over comments about Asian builders, criticism mounts on the Government’s welfare boost and how the country’s tracking 28 days on from Cyclone Gabrielle in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
'You’re part of the problem’: Outrage after popular building influencer goes on tirade against Asian builders
The builder has now apologised if he "offended anyone" saying he didn't mean to be racist
Dismay as joinery firm with 28 staff folds after nearly 50 years
The building and construction sector dominates liquidations, accounting for 29 per cent.
Fletcher reveals shareholders plan class action over loss-making division
'There’s also the potential of no payout if Fletcher can defend it robustly.'
Watch: The Drawing Board episode 3
Derek travels to a small papakainga development in Rapaki with Perry Royal and Ngāti Whatua unveil plans to expand their ground-breaking multi-level papakainga development in Tamaki Makaurau. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.
Habitat for Humanity opens community housing project in 'our flashest town'
The need for housing has soared due to factors like skyrocketing property prices.
Northland news in brief: Alleged tomahawk robbery; and Lucky Lotto player
Snippets of news from around the region.
'Bombed out': Neighbours up in arms about half-finished apartment complex
Tough times for developers leaves Auckland street with unfinished eyesore, neighbours say.
200ha, 400 businesses, 5700 people and not finished: How big will this business estate get?
New details reveal just how massive it will ultimately be.
Editorial: Problems mounting for Govt
OPINION: Our editorial on balancing immediate needs with long-term fixes.
Ten 'unfair' retirement village practices: Govt review under way
Practices a focus of Government review announced in December, due out this September.
FMA warns Du Val for misleading, deceptive statements
Du Val Group would potentially seek to list a new company on the NZX.
Letters: We must 'prioritise brutally' and get back to basics
OPINION: Letters on school rugby, royals, doctors, Iran, and Ardie Savea.
‘Mum and dad landlords aren’t the enemy’: National unveils build-to-rent housing policy
Promise to bring back brightline test and interest deductibility.
Soaring building costs blamed for construction company woes
Franchise working with customers in hopes homes still get built.
'Living in a soup of humidity': Air-con issue dogs some residents in luxury high-rise
"It’s like living in a soup of humidity - but with a great view."
House values falling but still up 24.5pc on pre-Covid times
Prices would need to keep falling for another two years before they hit pre-Covid levels.
New report: What's happening with Waiwera Thermal Resort?
Attempts to sell once-popular resort so far unsuccessful.
'Dream turning into a nightmare': Family fumes waiting for land settlement
'It looks as though our family dream home is now unachievable.'
$200m plans: Fletcher Residential's vision for 306 new Auckland homes
Overseas Investment Office consent was needed by Fletcher Residential.
Plastering the Central Otago castle: yes or no?
"The fact that the place is unfinished adds to its interest and indeed to its uniqueness."
Building activity levels drop for first time since pandemic lockdowns
First fall in total volume of building work since Covid-hit September 2021 quarter.
Watch: The Drawing Board episode 2
Derek explores Tūrama, a whare that embeds whakapapa into the built form, creating a connection to a place beyond where the eye can see. The Drawing Board is an 8-part series airing Monday nights on Whakaata Māori. Made with the help of NZ on Air. Video / Faultline Films
Editorial: Task force route suggests long and winding road
The Government is setting up a steady, thorough process on recovery and resilience.
Phil O’Reilly: Five principles that should underpin the cyclone rebuild
Why growth, immigration, better planning laws and PPPs are key to the rebuild.
750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.
Dispelling the myths of NZICC’s roof, straw to be reinstated
Fletcher Construction: "Change in roof design would provide reassurance to all involved."
Costco Warehouse pharmacy under Kiwi ownership control
Westgate Costco unique among more than a dozen Australasian outlets.