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Council selling 1.58ha in Avondale for planned development of 750 apartments
Avondale's regeneration "much needed and long overdue," says Mayor Phil Goff.
City Rail Link: Green light for governance but warning of cost overruns
New report warns the biggest challenges to the $4.4 billion project are yet to come.
DDL Ellerslie apartment buyers anxious at delays, developer insists project progressing
Buyers concerned about progress on the site
Concern over caveats registered on title of troubled Ormiston property
Caveats potentially put blocks between the developer and all the home buyers.
Go behind the scenes at Wellington's St James Theatre before it reopens tonight
After years of painstaking work, the theatre has been returned to its former glory.
Gib crisis: 'We're not gouging' - Fletcher CEO Ross Taylor
'We think we will take a hit as we come through this' - Hamish McBeath, Fletcher Building.
Stalled Ormiston development: Buyers fretting, sites sit 'dormant' - receivers
'They are playing mind games with poor gullible people,' says frustrated buyer.
Megan Woods weighs in on the plasterboard crisis
Building and Construction Minister Megan Woods on her task force to solve the plasterboard crisis. Video / Mark Mitchell
Companies fined for making false building wrap claims
Product used to keep moisture out found to be not suitable.
Analysis: Hutt Hospital's improved earthquake status no saving grace
New documents reveal why district health board bosses are hardly jumping for joy.
Gib crisis: Call for Fletcher chairman to resign
Strongly-worded letter sent to directors, calling for them all to stand again.
Gib crisis: Container Door gets 'overwhelming response'
Imported board more expensive than Gib, won't arrive till September.
Permanent rentals? New 32-unit central Auckland apartment block opens
Ockham's The Nix opens at Great North Rd, a block from Karangahape Rd.
Gib crisis: What happened at meeting between Fletcher chiefs and critics
Critics met Fletcher Building bosses to talk about the Gib crisis - with mixed results.
The Nix apartment block opens in Grey Lynn
The Nix is a new 32-unit 6-level block in Grey Lynn with all units to be rented long-term. Video / Dean Purcell
Gib crisis: Council cuts back on red tape
Alternative wall lining is being approved on-site to get through supply crisis.
Gib crisis: Businesses rush to import alternative plasterboard
'We need to help as many companies as we can get through this' - Shane Brealey.
Customers furious as builders start new business months after closing company owing $500k
Crafted Decks and Fences went into liquidation in February.
Gib crisis: Emergency meeting plea to allow rival products
Builders fight to break Gib maker's near monopoly on approved product.
Gib crisis: Fletcher reveals even they had to import Australian plasterboard
Fletcher bought ETEX board, deal ended but hopes for resumption soon.
Lianne Dalziel: Only two options for the Christchurch stadium
My heart says I want to just get on with it.
Gib crisis: Fletcher chief explains
Fletcher Building chief executive Ross Taylor explains the gib crisis. Video / NZ Herald / Fletcher Building
Why we should care about the future of the Auckland CBD
The Auckland CBD has become an eyesore - is there any way to salvage it?
Gib crisis: Struth, builder off to Australia for plasterboard
'Necessity is the mother of invention. Gib will lose ... a lot of loyalty.' - Rick Herd
Building company collapse: Dream home turns into 'nightmare'
What happens when a franchisee of a national building brand goes into liquidation?
Gary Brown: Ideas aplenty to kickstart the city
OPINION: "Each quadrant - north, east, west, and south - can focus on its strengths."
Ted Johnston: A competent and effective council with a wise leader
OPINION: "Rules, statutes and regulations are my domain, and I will use them."
Sudden switch shocked Ormiston house buyers
"Should I be worried?" asked one concerned buyer, unsure where to turn next
Editorial: An unsightly tribute to unfinished business
EDITORIAL: From port, to harbour bridge & Onewa Rd interchange, disappointments abound.
Downsizing? 33sq m property up for sale in Grey Lynn
Would you buy a property that sits on just 33sq m of land?
Christchurch stadium: Residents asked what to do about rising costs
Council seeking public feedback after news the project will now cost up to $683 million.
Editorial: Property collapses a grim Kiwi tradition
OPINION: Our editorial on the parlous situation for the construction sector.