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OPINION: Now is the time for city leaders to be brave, step up and be decisive.
Building chief welcomes house insulation upgrade delay
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Pretty vacant: What's wrong with Wellington's buildings and are any safe?
Several Wellington office blocks have been recently vacated due to earthquake risk.
Revenue, revaluations boost Arvida profit
Value of investment properties rose $1.2b in the latest year.
501 deportee: Let me run a bar; Mayoral hopeful Leo Molloy 'proud' to support bid
Police allege 501 is a gang associate, but club owner says he's turned his life around.
Who's claiming $518,000 from failed Tauranga builder?
Revenue during Covid insufficient to cover overheads, liquidator David Thomas says.
Stride Property profit falls 14.8pc
More rent but expenses rise due to tax, more assets under management.
Budget blowout: Wellington Town Hall quake strengthening project to cost $182m
It's a significant cost escalation in a string of many.
Tauranga builder fails with $518,000 shortfall, recession fears raised
"We are now accumulating a backlog of unfinished houses" - National MP Andrew Bayly
Moves to regulate engineers, change Building Code for hollow-core floors
The regulatory impact from the Kaikōura and Canterbury earthquakes is still emerging.
First image of how Ikea's Sylvia Park store will look
Sylvia Park was the "standout performer" and Ikea plans to open its first NZ store there.
Budget 2022: First-home buyer loan scheme shaken up
Big jump in some price caps for aspiring first home owners - but prices vary nationwide.
Budget 2022: Move to stop supermarkets blocking rival stores hailed
The new law could help parties challenge the Countdown/Foodstuffs duopoly.
Budget 2022: 10 key things - Where the money's gone
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$4.8b landlord Goodman makes $748.6m, up 18%
Developments to add 100,000sq m of space, generating a further $21m annual rent.
Roger Partridge: Border announcements a mix of half-measures, muddled thinking
OPINION: NZ's border settings continue to confound, NZ Initiative chairman writes.
Anxious passengers caught up in Auckland Airport traffic gridlock
Ongoing road and upgrade works could continue to cause traffic headaches.
Student engineer signed off quake assessments while posing as expert
An industry disciplinary committee says Prajna Singh's deceit was 'alarming'.
South Auckland Māori woman to do PhD at world's top university
"Being young, brown and highly educated is extremely intimidating."
Calls for mental health support in construction sector
Construction has the highest rate of suicide of any industry in the country.
Big energy upgrades for new houses from November
Experts estimate up to $25,000 could be added to new builds.
Creditors named: Who wants $9.2m from failed Wellington builder?
Report on large Wellington builder's insolvency makes for tough reading.
Market thought we were 'mad' - $250m project boss
Goodman boss John Dakin on $93m land buy for $250m logistics hub.
Alarm bells sound over Nelson library site after sea rise report
Recent data shows Nelson's coastline is subsiding at double the rate of sea-level rise.
Liquidators' report out on failed $80m Wellington builder
$17.6m liabilities but just $8.9m in assets and 320 unsecured creditors.
Construction starts on $150m Catalina Bay units
Construction of the 82-unit development is due to be finished in early 2024.
Dream home 'nightmare': Australian building firm adds $70k to clients' bills
Some Australians are being asked to fork out extra money or risk missing out on homes.
Big cracks starting to show in the economy
Editorial: Three reports this week make for troubling times ahead.
Gas for all aluminum-framed house windows by next November
Windows are estimated to be responsible for 35-50 per cent of winter heat loss.
New name revealed for Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre
The new name is intended to fit more easily on a ticket.
'Order Gib now': PlaceMakers warns of price rises and product shortages
PlaceMakers said that no Pink Batts were being distributed from their factory this week.