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New airport mall 'more popular than we thought it was going to be'
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Stonewood Key’s John Chow on house building; Du Val-managed apartments suffer setbacks
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Why Fletcher Building needs $700m in extra capital
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Trading halt for Fletcher Building, $700m capital raise announced
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Letters: Chateau fiasco; heritage buildings must remain in NZ hands
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Govt needs to hire equivalent of Ashburton by 2026 to deliver transport promises
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Eleven most important topics before picking a builder: G.J. Gardner chief
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Supreme Court rejects Beca appeal over demolished Wellington BNZ
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Developer walks away from iconic Wellington site
Despite years of searching, no tenant has been found for Oriental Bay's Band Rotunda.
Focus: Calls for change after Auckland construction site’s block walls collapse
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Bedroom swelter: Too hot upstairs in new Auckland terraces, apartments
Free-standing fans, airconditioning units, ceiling fans and heat pumps go into bedrooms.
How Hawkins won giant $800m new Auckland Airport terminal contract
Downer-owned builder wins huge job, the largest private infrastructure job of its type.
Fourteen-level apartment block under $46m leak repairs
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Electricity fault at Du Val-developed Manukau high-rise
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The seaside community is one of the fastest growing areas in the North Island.
Waikato Chamber of Commerce shifts to Union Square in Hamilton CBD
A new development in Hamilton CBD includes 23,000 square metres of office space.