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‘Amateurish’: Builder suspended, fined for shoddy church reno

Exposed asbestos, a wonky door, and uneven steps were just some of the workmanship issues.

Auckland waterfront events centre marketed for sale

Running fees are an annual $147,935 according to the Colliers’ information memorandum.

March of suburban apartments soon to eclipse CBD: new study

In six weeks, 872 new units will be finished, boosting non-CBD apartment stock to 21,476.

Cash-strapped Auckland Council retreats from five buildings to cut costs, selling furniture

'Potentially an opportunity to also lease the floors with the existing soft fit-out.'

Watch: The Drawing Board episode 5

Derek visits post-quake Christchurch to see if the rebuild of Aotearoa's most quintessentially English city has shaken off its colonial past and embraced Ōtautahi's rich Māori heritage. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.

Otūmoetai Health Centre to get multimillion-dollar makeover

Improvements to be made to reception, patient waiting areas and nursing treatment rooms.

Insolvent Auckland joiner owes staff $138,000, creditors claim $1.7m

Inflation, labour shortage and pandemic cause anguish but new factory lease brings hope.

Slice of waterfront Wynyard Quarter for sale, ASB building could lose views

Sale could net cash-strapped council $36 million or more - property investor.

Eastown Buildlink upgrade yard to cope with unprecedented demand

The general manager expected the upgrades to be completed next year.

Power List: The top NZ retirement village owner operators

Six businesses own 47% of villages and 63% of units: we name the giants of the sector.

35 new public houses to be delivered in Whangārei by mid-2024

Nine of the homes will be developed for those with mobility needs.

Local Focus: Dartmoor residents ready to reconnect

Construction of a temporary bridge is under way for cut-off Dartmoor residents.

Construction sector 'cashie' crackdown: 50,000 businesses late with tax payments

Under-declaring income via cash jobs a major issue, IRD says.

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.