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![Ahead of deadline, under budget: crucial $75m AT project done](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ahead of deadline, under budget: crucial $75m AT project done
Auckland's Quay St seawall strengthening project completed up to $2 million under budget.
![NZ's biggest builder wins consent for vast housing project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's biggest builder wins consent for vast housing project
Sale price, vendor all suppressed in Overseas Investment Office decision.
![Native trees planted by local kids chopped down with council approval](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Native trees planted by local kids chopped down with council approval
The council-funded plantings took "a couple of hundred hours of community time".
![Wellington's St Gerard's monastery handed a lifeline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington's St Gerard's monastery handed a lifeline
Owners granted a 10-year extension to their earthquake strengthening deadline.
![Du Val seeks $17.5m for new build-to-rent fund](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Du Val seeks $17.5m for new build-to-rent fund
Buying Mt Roskill, Māngere apartments target of new fund.
![City Rail Link taking shape below Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
City Rail Link taking shape below Auckland CBD
Deep below Karangahape Rd is one of two underground stations.
![NZ's newest house builder finishes home in three months](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's newest house builder finishes home in three months
A brand name better known for electronics than construction finishes its first NZ home.
!['Unacceptable': Building company sparks outrage over 'racist' advert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Unacceptable': Building company sparks outrage over 'racist' advert
"As an Indian, a Kiwi and a local I am massively disappointed this is a thing."
![Land for $350m hotel, apartments up for mortgagee sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Land for $350m hotel, apartments up for mortgagee sale
'I find it sad', says developer Tony Tosswill.
![Apartments or supermarket: $40m Herne Bay project sparks debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Apartments or supermarket: $40m Herne Bay project sparks debate
A stoush is brewing about what constitutes the best use of the land.
![The potential $40m sale that could eclipse property records](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The potential $40m sale that could eclipse property records
'Super penthouse has not gone unconditional but we have had an offer.'
![More upbeat business sentiment points to economic growth - NZIER](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More upbeat business sentiment points to economic growth - NZIER
The latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion finds more firms feeling upbeat.
![Multimillionaire plans new $40m supermarket for posh Auckland suburb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Multimillionaire plans new $40m supermarket for posh Auckland suburb
NZ's wealthiest suburb is set to get a new supermarket.
![Shortage of plumbing, electrical and glass supplies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shortage of plumbing, electrical and glass supplies
Hold-ups across the sector after suppliers expected a downturn and reduced advance orders.
![Vacant land sales soar as developers rush to cash in on housing demand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vacant land sales soar as developers rush to cash in on housing demand
Pundits hope a jump in vacant land sales helps ease Auckland's pressing housing shortage.
!['Offensive elitist edifice': Five-year Waiheke marina fight ramps up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Offensive elitist edifice': Five-year Waiheke marina fight ramps up
Luck hasn't blessed this cause so far.
!['Overlooked': Kiwi company's shares surge 300 per cent in 10 months](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Overlooked': Kiwi company's shares surge 300 per cent in 10 months
Share price rise expected to continue, with its fortunes partly pegged to housing sector.
![Focus: Resident chained to crane to save protected macrocarpa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Resident chained to crane to save protected macrocarpa
Resident chained to crane to save protected macrocarpa at Ockham development. Video / Michael Craig
![The $3 million apartments attracting North Shore residents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The $3 million apartments attracting North Shore residents
"Highest price achieved so far is $3m" - Campbell Barbour
![Omana North time-lapse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Omana North time-lapse
Time-lapse footage of construction at Omana North. Video / Omana North
![Summer read: Airport developments questioned by former iwi land owners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Summer read: Airport developments questioned by former iwi land owners
Some Rotorua iwi are concerned about developments at Rotorua's airport.
![Editorial: Nearly completed Waikato Expressway link good for region](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Nearly completed Waikato Expressway link good for region
EDITORIAL: The final stretches to this crucial artery are nearing completion.
![City's biggest office-apartment conversion: The CAB](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
City's biggest office-apartment conversion: The CAB
Every floor in historic Civic Administration Building is being torn up and replaced.
![Only two units left in 90-unit Wynyard project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Only two units left in 90-unit Wynyard project
But buyers won't be moving in before Christmas.
!['We are in volatile times': Residential building drop predicted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We are in volatile times': Residential building drop predicted
But builders say they are busier than usual.
!['It might take a front piece of my section': Resident on Mill Rd highway impact](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It might take a front piece of my section': Resident on Mill Rd highway impact
The highway will service 120,000 new residents over the next 30 years.
![Mowbray billionaires call in lawyers over leaky building repairs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mowbray billionaires call in lawyers over leaky building repairs
Mowbrays threaten litigation against fellow apartment owners.
![500 building projects impacted due to Covid, minister told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
500 building projects impacted due to Covid, minister told
Building and construction is New Zealand's fourth-largest employer.
![Builder fined $200,000 after worker fell from scaffold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Builder fined $200,000 after worker fell from scaffold
Worker continues to suffer from injuries after falling from a mobile scaffold.