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Driving at Rainbow's End
Construction of a new $1.2 million driving attraction at Rainbow's End Theme Park is well advanced.
Construction of a new $1.2 million driving attraction at Rainbow's End Theme Park is well advanced.
A rebuild firm that is trying to repair and restore the historic Peterborough Apartments has taken its insurance company to court.
Fletcher Residential is pondering a damning Environment Court ruling over its plans for a $1.2b housing estate in Auckland's Three Kings quarry pit.
The Environment Court has ruled that a string of issues must be addressed before Fletcher Residential can develop a new $1.2b housing estate.
Cecil Sinclair has lost his building licence and copped a record three-year ban.
Auckland's new $1.4 billion twin-tunnel Waterview Connection will open early next year.
COMMENT: There's a cargo cult hysteria erupting over the magical cure-all abilities of Auckland Council's proposed unitary plan.
Activity in Auckland and surrounding regions has pushed residential building consents to their highest annual total in more than a decade.
The pipeline of new Auckland housing will underpin a longer construction boom for the country.
Two publicly-owned companies spearheading the city's rebuild have average salary rates in excess of $120,000.
COMMENT: The practical impacts of this new legislation will be significant and will ripple across the entire supply chain.
The prefabrication construction sector can handle Government demands for modular Auckland residences, says its boss.
Fletcher Building has gained Commerce Commission clearance to acquire rival construction company Higgins Group.
COMMENT: Renovating kitchens, bathrooms best but don't spend too much.
An office administrator bullied, abused and sexually harassed by her boss has been awarded $18,000 in compensation.
Our biggest building company is off to London as it searches for new staff to help keep up with a massive boom in construction work.
A tightening labour market and a slight lift in pricing intentions are among the early signs that inflation may finally be starting to edge up.
New Zealand firms turned optimistic about the state of the economy in the June quarter.
The value of all residential buildings based on those consents is $11.4 billion.
The half-hectare $60 million Red Stag Timber "mega-mill" is almost as big as a rugby field and the materials and construction techniques used were unusual.
Half the floor of one of New Zealand's biggest new supermarkets at a $40 million Tauranga scheme has been torn up and re-laid, the store's owner says.
Some of the planned projects were badly located, too expensive or not what the market wanted.
Compact, liveable cities can be the most efficient places for people to live, writes Helen Twose.
COMMENT: The Government's actions have been begrudging, delayed and lacking conviction.
Local government's infrastructure-building monopoly could be removed and Chinese contractors could take the lead.
A top Auckland Council official has questioned whether a new Auckland urban development authority is needed.
New homes and sections created under the Auckland Housing Accord have dropped below target as the building industry struggles to find extra labour.
COMMENT: So why are the houses that we so desperately need not being built? In my view, the supply of land is not the main problem.
The prospect of a powerful new Auckland urban development authority has been welcomed by a real estate industry leader.