Calls for Budget to address housing, infrastructure
Budget must address housing, infrastructure
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Nautilus apartments under repair
The towering Nautilus apartments at Orewa are under repair and video footage shows just how extensive the huge job is. / Supplied by Prendos New Zealand Limited
Budget 2018: Can we afford KiwiBuild?
Finance expert wants details on ambitious $2 billion, 100,000-house KiwiBuild plan.
Rose Gardens buyers complain, developers hit back
Albany development is New Zealand's largest planned apartment project.
Unlicensed house roofer fined $2500
Kerikeri man who falsely held himself out as a Licensed Building Practitioner fined.
Construction firm knocked with $19K penalty for employment breaches
An Auckland construction was fined for 17 breaches of employment standards.
Hawkins to pay millions for leaky school buildings
A surveyor said temporary repairs were 'like putting a finger in a dam'.
Council plan to raise housing developers' costs slammed
Council plans to make developers fund additional $800m over 10 years for infrastructure.
Bunnings aims to double NZ revenue: new boss
Bunnings New Zealand is aiming big over the next five years. Here's their plan.
Prisoners build house, gain qualifications
The three bedroom house was lifted over the prison fence by a crane this morning.
Job cuts looming at Fletcher Building
Job cuts follow disastrous $952 million of losses at firm's Building + Interiors unit.
Bird-brained or clever marketing: Would you live in Squawk St?
Feather Place, Claw Place and Pallid Green feature in new Falcon's Landing subdivision.
Fletcher Building pull-back drives up construction costs
Fletcher Building's Building + Interiors (B+I) unit confirmed two-year losses of $952m.
$300m Auckland housing project proceeding
A $300m project to boost housing in northwest Auckland could boost public transport too.
$300m project to fast-track 6200 new Auckland homes in doubt
A $300m plan for a housing project in West Auckland is in doubt.
Expert warns against Fletcher hype
Investment specialist pours cold water on Fletcher deal
Dodgy cable used in at least 15 buildings to be banned in NZ
WorkSafe bans potentially dangerous TPS cable seven months after first raising alarm.
Brian Rudman: At last, a Govt that treats city as part of NZ
COMMENT: It is nice at last to have a Govt that treats Auckland not as a rival power base.
Editorial: Govt housing scheme looks sound
EDITORIAL: "Affordable" housing on the Unitec land will need to be well planned.
Slow progress on $600m Auckland housing plan
The new model will not be in place "in the immediate future" and could be some time away.
Building firm collapse leaves customers in limbo
A luxury home building company has gone into liquidation.
Four in line to build $1.2bn wastewater tunnel
Four companies are in the running to build a $1.2 billion wastewater tunnel in Auckland.
Severe worker shortage could derail Kiwibuild
A UK expert warns an over-reliance on migrant workers won't fix the problem.
Ted Manson's $160m philanthropic housing move
Ted Manson is building $160m of new Auckland apartments, mainly for the poor.
Ted Manson Foundation's three building projects
The Ted Manson Foundation is building three big housing projects in Auckland. / Jason Oxenham
Hosking: They said you'd need an income of $60k for these homes. Turns out it's $114k.
COMMENT: Housing affordability the way Labour is trying to achieve it can't be done.
Like a 'doll house assembly plant': The Auckland factory creating prefab homes
Once complete, the homes are shipped and dropped in place.
Skyscraper wars: New 187m Auckland tower claims record
Seascape developer claims tallest NZ record
CBL Insurance customers urged to check cover
Policy-holders with the troubled firm should seek advice to minimise their losses.
New four-level, $30m block for King's School
Students moved into the new four-level block last month.
No undocumented workers on $200m ex-Fonterra HQ job: boss
There are about 130 workers contributing to the project, set for completion in 2019.