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![Viaduct property deal's value queried](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Viaduct property deal's value queried
Professional investors have questioned the value to Goodman Property Trust of Singapore's Government Investment Corporation's acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in Auckland's Viaduct Quarter.
![Goodman signs up Singapore for Viaduct](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Goodman signs up Singapore for Viaduct
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund has bought a half stake in some of Auckland's newest commercial buildings in the Viaduct Quarter.
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New volume reveals Fletcher's war effort
Fletcher Construction's efforts here during World War II and its aftermath are detailed in a second huge volume about the business.
![New building consents patchy, but signs of revival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New building consents patchy, but signs of revival
New residential dwelling consent data continues to be patchy, but overall, the sector is showing a strong recovery.
![Big plans for character village](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big plans for character village
Warkworth's village character and market town charm is being put at risk by a big retail development aimed at luring motorists on SH1, say residents.
![Fletcher Building AGM + video](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fletcher Building AGM + video
Fletcher Building has forecast an 11 per cent operating earnings uplift by as much as $66 million this financial year but some shareholders still expressed dissatisfaction at yesterday's AGM in Auckland.
![Lawyer backs apartment access ruling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lawyer backs apartment access ruling
A specialist building and construction lawyer has backed a Supreme Court decision on an apartment owner's access to his Auckland block.
![Legacy lives on in Hubbard's town](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Legacy lives on in Hubbard's town
It's lunchtime and Timaru is bustling. Stop a local and ask why, and most will give you the same answer: Allan Hubbard.
![Chch pips Aklnd as NZ crane capital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chch pips Aklnd as NZ crane capital
Major centres are sprouting a growing crane population, with 76 cranes now on big sites.
!['Illegal' to build for less than $500k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Illegal' to build for less than $500k
Finance Minister Bill English says rising land values in Auckland caused by planning constraints have made it "illegal to build a house under half a million dollars".
![Auckland's $10b do-up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland's $10b do-up
Auckland is being rebuilt before our eyes, as projects worth at least $10 billion-plus rise across the city.
![Power outages halt work at Fletcher Building plants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Power outages halt work at Fletcher Building plants
Work at four of Fletcher Building's main manufacturing plants in Auckland is on hold because of the power cut still affecting the city.
![The rise of the apartment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The rise of the apartment
Is six storeys the new height for apartment buildings in zones approved for four storeys?
![Building society takes down website](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Building society takes down website
An Auckland-based building society is accused of making "deceptive" statements about a fund it manages and claims it holds US$6.2 billion of assets.
![Building consents at 7-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Building consents at 7-year high
Applications to build new houses and apartments have hit a new seven-year high but the rate of growth is slowing.
![Success: Innovative firm bridges the gap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Success: Innovative firm bridges the gap
Filling a gap left by bigger construction companies has been the foundation of a specialist bridge-building firm.
![Wellington tunnel to be quake-strengthened](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington tunnel to be quake-strengthened
The Hataitai bus tunnel in central Wellington will be earthquake-strengthened over the next six months, causing some disruptions to off-peak bus services.
![Entire wall stolen from eco-home site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Entire wall stolen from eco-home site
Burglars forced entry to an eco house being built in Christchurch - stealing a fully-constructed wall from the lounge. Is it a case of industrial espionage?
![Property bosses draw up wishlist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Property bosses draw up wishlist
Property and construction bosses want the Government to reform the Resource Management Act, an extension of Special Housing Areas, the creation of more affordable housing in Auckland and Christchurch and perhaps the introduction of some form of capital ga
![Apartment plans lodged for Three Kings quarry site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Apartment plans lodged for Three Kings quarry site
Fletcher Residential has applied to Auckland Council to have the Three Kings quarry re-zoned for apartments up to 10 levels high in the deep pit.
![School looks to gain from new complex](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
School looks to gain from new complex
A new $17 million health and fitness centre at private Epsom girls' school St Cuthbert's College opens today.
![Council's $157m new spend 'madness'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Council's $157m new spend 'madness'
A councillor has called it "pure madness" to spend $157.4 million on the council's new central Auckland premises.
![Demand for small, cheap homes rising](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Demand for small, cheap homes rising
The market for small low-cost houses by commercial group builders is gathering pace, as cash-strapped Aucklanders squeeze in and up.
![Ground rent prepay deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ground rent prepay deal
Buyers of hundreds of new Auckland waterfront apartments will escape the leasehold ground rent trap.