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App to ease pain of building projects
"Over time" and "over budget" are two phrases well known in construction, so a couple of industry veterans have created a solution they believe has global potential.
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Dark before the dawn: Fletcher boss
Fletcher boss Mark Adamson says the company is dealing with legacy issues - and this is the 'dark before the dawn.'
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Why Fletcher's bottom-line hit could pay off
Fletcher Building's June 2015 annual result out today showed revenue climbed 3 per cent but net earnings fell 20 per cent.
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Fletcher Building profit drops 20pc
Profit fell to $270 million in the year ended June 30, from $339 million a year earlier, the company said.
![Elizabeth Aitken-Rose: City risks fake label without its historic heritage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Elizabeth Aitken-Rose: City risks fake label without its historic heritage
Genuine world-class cities venerate heritage. Unless we get real about protecting our heritage, Auckland is in danger of becoming a fake, writes Elizabeth Aitken-Rose.
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Recreation centre frustration
Residents at Warkworth's Summerset Falls retirement village have complained about delays to a recreation centre expansion.
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Chris Joblin announced as new Tainui CEO
Former Affco executive Chris Joblin takes over as head of the investment arm of the Waikato iwi after acting as chief executive.
![Foreign buyers aren't ruining world's great cities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Foreign buyers aren't ruining world's great cities
On the whole, that so many foreigners want to buy real estate in your city is a good sign.
![Britomart strengthening call](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Britomart strengthening call
Commercial property investor wants Britomart Transport Centre foundations strengthened so hub can be expanded and a new $100m office block can rise behind.
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Wang loses bid to stop release of files
Failed Crafar farms bidder and fraud case defendant May Wang has failed to bar Hong Kong prosecutors from accessing seized documents.
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4000 homes get lower valuations
About 7000 Auckland residents have successfully challenged their 2014 property revaluations - and the most common outcome has been a fall in the home's CV.
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Call to tackle tax rules on seismic work
The head of a listed landlord with $2.2 billion of property investments has called for tax issues on seismic building strengthening to be addressed.