For more than two years, Progressive Enterprises has wanted a new Countdown on its Devonport land.

The reuse of rainwater, secure bike parking and community gardens are part of a concerted effort to make Wynyard Quarter the leader of sustainable urban development in New Zealand.

A North Island New World has cut its waste from 11 tonnes to 3.6 tonnes a month in the biggest recycling initiative by the country's largest supermarket chain.

A new lobby group is being formed to play a role in the development of the Auckland waterfront where public spaces are coming under pressure from private interests.

Auckland Council's Civic Building, which contains asbestos, could become a hotel or apartments and its ground-floor be converted into shops.

Plans are progressing for a new Auckland waterfront boutique hotel costing up to $1800 a night and two American-style restaurants employing up to 150 people.

The Auckland Council has rejected a $75 million offer for the Downtown carpark - with the CEO saying it's 'not currently for sale'.

A big new Auckland office block, planned and developed during last decade's financial slump, last night picked up the Property Council's supreme award.

The operators of Tournament Parking have made a surprise offer of $75 million today to buy the downtown carpark from Auckland Council.

One of China's biggest road toll businesses has permission to sell land around Auckland to an associated company in a $55.5 million deal.

Building exteriors on Auckland's Federal St are sprouting 3500 plants as the new shared-space street project goes vertical.

Claims about anti-competitive practices in New Zealand's plasterboard market have been added to by a former Christchurch building sector worker who says he has first-hand experience of it.

Auckland Transport is about to begin buying more than 200 subterranean central Auckland properties for the proposed $2.86 billion City Rail Link.

An ageing population has been a bonanza for retirement village companies and their investors, but will the good times go on?

An operator will soon be appointed for the all-new Cornwall Park cafe, which the trust board has spent just under $1 million building.

Planning work for New Zealand's tallest new skyscraper is going on behind the scenes.

New premises for Topshop and Topman in the Q&V Building opposite Whitcoulls in Queen St were leased to the business when the building was sold last year.

Properties worth $35 million have been bought to secure the route for Auckland's proposed $2.86 billion City Rail Link.