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![$300m Auckland skyscraper: Construction work 'paused' indefinitely](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
$300m Auckland skyscraper: Construction work 'paused' indefinitely
Auckland Council is 'aware that work is currently paused on the Seascape development'.
![Fifty years of fixing Whanganui’s roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fifty years of fixing Whanganui’s roads
There was 'a lot of shovelling' in the early days for Robbie Atkinson.
![Foodstuffs North Island fined $3.25m for anti-competitive land covenants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Foodstuffs North Island fined $3.25m for anti-competitive land covenants
Foodstuffs fined for efforts to hinder rivals from opening or expanding.
![Owners of Du Val-managed Lakewood Plaza units pay millions after water mains burst](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Owners of Du Val-managed Lakewood Plaza units pay millions after water mains burst
'Millions of dollars in repairs, ridiculously expensive': owner paying $30,000.
![Du Val investor worried after interim receivership](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Du Val investor worried after interim receivership
'It’s been nearly two years since I’ve been paid anything.' - Du Val investor
![Fletcher's Iplex: leaky pipe class action launched in Australia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fletcher's Iplex: leaky pipe class action launched in Australia
Around 30,000 homes in Perth are thought to be involved.
![Granny flats proposal will not address housing market failures, council says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Granny flats proposal will not address housing market failures, council says
Removing or reducing consent requirements would have minimal impact on costs.
!['Rent will continue' - Du Val to worried apartment landlord](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Rent will continue' - Du Val to worried apartment landlord
Around 500 people live in the high-rise.
!['It would take out 20% of sales': what many Catalina Bay apartment buyers want](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'It would take out 20% of sales': what many Catalina Bay apartment buyers want
One-bedroom units are $1.1m, the penthouse is $5m: New project, nearly done, move-in soon.
![Du Val Group in receivership: Why the FMA and police swooped, and what next?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Du Val Group in receivership: Why the FMA and police swooped, and what next?
One increasingly worried subcontractor complained of being owed around $500,000.
![Auckland property developer placed into interim receivership, police at property](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Auckland property developer placed into interim receivership, police at property
Around 120 investors put money into Du Val entities.
![$458m sale of Auckland’s Vero tower ditched: Year’s biggest property deal off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
$458m sale of Auckland’s Vero tower ditched: Year’s biggest property deal off
Skyscraper deal gets flushed after Hong Kong suitors don't progress.
![Five-day SkyCity casino closure dates out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Five-day SkyCity casino closure dates out
Five days in a row and weekdays were always anticipated. No weekend shutdown.
![Ryman reviewing new residents' fixed weekly fees: 'Quite a financial drag'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Ryman reviewing new residents' fixed weekly fees: 'Quite a financial drag'
'The fixed fee has hurt us. No one expected rates to go up 15% per annum."
!['The idea was to design an artificial sky' - architect Gordon Moller on new SkyCity hotel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'The idea was to design an artificial sky' - architect Gordon Moller on new SkyCity hotel
New hotel opens today, offering 303 rooms and with an initial 65 staff.
![Heart disease killed Queenstown hotel developer Kevin Carlin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Heart disease killed Queenstown hotel developer Kevin Carlin
Police confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances. No official inquiry is necessary.
![Business confidence rises with a ‘can’t get any worse vibe to it’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Business confidence rises with a ‘can’t get any worse vibe to it’
"The evidence is mounting that the inflation dragon is on its last legs."
![Council says new 'granny flats' legislation could add costs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Council says new 'granny flats' legislation could add costs
A draft submission to the Government will be presented to the council today.
![Crushing 4% rental yield gap largest in 15 years – but many investors undeterred](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Crushing 4% rental yield gap largest in 15 years – but many investors undeterred
'Rents are nowhere near enough to cover the mortgage for a typical debt-backed purchase.'
![ANZ reverses house price forecast, expects 1% fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
ANZ reverses house price forecast, expects 1% fall
Three aspects of house prices and interest rates have been revised in new research.
![Couple ready to move on but not retire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Couple ready to move on but not retire
Clive and Sue Roberts are moving on after decades in a Whangamatā business.