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Can builders' groups lumped with liability under new regime afford to protect home owners?

The Government mulls requiring Master and Certified Builders to meet solvency standards.

'We argued about it for years': Transmission Gully delivers $79m in benefits

The $1.25b motorway, opened in 2022, is technically still not finished.

Air New Zealand opens huge timber hangar at Auckland Airport

'Quite a journey': New hangar can fit three or even four jetliners simultaneously.

Auckland apartment market so dire developer opts to rent rather than sell

Ockham Residential CEO William Deihl says entire block will be rented, market so tough.

Marutūāhu-Ockham sells 24 of 65 new Toi units in Pt Chevalier

'I take my hat off to the work you guys do' - Mayor Wayne Brown praises Toi developers.

Watch: Nicola Willis speaks as GDP slumps 0.9% in June quarter

The contraction was much worse than expected and may trigger a more aggressive OCR cut.

Mixed reception to heritage home specialist Brooksfield's arrival

'Only genuine old houses built of native timbers are the real thing': Margot McRae

Restoration of Raetihi's Rātana Temple nears

An additional $200,000 is needed to complete all work.

Auckland Airport, Allevia Hospital Epsom latest to probe asbestos door scare

Pacific Door Systems said last month it had become aware of 'contamination issues'.

The 'perfect storm' hitting Tauranga's construction industry

Consents and filled jobs in the sector are down, but some see a turnaround coming.

'Multiple 111 calls': Fire and Emergency on New World Victoria Park blaze

The cause of the fire remains the subject of a post-incident analysis.

Asbestos contamination confirmed at Massey Uni vet school worksite

Contaminated fire doors in a new campus building were drilled into.

New expressway project north of Tauranga hits 'important milestone'

Takitimu North Link Stage 2 will extend four-lane highway from Te Puna to Ōmokoroa.

Inside Economics: Recession risk rises after June gloom

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

Super Fund to shift into $30m upgraded heritage building next year

This morning, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei blessed the former Chief Post Office, now upgraded.

Five levels, 135 apartments in $100m+ Mt Eden property plan

Nineteen submissions supported the big new scheme, 16 were made against it.