Less power for councils, more for builders: report recommends change
'Current system is suboptimal in terms of its consistency, responsiveness.' - David Kelly
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Group appealing work because of 'precedent it could set'.
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Court of Appeal rejects case over Harditex house cladding system
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Kāinga Ora set to cut about 330 jobs amid agency overhaul
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'A sad day' – Shareholders Association regrets loss of Arvida to sharemarket
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'Main priority was getting people to the terminals. That was prioritised at all times.'
Stonewood Key’s John Chow on house building; Du Val-managed apartments suffer setbacks
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Why Fletcher Building needs $700m in extra capital
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Trading halt for Fletcher Building, $700m capital raise announced
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Private Auckland hospital doubles in size: New $3m robot, extra beds, surgical expansion
Three new procedure rooms and space for 15 extra beds have opened.
Guilty plea in cartel case welcomed by Commerce Commission
Half the defendants in alleged construction cartel plead guilty.
Big win for ex-Hanover co-owner Mark Hotchin in property dispute
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$3.6m liabilities: PwC report on Sportcraft boating businesses
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Govt needs to hire equivalent of Ashburton by 2026 to deliver transport promises
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Eleven most important topics before picking a builder: G.J. Gardner chief
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Supreme Court rejects Beca appeal over demolished Wellington BNZ
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Focus: Calls for change after Auckland construction site’s block walls collapse
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'Pleasant surprise' as former Tikipunga Tavern site becomes 55 state homes
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Watch: ‘Someone could have died’ - Construction site collapse in Auckland
Building experts want the Building Code to change after a 'potentially deadly' incident.
Bedroom swelter: Too hot upstairs in new Auckland terraces, apartments
Free-standing fans, airconditioning units, ceiling fans and heat pumps go into bedrooms.
How Hawkins won giant $800m new Auckland Airport terminal contract
Downer-owned builder wins huge job, the largest private infrastructure job of its type.
Fourteen-level apartment block under $46m leak repairs
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Electricity fault at Du Val-developed Manukau high-rise
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First Kmart, now $235m new funds for Mark Gunton's Westgate
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