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Awards name top Kiwi designers
Innovations in the health sector, newspaper print and car safety are among winning designs judged over seven categories.
Reno Rumble brings out the best of The Block
The Block host Scott Cam is back with a new building show, Reno Rumble - and he's looking forward to presenting us with some good honest television.
Paint job is always a winner
In the booming Auckland property market, most money put into renovations will add to a house's value. But spend well and you could get up to $4 back for every $1 spent.
Our First Home: Schreuders win
The Schreuder family have won TVNZ’s Our First Home, with their renovated house selling for $721,000 — a 35.88 per cent profit.
Prefab homes get green tick
Prefabricated homes offering up to 15 per cent reductions in building costs are gaining a powerful boost from a green think-tank seeking sustainable ways of tackling the housing crisis.
More women doing DIY
The Kiwi bloke is a key part of NZ's collective self ideal, but new research shows it is now almost as likely to be his wife or daughter getting ready to roll up her sleeves.
Come on in - fancy homes on show
Lovers of innovative architecture will get the chance to step inside some of Auckland's most stylish homes in two upcoming house tours.
Architect's block design wins apartment competition
A rustic-style timber-clad high rise apartment block, has won a design competition to showcase more intensive Auckland building styles.