The head of New Zealand's biggest insulation manufacturer welcomed the Government's decision to require all tenanted properties to have ceiling and underfloor insulation.

Makaurau Marae members protest Fletcher plan to develop land near ancestral caves.

It has been a big week for the sharemarket as the reporting season continues and stocks make big price moves.

A new special housing area for up to 90 apartments is approved - but the tenants will potentially have to tolerate years of a quarry being filled up at their back door.