'Impressive addition': Superstructure for council's green build taking shape
“It is another great step forward towards the bustling city centre we are aiming for.”
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Signature move: Alleged building consent forgeries investigated
The Rangitīkei mayor says preliminary conversations indicate cases in his district.
Hundreds turn out to official re-opening of Far North church
Ahipara's St Clements Church has officially re-opened following years of restoration.
Bridging the gap: Redclyffe Bridge link could re-open in mid-July
Secondary Napier-Hastings bridge nears re-opening - five months after the cyclone.
Waipawa River Bridge structurally sound for repairs after huge washout
Damaged end of Waipawa River Bridge will be restored after it was knocked out by flood.
Community-built bike path aims to keep riders safe and boost health
Once complete, the shared path will stretch from Russell to the ferry landing at Ōkiato.
Bound for the bulldozer? Interest in moving free two-storey villa tumbles
Talks with more than 30 people who wanted a free Tudor-style villa have come to nought.
3km pathway: New build begins along Pāpāmoa coast
The shared path will have rest stops, new public toilets and spots for food trucks.
Northland news in brief: Brewery win; brigade kept busy and art tackles plastic pollution
News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.
'Entirely unexpected': Sarjeant subcontractors fold
“In a couple of months, I would say, we’ll have more of a firm programme.”
Temporary repairs on Dannevirke's troubled dam to be conducted in early June
Temporary repairs under way as dam experiences leakage of 20 litres of water per second.
$500,000 Heads Rd in Whanganui close to completion
"It had recently shown extensive cracking and rutting."
Stopbanks, roads and local response key factors in $941m pre-Budget cyclone relief
Government earmarks nearly $1 billion for cyclone recovery, announced in Hawke's Bay.
SH51 plan revised to avoid further highway chaos south of Napier
New roundabout at Awatoto Rd delayed as drivers fear even more congestion.
‘H Central’: The bold plan for a commercial centre in Hastings’ CBD
A new development is growing from three empty buildings, and a bar might have to make way.
Bridging the gaps part of $800m cyclone bill
The Hastings district lost 16 bridges and more than 100kms of roads need to be rebuilt.
Urban walls, bright future - art meets infrastructure with the CRL
City Rail Link brightens up construction sites for NZ's biggest infrastructure project.
Hawke’s Bay Airport plans to build a second road entrance off SH2
It would improve access and make the airport more resilient to natural disasters.
Watch: The Drawing Board episode 7
Tere Insley, Elisapeta Heta & Raukura Turei, wahine toa incorporating an indigenous aesthetic which considers tikanga and mātauranga Māori shaping spaces through a Māori lens. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.
Watch: The Drawing Board episode 6
Derek visits Te Rau Karamu marae a masterpiece of interwoven philosophies, artwork and technology which has won multiple awards and received massive recognition in the design world. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.
Watch: The Drawing Board episode 5
Derek visits post-quake Christchurch to see if the rebuild of Aotearoa's most quintessentially English city has shaken off its colonial past and embraced Ōtautahi's rich Māori heritage. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.
Watch: The Drawing Board episode 4
Derek visits Te Ara a Tāwhaki at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and explores the process of collaboration between Pākeha architects Tennent Brown and Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Video / Faultline Films. Made with funding from NZ on Air and Te Mangai Paho.
Watch: The Drawing Board episode 1
The Drawing Board, an 8-part series airing Monday nights on Whakaata Māori, is examining how indigenous architectural design is reshaping our spaces through a Māori lens. Video / Faultline Films
Focus: Theft victims taking tracking down offenders into their own hands
Apprentice carpenter Braden Barker took tracking down the person who stole tools from his car into his own hands, but says police were unable to arrest the man when he tracked him down. Video / NZ Herald
Construction giant wants more Māori leadership at all levels of its business
Downer Construction wants to increase tangata whenua working in key roles.
Premium: DCI Data Centres launched $400m 'AKL02'
DCI Data Centres CEO Malcolm Roe, Digital Economy Minister David Clark and Brookfield managing director Udhay Mathialagan turn the sod for 'AKL02', a $400 million data centre campus that will be built in Albany on Auckland's North Shore. Video / NZ Herald
Megan Woods weighs in on the plasterboard crisis
Building and Construction Minister Megan Woods on her task force to solve the plasterboard crisis. Video / Mark Mitchell
Building company collapse: Dream home turns into 'nightmare'
What happens when a franchisee of a national building brand goes into liquidation?
Supply chain crisis: Soaring costs hammer companies, some may go bust
Plumbers will definitely run out of some products, market warned.
Watch: Tauranga CBD ‘dead’ according to businesses
Business in the Tauranga CBD is off to a slow start for some. Video / Bay of Plenty Times
Massive pōhutukawa return home to Quay Street
While the city was sleeping, Auckland’s urban ngahere / forest welcomed home the first two of seven mature pōhutukawa to Quay Street in a nine-hour crane operation last night. Video / Auckland Council
Business Hub: Mitre 10 CEO Andrea Scown
New Mitre 10 CEO Andrea Scown for NZ talks breaking the mould of leadership in the industry and recovering the business post Covid-19. Video / Dean Purcell