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!['Remote' building inspections bring pluses and minuses, industry leader says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Remote' building inspections bring pluses and minuses, industry leader says
John Gray urges 'greater consequences' for lawbreakers as the Govt removes red tape.
![‘Five straight months of negative growth’: Auckland house values continue down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Five straight months of negative growth’: Auckland house values continue down
Chilly weather matches a particularly cold Auckland market for house sales and values.
![Brown v Bishop on housing ‘flood’; Mayor’s wharf dream inches closer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brown v Bishop on housing ‘flood’; Mayor’s wharf dream inches closer
Auckland Council versus Government on freeing up land on the outskirts. Who will win?
![New house at Gibbs Farm sculpture park on NZ's Best Homes with Phil Spencer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New house at Gibbs Farm sculpture park on NZ's Best Homes with Phil Spencer
'Leveraging our innovative reputation in the pursuit of creating remarkable homes'.
![Most burgled suburbs and heart drugs funding plea | Focus Morning Bulletin July 8, 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Most burgled suburbs and heart drugs funding plea | Focus Morning Bulletin July 8, 2024
In today’s headlines with Chereè Kinnear the most burgled neighbourhoods revealed, debate over speed limit increases and cardiologists warn of a heart services crisis.
![Charities face rising demand from pensioners as living costs hit home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Charities face rising demand from pensioners as living costs hit home
'Like most elderly, I don’t want to feel like I’m a burden to anyone.'
![How two developers gazumped Government plans for Auckland's housing 'flood'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How two developers gazumped Government plans for Auckland's housing 'flood'
Developers have fought for years to create new townships on outskirts of Auckland.
![Editorial: We need houses, but not at the expense of our food bowls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: We need houses, but not at the expense of our food bowls
OPINION: The Government needs to be careful about an open slather approach to housing.
![New homes from $49k: House Me cuts prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New homes from $49k: House Me cuts prices
New showroom is about to open at Wigram in that fast-growing area of Christchurch.
![Property Insider: Insolvent modular apartment-builder owes $51.7m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Property Insider: Insolvent modular apartment-builder owes $51.7m
A modular housing project has a big financial fallout, liquidators picking up the pieces.
![Legal claim launched alleging defects in New Lynn's Merchant Quarter: no hearing yet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Legal claim launched alleging defects in New Lynn's Merchant Quarter: no hearing yet
Statement of claim lodged, no date has yet been set for a hearing in court.
![Kāinga Ora CEO resigns, will get $365k payout - Govt changes 'not what he signed up for'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kāinga Ora CEO resigns, will get $365k payout - Govt changes 'not what he signed up for'
The Government announced sweeping changes at the agency in May.
![Australia home prices keep climbing on tight supply](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australia home prices keep climbing on tight supply
Persistent growth in Australian house prices 'despite an array of downside risks'.
![Three-day job took 22 weeks: Tenants win $5500 compo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three-day job took 22 weeks: Tenants win $5500 compo
Landlord Timothy Stewart said he was 'horrified' by the way the tenancy had been managed.
![New Zealand’s 10 busiest builders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Zealand’s 10 busiest builders
Winners of highest value of construction projects in 2023: BCI Central names top 10 in NZ.
![Plunged into darkness: Dannevirke tradie left homeowner at risk of electrocution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plunged into darkness: Dannevirke tradie left homeowner at risk of electrocution
"Exposed live wires left protruding into rooms could have been fatal for the occupants."
![Build Partners collapse: Who wants $12.7m from construction company?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Build Partners collapse: Who wants $12.7m from construction company?
The amount is far worse than the approximately $5m initially thought to be owed.
!['Retirement funds eaten up' - Point Wells man wins battle for seawall, boat ramp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Retirement funds eaten up' - Point Wells man wins battle for seawall, boat ramp
'It’s been well in excess of $280,000 and there’s more to spend.'
![Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming
At least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.
![Auckland house-building outstrips population rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland house-building outstrips population rise
On the fringes, especially to the north, west and south, are where real growth occurred.
![Builder failed working for Kāinga Ora, liquidators now trying to recover money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Builder failed working for Kāinga Ora, liquidators now trying to recover money
BNZ, Fletchers, Carters, Steel & Tube, plumbers and roofers are among those owed money.