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Quake repairs lift building sector
The building sector has taken off and Canterbury earthquake repairs are one of its biggest drivers.
The building sector has taken off and Canterbury earthquake repairs are one of its biggest drivers.
Just over four months ago, printer Layton Armstrong and vet Charmaine Abraham began house-hunting in the Otahuhu/Mt Wellington area, looking at places going for about $400,000.
Property sector could face bills dwarfing the leaky building issue.
House builders and buyers are creating a buzz on Whangarei's Tutukaka coast, as Aucklanders and expats have ramped up purchases of coastal property this year.
It's a tough retail environment across NZ, as new spending stats show weak spending, especially on discretionary items.
New Zealand's house building activity shrank in the first three months of the year as most new work was largely in non-residential construction.
Christchurch's loss has been Auckland's gain as demolition companies ship north thousands of metres of native timber salvaged from quake-damaged buildings.