‘Shotgun’ cladding: Homeowner complains about new $1.27m home, builder says nothing wrong
Sound's a known behaviour of the product and not a sign of a defect, says Fletcher Living.
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Northcote's Vietnamese-built Elevation apartments near completion
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Simon Wilson: How dense is your love? Confronting the Auckland housing crisis
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$10m-plus supreme Master Builders' commercial prize to LT McGuinness
Construction business erected one of NZ's most complex buildings at the university campus.
'Insanity': Auckland villa owners told double-glazed windows violate heritage rules
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'Flaxmere's time': 150 social homes planned for Hawke's Bay
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Fletcher reveals restructuring, combines NZ/Australian divisions
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'Deeply traumatic': Two years since Loafers Lodge fire tragedy
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200 new retirement homes coming to Putāruru as Overdale Estate hits stage two
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Landlord threw up when inspecting rental ruined by three cats trapped inside
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Barbara Edmonds: Foreign investment requires adequate public safeguards
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Property Insider: Next steps for Seascape tower but what of Shundi's big Tāmaki plans?
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Flagship fundraiser returns as homelessness crisis deepens in Auckland
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Kāinga Ora to pay $15k after child ended up in Starship while living in damp home
The Tenancy Tribunal said the mother's complaints to Kāinga Ora fell on deaf ears.
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'Past the first hurdle' - Fletcher Living on progress at $500m The Hill
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Auckland mum considers selling beloved family home due to repeat floods
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NZ banks face repaying $9.2b in cheap Covid loans in coming months
The money was borrowed during Covid times at a very low interest rate.
New Whangārei cafe offers support and services for rough sleepers
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