Resident sets up vibrating device to aggravate neighbours in NZ's tallest apartment tower
The bizarre device is designed to make a dull, repetitive noise 24 hours a day.
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Fletcher Construction: "Change in roof design would provide reassurance to all involved."
Costco Warehouse pharmacy under Kiwi ownership control
Westgate Costco unique among more than a dozen Australasian outlets.
What's behind Pizza Hut, KFC franchise owner's billion-dollar value slump?
Margin pressure expected to stay on Pizza Hut and KFC franchise owner.
Developer's plan to deliver 1000 homes per year in Auckland, ponders capital moves
Du Val Group considering how the company can grow.
Curious case of the abruptly cancelled Auckland CBD mortgagee sale
Sale plans changed just a few hours before a looming 4pm deadline today. Money flowed.
Downer EDI releases half-year result, cites NZ floods
Unprecedented wet weather, labour shortages, productivity problems dog business.
Mortgage shock: $900/fortnight rise for many Aucklanders
A big toll on many households’ disposable incomes.
Central Otago vineyard falls into liquidation
Application to have liquidators appointed granted by High Court on Thursday.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Infrastructure to trump housing in possible $13b repair
Rebuild unlikely to have a big impact on reversing the slowdown in residential building.
Evacuations and no power: The fate of 1000 retirement village residents during cyclone
"Mobile generators were a godsend. In our new villages, we’re building generators."
Cyclone Gabrielle: 6 Summerset villages lost power, communications
"Ran essential services on generator power, fully supplied with food and medication."
Profit slump as Commercial Bay, PwC Tower developer releases result
Big Auckland downtown retail complex and Defence House in Wellington were devalued.
Lack of vitality: Healthcare trust has bottom-line loss
Trust started a $200m asset sales programme, planning to use that for development.
Inside NZ’s tallest apartment tower: Floods, blockages and defects revealed
The insurance excess leapt from $5000 to $25,000 a claim.
Winton Land nearly doubles revenue
Share value halved: Listed two years ago at $3.88, now trading at just $1.90.
Rents up 4% - the areas where you'll pay the most/least
And the city with New Zealand's highest median rent revealed.
‘Zero communication': Shot Tower apartment evacuation draws furious exchange
Residents kicked out at night: '72 hours later, we had not heard a thing.'
First peek at Costco NZ's accounts reveal hefty set-up expenses
Top secret approach to membership numbers, but other numbers revealed from retail giant.
Property For Industry records $13.9m FY loss
Previously, $392m revaluations were recorded. That's changed now.
$16.8b Australian giant's plans to super-size leafy lane
The only regulatory hurdle is now getting consent to swing two huge cranes on the site.
Insolvent developer proposed $250/week payment over 5 years
Court approves scheme to repay debt one lawyer says is $2 million.
SkyCity seeks hundreds of staff in post-lockdown turnaround
'I’ll be hoping in a year’s time, we’ll be back to 5000 employees again,' says CEO.
SkyCity Entertainment Group turnaround: Profit up 167%
Especially strong Auckland hospitality and gaming machine operations were noted.
House price drop coincides with crippling mortgage rates
Anne Gibson analyses latest house price data, mortgage rates and Fletcher downgrade.
Well-established house builder laying off staff in 'restructuring'
At least four big challenges drive company to announce layoffs.
IAG net profit up 170pc, economic conditions 'challenging'
'Largely due to the expected higher natural perils costs from the Auckland flood event.'
Fletcher Building still feeling the heat after SkyCity inferno
Residential markets here and in Australia expected to soften.
Result preview: Fletcher Building on track despite NZICC repair costs
NZICC to be classified as a significant item in company’s half-year result.
Unfinished $85m Onehunga apartments draw buyer
'The purchaser is undertaking due diligence at present,' the project manager said.
What Graeme Hart is up to: New venture by NZ's richest man
In a separate move, Hart has also done something unusual for him.
Civil earthworks company that took Covid wage subsidy in liquidation, ASB owed $5.4m
Even the Government money wasn’t enough to keep it going so the owner called it quits.
Auckland floods: Cliff collapse victims tell of terror night
"It was like a wild animal. You know you don’t know what you are looking at?"
Winton Land downgrades result: Floods hit sales, earthworks
'We have already lost 83 per cent of this summer's earthwork season.'