An Orewa eco-friendly development has received resource consent for a 14-unit apartment block - before a public hearing on the merits of relaxing building controls.

Eden Park's trust board has applied for fast-track planning approval for more temporary stadium seating.

Mark Donnelly explains how a better result could have been achieved in St Heliers

More can be done to improve the tax system to promote economic growth, says Treasury secretary John Whitehead.

There would be plenty of mana in customary marine title without the power to exclude the public from sacred sand.

Plans to build New Zealand's biggest geothermal power station are a step closer to reality, with Contact winning draft approval for its 250 megawatt Tauhara station.

Questions are being raised about the strength of Stadium Southland's now collapsed roof.

The mayor of Christchurch says developers built on land that could turn into 'murky soup' after an earthquake, despite opposition from the council.