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.

There have been more than 1000 submissions against plans to build houses on an unspoilt Coromandel beach.

Hundreds have mobilised in a last-ditch protest to save a pristine, world-renowned Coromandel beach from development.

When Beverley Hamilton married her husband Sean 24 years ago, she fell in love with her new home too. Now, her dream has been shattered.

A West Coast village is up for sale for $1m

It is notoriously hard to fix up a leaky building that has been poorly designed or built to start with.

Meridian Energy and DOC have filed a joint memorandum in the Environment Court requesting the appeals relating to the Mokihinui hydro proposal be put on hold.

Chris Finlayson writes on how the Waikato River Settlement Act benefits the whole nation.