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Auckland's top nine property professionals named
One group, eight people named at the celebration tonight for outstanding contributions.
Opinion: Council’s plan change risks driving up new house prices by 20%
OPINION: Around half of the houses built in Auckland will be affected.
Auckland’s midtown area to be transformed
Malaysian developer is spending $600m to regenerate a historical area of Auckland.
Editorial: The man who holds the power to decide Wellington’s housing future
OPINION: District plan changes to make Wellington denser and higher are not a done deal.
Why Hamilton neighbourhood is being renamed
The former dairy farm will ultimately be home for up to 20,000 residents.
‘A disease’: NZ’s broken infrastructure likely to trudge into the future
There has been an abject lack of long-term planning for decades.
Simon Wilson: When Auckland needed him most, where was Wayne?
OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Simon Wilson.
‘Incredibly frustrating’: How a $1m Queen St pedestrianisation project ballooned to $12m
'We could do a lot more ... without having to do massive infrastructure,' Swarbrick said.
Letters: Cold comfort from Greens’ healthy homes grant
OPINION: Plus letters on outward migration, vaping, platitudes, billboards, and justice.
Explainer: Why NZ’s cities need to get ‘spongier’ - and fast
After a summer of disastrous deluges, a report finds our city planning needs a rethink.
Risky 'rooftopping' travel photo trend faces criticism
New York Times: Deep tensions lie within these 'urban exploration' communities.
Neighbours at war over risk to sea view
Cross leases may become popular as a way to stop new developments popping up next door.
Council reviews consents after engineering sign-off allegations
Hundreds of homes could be affected.
‘The poor cousin’: Heightened angst in Wairoa after flood zone decision
A 2A classification is creating uncertainty around future living - as winter hits.
'Very sneaky': Neighbours feel caught out by new Kāinga Ora developments
Neighbours of state housing developments want more say before councils give the nod.
Brett O’Riley: Time to set new infrastructure priorities
We have to be pragmatic and realistic, and open our doors to overseas funding.
Opinion: Filling NZ’s $210b infrastructure deficit black hole
The Government doesn’t have deep-enough pockets to fill the infrastructure black hole.
Auckland Light Rail shifts up a gear
ALR will help underpin growth, greater productivity and economic prosperity.
Infrastructure Report: Future-proofing Auckland Airport
The airport is developing with an eye to the longer-term.
Infrastructure Report: Priorities for big projects
Public and private partnerships are needed to get investment and development moving.
Infrastructure Report: Planning for future weather events will require a different approach
The concepts of resilience and sustainability are key priorities.
Nick Leggett: The importance of sustainability
OPINION: Our ageing infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle NZ’s changing climate.
An alliance to spearhead cyclone recovery effort
Downer aims to build back smarter in Cyclone Gabrielle recovery.
Infrastructure Report: CRL an agent of change
Changes implemented for the City Rail Link will leave a legacy for construction industry.
Project Auckland: How to Prepare for greater density
Eke Panuku's role is to handle the big-picture planning for Auckland's future.
Project Auckland: CRL key to Midtown regeneration
A new Central Rail Link station will be the catalyst for change and growth.
Future proofing Auckland: Climate change means planning for a risky future
Where we build needs to change in the face of more extreme weather.