Gib crisis: What happened at meeting between Fletcher chiefs and critics
Critics met Fletcher Building bosses to talk about the Gib crisis - with mixed results.
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Gib crisis: Council cuts back on red tape
Alternative wall lining is being approved on-site to get through supply crisis.
Gib crisis: Businesses rush to import alternative plasterboard
'We need to help as many companies as we can get through this' - Shane Brealey.
Gib crisis: Emergency meeting plea to allow rival products
Builders fight to break Gib maker's near monopoly on approved product.
Gib crisis: Fletcher reveals even they had to import Australian plasterboard
Fletcher bought ETEX board, deal ended but hopes for resumption soon.
Gib crisis: Struth, builder off to Australia for plasterboard
'Necessity is the mother of invention. Gib will lose ... a lot of loyalty.' - Rick Herd
Sudden switch shocked Ormiston house buyers
"Should I be worried?" asked one concerned buyer, unsure where to turn next
Editorial: Property collapses a grim Kiwi tradition
OPINION: Our editorial on the parlous situation for the construction sector.
Gib crisis: Four containers a month coming from Thailand
'We're just at the start of the failure of supply caused by our monopoly provider.'
'Piss-take': Builder fumes as Fletcher cites 'error' in early Gib drop to its own site
Company blames miscommunication for piles of Gib at building site.
105-house Ormiston project frozen: Lawyer's advice for anxious buyers
"Should I be worried?" asked one concerned DDL buyer this week of possible next steps.
Revealed: More than 100 Ormiston homes with receivers
Scale of DDL projects beset by financial difficulties quantified.
End of an era: Change at the top for Goodman Property Trust
Executive aged 38 to be new chief has been with business 16 years, including in Europe.
'Catastrophic': Builders warn more firms will fold if material price hikes continue
The cost of building a new house is 30 per cent higher than a year ago.
'Dream home' turns to nightmare: Buyers worry after developer tipped into receivership
Receivers issued reassurance saying deposits are held in trust accounts.
Auckland housing developer in receivership
Vincent Capital called in receivers Calibre Partners who cited a loan as the reason.
Secret paper reveals plans for second $100m Costco
Previously secret briefing papers tell us so much more about what's planned.
Fletcher sues over insurance for works at Sky City Convention Centre
"A difference of interpretation over an insurance policy" at heart of litigation
Auckland's large-scale state land to be sold for private ownership
"After 50 or 60 years, these houses are no longer fit for purpose." - Mark Fraser.
Building chief welcomes house insulation upgrade delay
All double-glazed aluminium framed windows will have gas pumped inside.
Revenue, revaluations boost Arvida profit
Value of investment properties rose $1.2b in the latest year.
Who's claiming $518,000 from failed Tauranga builder?
Revenue during Covid insufficient to cover overheads, liquidator David Thomas says.
Stride Property profit falls 14.8pc
More rent but expenses rise due to tax, more assets under management.
Tauranga builder fails with $518,000 shortfall, recession fears raised
"We are now accumulating a backlog of unfinished houses" - National MP Andrew Bayly
First image of how Ikea's Sylvia Park store will look
Sylvia Park was the "standout performer" and Ikea plans to open its first NZ store there.
Budget 2022: Move to stop supermarkets blocking rival stores hailed
The new law could help parties challenge the Countdown/Foodstuffs duopoly.
$4.8b landlord Goodman makes $748.6m, up 18%
Developments to add 100,000sq m of space, generating a further $21m annual rent.
Roger Partridge: Border announcements a mix of half-measures, muddled thinking
OPINION: NZ's border settings continue to confound, NZ Initiative chairman writes.
Calls for mental health support in construction sector
Construction has the highest rate of suicide of any industry in the country.
Big energy upgrades for new houses from November
Experts estimate up to $25,000 could be added to new builds.
Market thought we were 'mad' - $250m project boss
Goodman boss John Dakin on $93m land buy for $250m logistics hub.
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$17.6m liabilities but just $8.9m in assets and 320 unsecured creditors.