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Public can now submit reactions to $300m Bayswater plans

Genuine community engagement was being sought from the developer - Chris Darby.

Steel shortage to hit $26b building sector: industry chief

"About to affect the entire country. Most jobs rely on reinforcing steel and mesh" - Leys

How lockdown changes Fletcher's outlook

Analysts issue negative and positive views before company's AGM in a fortnight

Ex-tomato growers to quit half their Auckland waterfront site

Council claimed $400,000 unpaid rates and penalties, a compromise was reached.

FMA moves against Du Val Group on $20m fund

Financial Markets Authority is yet to announce any action against Du Val.

NZ's biggest builder celebrates 20,000th home

"We never set out to be the biggest home builder in New Zealand" - Grant Porteous.

Long list of creditors from failed Canterbury house builder

Creditor list names a number of state entities and national businesses.

'Industry has a serious problem': Building boss frustrated by disputes

Mediation and adjudication have almost become a necessity, says a building boss.

Another attempt to delay Waiheke marina development fails

"Everything the company is doing is in accordance with its resource consent" - developer.

Cambridge retirement village for 400 people wins consent

Site on the town's northern limits is now open pastureland

The 90% Project: Businesses incentivise 25,000-plus staff to be jabbed

"Vaccinations are the best tool we have to plot a path back to normality", says one CEO.

High-flyers: Crane numbers up 6% in Covid-defying expansion

Tāmaki Makaurau's building sector has been particularly strong in the past six months.

660% Drury fee rise gets council stamp, Kiwi Property disappointed

Proposed policy has met opposition from Kiwi and Auranga's Charles Ma.

Consumer NZ seeks probe on 'misleading' retirement village claims

"There's no guarantee you'll get a bed if you need it" - Jon Duffy, Consumer NZ.

Building materials from Auckland running out in NZ

Just a few days' worth of some Auckland-based products left, according to suppliers.

Covid lockdown: Workers' pay might soon be cut, says building chief

Building businesses "may need to start reducing pay for workers in Auckland".

Too close to power? Vector, WorkSafe v developer

Either sink power cables into the ground or build a new power pole: solutions offered.

Developer called 'insane' for ditching millions in profits to help first-home buyers

"A lot of developers are uninterested in the social component of their business."