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Australian developer bailing out of NZ's tallest apartment tower project

The 55-level project was approved under Govt's Covid fast-track law.

Yeah baby! A touch of Austin Powers at $22.5m Auckland apartment

Pinnacle was once $10m "but that is quickly becoming $20m or more." - Martin Cooper

'Family shattered' after father's death in fall on work site

Man fell six or seven floors at Summerfield retirement village site

City of the future? Developers win approval for new hub to house 60,000 people

Huge plans for centre of projected city of 60,000 get green light.

Building consents ‘defying gravity’ as plans for new apartments keep rising

Auckland continues to lead the way as building consent issued rose in September.

Inside Winstone's new $400m Gib factory

The new factory has 50 per cent more capacity than the current Auckland plant.

Fulton Hogan staff take up shares as dividend jumps 46 per cent

Engineering and construction giant has $8.5 billion of forward work booked.

Business confidence resumes its slide on inflation fears

Firms expect margins to be squeezed as costs rise and they struggle to pass on price rises

First units up in $61m community housing-ACC joint venture

Twelve one-bedroom and three two-bedroom apartments will be rented to state tenants.

Beca says goodbye Pitt St, hello Wynyard Quarter

Construction of new two-building waterfront project now at basement level.

Villa Maria estate loss 'a travesty', Sir George Fistonich says

"Once the bulldozers are there, this asset will be lost forever," vineyard founder says.

Goodman Property Trust's $635.7m real estate push sets 19-year record

"Businesses need more stock than what they have traditionally held," says CEO.

Fire risk fears: Apartment owners, Argosy suing aluminium panel makers, suppliers

Claddings now mostly removed from buildings at centre of court case.

Crane numbers drop, housing push sets Auckland record

Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch have fewer cranes than in February.

Retirement village planned for $90m Remuera site

"We don't want this to be a confrontational process," says local agent Grant Dickson.

From amputations to electrocutions: How dangerous are NZ construction sites?

Construction remains hazardous despite efforts to make it safer.