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Ghost offices: Auckland CBD commercial space increasingly empty
Pandemic had a big effect on lower-grade Auckland CBD office space.

North's best new buildings: 44 awards announced
List of 44 projects judged northern region's best.

Melbourne villages lockdown, construction reduced: Ryman
How Victoria's level 4 lockdown impacts NZ's biggest retirement specialist

Disruptive seawall build: a progress update
Without the seawall, large parts of downtown Auckland would flood.

Bunnings opens $37m whopper store: biggest in NZ
140 staff employed pre-Covid to sell biggest NZ retail warehouse.

'Crude' Mainzeal compensation questioned
Judge tries to work out why and how the damages figures were reached.

Thousands move into NZ's tallest office building
900 workers begin the migration to PwC Tower at Commercial Bay on Monday.

Watch: Knee-trembling experience in NZ's fastest lifts
NZ's biggest office shift under way: 3200 tenants to work from block.

Australian council rejects Ryman's Mt Eliza plans
'The term kiwi koala killers has been used' - opponent

Surprising feature: What one architect did to his Herne Bay villa
Villa's surprising feature.

iPhone screen inspires look of new 99-room hotel
Multimillionaire forges links between Northland and new Auckland CBD hotel.

How pandemic affected luxury Remuera apartment project
Level of interest blows away developer.

Watch: Inside NZ's most expensive new hotel
Architectural features are distinctively Kiwiana, some reflecting local landmarks.

Big six retirement village operators plan 11,900 new units
Half of all new units planned are in the golden triangle.

Where to for Auckland apartment prices? $49,000 bargains come with catch
Two Glen Eden units are going for $49,000 each - with a catch.

St James Theatre's owner wants $300m from Government
The theatre, which shut three years ago, has been put forward as a shovel-ready project.

Bella Vista trial: $70k handshake and forgery claims as blame game continues
The trial enters its fifth day after resuming from a Covid-19 enforced break.

Auckland Unitary Plan blamed for dark, windy, shaded 'gully'
Shanahan blames the Auckland Unitary Plan for negative effects on heritage

Homes left unfinished as builder goes under
Auckland house sites "locked down" by liquidators - now what?

NZ's biggest corporate shift starts next month
Move marks the start of arrivals into New Zealand's tallest new office tower.

The six new Auckland CBD hotels opening at worst time
'It's not disastrous but timing is unfortunate' - Dean Humphries, Colliers.

NZ's biggest private hospital wins first step in controversial expansion plan
"We have been working on plans to expand Brightside Hospital for several years."

Pass the parcel: New NZ Post 'super depot' creates 350 jobs
New depot planned to open in 2022.

Countdown hub build will create 150 jobs
A 38,000sqm Countdown hub will add to high demand for those skilled in construction

Conjecture over CEO's reasons $371m KiwiRail contract sent overseas
Dispute over KiwiRail CEO's comment that lack of local skill lost Fletcher/Downer contract

Fletcher negotiates easier bank covenants but says it doesn't need them yet
Fletcher has agreed not to pay a dividend until it returns to normal covenants.

Auckland Home Show go-ahead a ray of hope for economy
The Auckland Home Show will be the first major post-Covid-lockdown retail event in 2020.

NZ firms 'fuming' as $371m KiwiRail contract goes overseas
Fletchers and Downer have reportedly lost the contract to Chinese and South African firms.

$35m bill to fix apartment block
A court case is under way against the Auckland Council to recover $35m in repairs.