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Watch: Inside state-of-art new MC Centre offices, Auckland

"People unpacked and chose to come back" - Kylie Mooney, MC chief executive.

James Hardie products costing 10% more next year

PlaceMakers said it would absorb the sudden price rise in the short term.

Price rises of 28%: Survey of building suppliers reveals staggering inflation

Pressure from logistics, prices, transport, shipping, lead times.

Major building product supplier warns of price rises

One manufacturers' product price will rise 27.5 per cent from February 1.

Kiwi tradies' online marketplace Builderscrack acquired by Australian company

The 100 per cent acquisition by hipages Group Holdings is for A$11.8m in cash and equity.

Queenstown's billion-dollar 'Alpine Britomart' fast-track bid

Residential, hospitality, and retail precinct planned for CBD. 

Fletcher Residential making foray into retirement village sector

No rest home, hospital, gym, swimming pool, hairdressing salon or bowling green at Vivid.

Drink bottle blocked sewer pipe at NZ's tallest tower: Builder

Blockage caused by an empty plastic soft drink bottle in the sewer stack at The Pacifica.

Analysts note Fletcher's wallboard dominance amid ComCom probe

We pay 20-30% more for building materials than Australians: Productivity Commission.

Argosy Property makes record interim net profit

The company has industrial, commercial, retail property including Albany Mega Centre

Major developer's plan to offset carbon footprint of $650m project

Each new building will have trees in one forest specifically dedicated to it.

'Two months off finishing': Remuera developer vows appeal

"It's really sad. These sold out within hours off-market to first-home buyers" - Gibbons.

500 evacuated from Auckland high rise after water main bursts

The block on Lakewood Ct has 151 units and is only about a year old.

Failed Aussie builder: Covid scuppered $20m Kāinga Ora apartments

'I was proud of the work I was doing with Kāinga Ora building state houses' - Ellis.

Remuera neighbours halt nearly-finished apartments

'It is absolutely horrific. It looks like a motel block,' says one neighbour.

The Block NZ's builder promises to repay $260K after business failure

Last decade, Leen was one of two directors of failed builder Collective Construction