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Analysts 'disappointed' Fletcher Building's $180m hole cuts share price
A blow-out in NZ International Convention Centre costs caused the share slump.
'From $4000/night to the sky's the limit': New InterContinental Auckland opens
Mayor Wayne Brown officiated at today's opening along with Precinct's Scott Pritchard.
Property Insider: Kāinga Ora under fire; Chinese developers ‘shrivel’; why mega-projects are late and costly
Investigation findings on the state housing agency will be reported to ministers in March.
Harvey Norman revenue falls in spending downturn
Consumers are being more cautious about investing in their homes, the company says.
Ikea’s first NZ store: Watch drone footage
About 500 piles have now been driven 40-50m deep across the site, an executive says.
Costco Wholesale New Zealand revenue soars
Accounts show exactly how popular the three-level store at Westgate is.
New boss, gambling probes for $1.3b gaming giant SkyCity
It's been 12 weeks now since the company said Michael Ahearne is going. Who's taking over?
Mega $62m apartment repairs: Residents return to high-rise CBD block
Apartments are gradually being handed back by the head contractor, Teak Construction.
Christopher Niesche: Australia’s corporate scandals have exposed leadership failures
Optus, Qantas and PwC have all been embroiled in controversy.
Massive $204m payment to settle: SkyCity to appease Macquarie
SkyCity argued it should only pay $188m while MPF Parking’s arguments had been for $240m.
Focus: Across the ditch - is the grass really greener?
Some say it's the best move they ever made, for others not so much. NZ Herald's data journalist Julia Gabel takes a look at the pros and cons (with the stats to back these up) of jumping the ditch. Video / NZ Herald
Court orders permanent ban for fraudster to protect public
He is studying law fulltime at AUT and hopes to be admitted to the bar.
Australia's Optus blackout explained: What is a ‘deep network’ outage?
Optus suffered one of the largest telecommunications outages in Australian history.
Property Insider: What's happening with Herne Bay boatshed, Fletcher's plumbing problems
Will the owner of the $22 million waterfront mansion go ahead with the scheme?
Downer profit halves, named as co-defendant in leaky building claim
Revenue rises 26 per cent to $2.7 billion.
$100m-plus funeral/burial sector deal wins consent
The vendor has national operations in the funeral sector and is listed on the ASX.
Auckland's newest skyscraper: 41-level $250m tower nears completion
The tower will be a 225-room Hotel Indigo and 30 upper-level or ‘sky’ apartments.
Dark, moody, indigenous: Inside the appliance centre taking luxury to a new level
'This is a physical manifestation of our brand.' - Mark Elmore
Fletcher's grim AGM: Perth leaky pipes and problems on housing
$1b losses had been a 'near-death experience', the company would never return to that.
Property Insider: Singaporeans lured to Hobsonville, Costco Oz/NZ boss retiring
'We have contracts conditional on approximately $3m of stock from Singapore': John Love.
'Sensationalist': Fletcher boss hits back at Aussie builder on $750m leaky pipe repair claim
Poor installation practices in Perth were cited including over-bending, poor lagging.
Iplex pipe failure put at $750m+, Fletcher Building trading halt extended
Doing 'repipes' on 11,817 homes for around A$60,000 each - BGC arrives at a big bill.
Market close: NZ stocks end flat as investors await Fletcher, election result
Most of the talk in the market was around Fletcher Building.
Snapping up the neighbour: Sir Bob Jones buys $70m Auckland office tower
He already owned the neighbouring tower.
Costco snaps up Kiwi custard delight
How a New Zealand dessert-maker has benefitted from being sold through the US retailer.
The Costco effect: One year on from giant US retailer's NZ launch
More than 150,000 Kiwis have signed up.
China to Point Chevalier: Who's doing the bright green project?
A green machine rises, with 24,717 applicants on the housing register.
Departing Qantas boss leaves train wreck in his wake
OPINION: There is hardly a stakeholder group Qantas hasn’t antagonised.
SkyCity Entertainment Group among those ‘blacklisted’ by $5.2b fund manager
Fossil fuels, porn, gambling among industries off-limits to "ethical" investment group.
$260m wiped off SkyCity, analysts react to bombshell probe
Just when the business was “getting some momentum, these legacy issues [flared] up".
Good punt: SkyCity hits turaround, CEO's pay up
Remember the blaze back in 2019? The company expects a $657.1m fire insurance payout.
How many Kiwis live in retirement villages owned by the 'big six' operators?
Areas have been identified where NZ populations of those aged 75-plus are growing fastest.
American academics, Auckland landlords side-stepped Airbnb - then fought each other
All was well until the sides disagreed about the home’s cleanliness at the tenancy's end.