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Property Insider: Mansons begins Graham St project; free car with Westgate home; how’s Resido going?
Two basement levels, nine storeys of offices: NZ's biggest new commercial project begins.

Multimillion-dollar building project under way at Saint Kentigern College in Pakuranga
Footage showing a multimillion-dollar building project taking shape at Saint Kentigern College in Pakuranga. Video / Saint Kentigern College

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei wins Environment Court appeal for recognition
Iwi's relationship with the land, water around Westhaven has been recognised by the court.

'Grit their teeth': Sweeney on Dubliners living on proposed MetroLink route
'I would have preferred to stay in New Zealand,' says Sweeney.

On The Up: Miniature backyard pubs a hit for Christchurch family business
Fancy the perfect pint just steps from your back door? Here's how you can get it.

'God-given right': Family defends largely unconsented homestead on rural land
A family wanted to be left alone to develop their land without council interference.

'A substantial breach': Builder's work under scrutiny after installing leaky gazebo
The builder argued there were defects with the gazebo design but the tribunal disagreed.

Rich-lister helps fund $2m+ Akl school pool upgrade
The deepened pool will support water polo and year-round community use.

Kiwi storage chain owner sells up to Australian giant Kennards
Dave Tuke founded National Mini Storage in 1991. He was inspired by Australian stores.

'Special ceiling': sun and moon art adorn new Auckland train station
'Representing the history of this area. This ridgeline was a kauri forest.' - Barry Potter

$66m repair bill for Auckland apartments sparks court action
Two Victopia units face forced sale because of unpaid repair bills.

Replacements for bulldozed state homes in heart of Napier suburb cut by Govt
Mayor: 'The people of Maraenui deserve better. They've waited over a decade for action.'

Asterisks, footnotes and claims of 'weasel words': Inside the battle for region's housing future
The plan is years in the making, but now it's reached a cross-council 'standoff'.

Planned for years, 25% owner sells out of Queenstown's Lakeview Taumata
'Troubled, controversial, deathly quiet': Crux on site of $2b mixed-use Queenstown scheme.

Ikea opening ‘around Christmas trading period’, plans for traffic mitigation at Sylvia Park
'Ikea is likely to open around the Christmas trading period at the end of this year.'

Surf park developers win fast-track referral for 400+ homes
Earthworks started in October for the first stage of the project, 4km from Silverdale.

House-building trend still soft as annual consents fall
May's annual consent total is the second-lowest for any month since the end of 2018.

PwC says sell: 59-unit partly built Du Val block up for sale
Government-appointed statutory managers PwC call in Colliers to quit an apartment project.

Further property sold in $100m+ Cook Property empire
Cook is selling a $100m-plus portfolio here, saying he has shifted to Sydney permanently.

Watch: First look inside City Rail Link’s unique new Te Waihorotiu Station
'No other train station in the world will look like this,' says CRL CEO Patrick Brockie.

'Not much': $7200 fine for landlords breaching healthy homes standards too low
'Purpose not to deliver healthy homes but to set minimum standards for habitability.'