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Couple fined $20k for illegal building work, say they didn’t need consent as they are ‘sovereign citizens’

Councils were 'seeing a surge' of sovereignty citizenship arguments.

SkyCity Adelaide pays more than $40m in loyalty points squabble

The tax laws were just too technical, SkyCity chief says.

NZ’s biggest new supermarket opens this month

More than 250 staff will work at the new store; over 200 job offers have been made so far.

'Significant life safety risk': Staff backlash over use of quake-prone Police College buildings

Worried staff say their lives are being gambled with for the sake of 'productivity'.

Sprinkler dispute at Auckland Viaduct apartments: $23k claim dismissed

Unit had been altered with a wood roof and deep roof beams, minimalist design sprinkler.

Gisborne plan changes propose ‘significant urban growth’

Public engagement on the Tairāwhiti Resource Management Plan review is now open.

Sold to PAG: New Wynyard Quarter offices, no sale price declared

New Wynyard Quarter building is nearing completion, sold well before One NZ shifts in.

'Ripples of backfill' - who's moving Auckland CBD offices

Mansons TCLM’s completion of the new FNZ Centre had a big impact on tenancies in the city.

The greening of New Zealand business

Large and small, businesses are not waiting to be told how to address climate change.

'Shocked': Kingsland Apartments owners get $36m minimum fix-up bill

Owners of 2-bedroom places get three choices: $350,000, $643,000 or $800,000 fix-up bill.

Property Insider: 6 big things likely to dominate 2025

Seascape, Ikea, some big new buildings and a court drama loom.

QV figures: How much has your home lost since the market peak?

We can't say 'peak to trough' because we don't yet know if we have hit rock bottom.

Pigeons vs Prisons: Vertigo pulse system used as Corrections, AT battle bird poo deluge

Bringing Symterra to the skies: Government agencies face off against avian adversaries.

Opinion: More extreme weather events mean NZ needs resilient construction materials

OPINION: We face a global poly-crisis from climate change and water scarcity to pollution.

Auckland’s tallest office, apartment tower planned for downtown carpark site

Details revealed in application approved under new Fast-Track Approvals act.

Terraced house hellfire: New builds in Akl overheating due to poor design

Construction experts say overheating is difficult to mitigate once a house is built.