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Super Fund to shift into $30m upgraded heritage building next year

This morning, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei blessed the former Chief Post Office, now upgraded.

'Awesome': Initiative aims to welcome more women to building trades

Women now make up 6% of BCITO apprentices.

Five levels, 135 apartments in $100m+ Mt Eden property plan

Nineteen submissions supported the big new scheme, 16 were made against it.

Construction, manufacturing slumped in June quarter

The final June-quarter data before the next GDP release paint a grim picture.

Auckland traffic management firm collapse sees 85 sacked, $2.8m deficit revealed

Employees owed $452,000 in wages, salaries; liquidator unsure they will get their money.

'We weren't drinking alcohol' - Christchurch retirement village resident

'We should be able to live our lives peacefully, doing what we enjoy,' says Jean Sparrow.

Mystery data centres: Mercury says Amazon’s power thirst is real - and weighs in on pricing

Power firm offers two rare, and telling, points of clarity after AWS' 'train wreck' week.

Elton, Lady Di, Bowie, kings and queens: Inside the $150m revival of a rock 'n' roll hotel

Mike Thorpe reports on the restoration of a city's landmark building.

Plan for McDonald’s Newmarket drive-through sparks concern over nearby schools

A McDonald's spokesman dismisses a claim it targets sites near schools as 'spurious'.

$8.6b giant Summerset makes record half-year sales

Sales in this year's first half were the highest the company had recorded in a half-year.

The CBD retail area with the highest percentage of empty shops in NZ

Yet the 13% is an improvement on last year, when a startling 16.5% of shops were empty.

Ayrburn to get 1 million+ visitors in 2026 financial year: Winton Land forecasts

Shareholders will get no dividend; the board decided to 'maintain financial discipline'.

Auckland 56-level tower scheme to include hotel: Precinct Properties

Plans for 'capital recycling': sell part or all of the new PwC Tower in Commercial Bay.

'Great news for construction sector': $30b increase to infrastructure pipeline

Announcement follows concerns from the industry about its future workload.

Vulcan profit falls, raises funds to buy NZ roofing firm

Roofing Industries had revenue of over $160 million last year.

Wealthy Auckland suburb getting new McDonald's with 24/7 drive-through

'We have identified a site for a freestanding restaurant.' - McDonald's Simon Kenny