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John Armstrong: National's affordable housing package lacks any substantial detail

No wonder National avoided over-selling the contents of their plan to make housing more affordable, writes John Armstrong. "The plan looks more like a rough first draft."

Helen Twose: Website nails hunt for tradies

Online service makes it easier to find someone who'll get the job done

Quake tip - wait

Manufacturing contracts

Aussie construction rates weaken further

Industry yet to nail down its flaws

On the face of it there were some positive responses to the 25 recommendations of the Hunn Report on the leaky-building crisis, writes David Kernohan,

Leaky homes: Hundreds may go

Total demolition of huge leaky Auckland townhouse blocks is being proposed by desperate homeowners whose properties are so rotten they are beyond repair.

Editorial: Takapuna plans need action

Takapuna beach is one of the jewels of Auckland, so the Council should make the most of a developer's desire to spend $250 million.

Fraudster ‘stole my idea’

The man facing a police investigation over the construction of the CTV building has been awarded a US patent for a invention he's accused of stealing from a friend.