ConstructionSellers dropping prices as market hits tipping pointThe average asking price for new listings fell 3.6 per cent to $407,349 during May, latest figures show.31 May 09:58 PM
EconomyIRD may hit commercial fit-outsThe Government has embarked on a path to abolish building depreciation on virtually every building type and could hit depreciation claims on commercial building fit-outs in future, says Bayleys Valuations director John Freeman.28 May 04:00 PM
EconomyHousing consents soar 15pc in AprilThe trend for new housing consents jumped 15.5 per cent in April, to reach the highest level in two years, says Statistics New Zealand.28 May 01:10 AM
New ZealandGoff refused mayors' pleas on jailPhil Goff rejected mayoral pleas to reduce the height of the Mt Eden Prison development when he was Minister of Corrections in 2007.27 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandLooming prison tower offends communityA $218 million prison development towering over Auckland's Southern Motorway has horrified residents, principals and community leaders.26 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandPublic has no automatic say in SkyCity street plansAuckland ratepayers will not automatically get a say in SkyCity plans to expand its convention centre over Federal St.23 May 04:00 PM
Small Business<i>Yoke Har Lee</i>: Aquatic expertise spawns salesIan Mellsop knows how to build a good aquarium...23 May 03:45 PM
ConstructionBold SkyCity pitch to host conferencesSkyCity wants to build the country's first international convention centre opposite its casino in downtown Auckland.21 May 04:00 PM
ConstructionTips to cope when the leaky roof comes downAn apartment owner in one of the country's worst-affected rotting blocks wants to help thousands of others through the leaky building nightmare.18 May 04:00 PM
InvestmentWhy the leaky homes bailout is unfairThe government's description of the leaky building issue as a "natural disaster of huge proportions" is both a clever device and a dangerous precedent.17 May 08:30 PM
