New Zealand'Incompetent': Draftsman charged $100k for ‘illegible’ consent plansThe Auckland District Council found 108 errors in one set of drawings submitted to them.26 May 04:20 AM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesWhy consultants for Ali Williams, Anna Mowbray say pair should be allowed home helipadThe couple have been planning to build a helicopter pad on their place since late 2021.25 May 05:00 PM
Aged careUpmarket retirement operator Oceania Healthcare pushes up profit and assetsLucrative care suites help drive up profit.23 May 09:53 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle aftermath: Tairāwhiti residents still cut offBridge-less Tairāwhiti residents grapple with isolation amid heavy rains.23 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCommission pushes on for taller buildings in Mount MaunganuiCommissioners reject recommendation from independent panel.23 May 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesWhat’s being built in Auckland, where, why: City Rail Link sparks new projectsLifting the lid on big ambitious Auckland building projects.23 May 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionAvondale scheme Manawa: 728 apartments proposed, 10 levels tallOne wall in a block was redesigned from a sheer drop with a mural to curved with windows.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhat the Kāinga Ora report means for Rotorua and the hundreds of planned home buildsThere are at least 330 new Kāinga Ora homes budgeted for the city by mid-2025.22 May 06:02 AM
Construction$2b landlord Argosy Property earns more rent, reduces losses, pays more interestSofter leasing environment noted in interim result continued during year's second half.21 May 09:55 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDeveloper looks to bring heritage-inspired townhouses to Auckland, WellingtonChristchurch's Brooksfield has already got offers in on potential sites in Auckland.21 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessNZ dairy business blames Ethiopian ministry for insolvency'Pioneering' company wanting to develop heat-tolerant cattle hit trouble overseas.21 May 04:38 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeProperty Insider: New 310-berth Auckland marina surprise, and is Vero Centre sold?Just getting through this year and surviving: the aim of many in property land.21 May 02:20 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionMystery over dispute involving 728-unit Avondale projectNew images show 'Melbourne'-style development planned for Avondale.20 May 09:03 PM
ConstructionSkyCity strikes deal with Internal Affairs over anti-money laundering breachesCook: 'We have fallen short of the standards we should hold ourselves to.'20 May 08:53 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExtension of quake-prone building deadlines a 'godsend' - but is it safe?Government steps in as property owners struggle to raise capital to undertake works.19 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAirline boss brands parallel taxiway 'an unnecessary luxury'The project is in the council's draft LTP but contingent on central government.19 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'For the benefit of football': New Wembley Park facility on trackIt is the first major capital project in the park since the 1970s.19 May 12:05 AM
New ZealandAmazing community space grows people and plantsIt's a melting pot of DIY and survival skills, music and a bit of gardening.18 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandFormer homeowner ordered to cough up $5k for broken pump two years after saleA plumber found it had been fouled by wet wipes.17 May 10:00 PM
Construction$1b listed retail landlord Investore Property halves losses, outlook ‘soft’The company developed a new $26.1 million Woolworths at Kaiapoi in the past year.16 May 10:45 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionDeveloper on Northcote frustration: 'We need more homes, not more meetings''Not possible to get past the time and resources required in dealing with Eke Panuku.'16 May 09:30 PM
PremiumPremiumConstruction300-berth marina planned for Hobbs Bay, Gulf HarbourBerths are planned to be 14m to 25m with 10 superyacht berths at the new facility.16 May 02:00 AM
ConstructionMassive $458m property deal planned: Vero Centre to be soldOverseas Investment Office approval needed, buyer's identity remains unknown.15 May 09:16 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusiness'Bonkers' or brave? Restoring wonky buildings at $200m Ayrburn'Some of these farmers must have thought we were bonkers when we turned up.'15 May 05:00 PM
AirlinesAuckland, Northland's 43 best buildings: Architecture awards announcedState-owned apartments, an innovation hub and an early learning centre also won awards.15 May 09:00 AM
ConstructionFitness film set at Les Mills gets WorkSafe attention"An inspector carried out an assessment and issued a prohibition notice preventing work."14 May 10:48 PM
PremiumPremiumMedia Insider'Devastated': The Block NZ canned - four brand new homes to be sold as series axedHundreds of production workers will miss out on roles as an 11th season is cancelled.13 May 07:11 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: The latest on Kāinga Ora builds, and the house price outlookThe scale of financial trouble the builder contracted by Kāinga Ora is in is revealed.13 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessFrom showroom to backyard - decking business is one of a kindMurdoch Razmi teams up with his brother to tackle backyard transformations.13 May 03:00 AM
Banking and financeSecond half-year tougher than expected: Fletcher downgrades full-year profitFalling revenue and margin pressure in some building products businesses cited in update.12 May 09:31 PM
ConstructionSurfer-turned-top property boss reveals secret to being wealthyPodcast: Ockham's Mark Todd on social inequality, urban design and the beauty of maths10 May 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBrick City: Napier Art Deco immortalised in LegoA piece of Napier history lives on in global exhibit.10 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandEngineer jailed over fraud linked to almost 1000 propertiesIt's been described as possibly the biggest-ever building industry scam in New Zealand.10 May 04:14 AM
New ZealandWatch: A tour through Kāinga Ora's newest city apartmentsTake a peek inside one of the new Kāinga Ora Lake Rd apartments.10 May 01:50 AM