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'Extremely complex': Demolition starts at former QE Health site

Asbestos was present in the building.

'It was terrifying': Woman's year-long battle for payout after landslide

A woman whose house was damaged by a landslide is still waiting for her insurance payout.

Letters: National’s tax plan, Act’s construction policy, boot camps and what visitors see

OPINION: Letters on protesters, Labour's policies and transport solutions.

End of an era for iconic flats once saved but now to be demolished

The boarded up Almond Court flats have been an iconic landmark in Whangārei for years.

Warnings before devasting Libya floods went unheeded

Experts had said floods posed significant danger to the dams protecting 90,000 people.

Forged FMA document: Fake financial adviser pleads guilty

He falsely held himself out as a financial adviser in an email to clients.

Appellants back out of fight against $300m Bayswater plans

Some relief after 'long and energy-sapping journey'.

Business Hub: Sir George Fistonich is back on the wine trail

'I always say to people if you want to be successful in life, do what you love doing.'

Hiwa-i-te-Rangi reaches major milestone

Watercare's Hiwi-i-te-Rangi Tunnel Boring Machine has reached the halfway mark of its 14.7-kilometer journey to central Auckland as it excavates the Central Interceptor tunnel. Video / Watercare Services Ltd

'Stale, not relevant': Engineer behind collapsed CTV building wants complaint dismissed

Alan Reay's lawyer says "no need for accountability", "no public interest” in pursuing it.

$260m wiped off SkyCity, analysts react to bombshell probe

Just when the business was “getting some momentum, these legacy issues [flared] up".

Sasha Borissenko: Mainzeal case serves as warning for other directors

OPINION: It wouldn't be surprising if the appetite for directorships declined as a result.

Council gives further loan for Land Court building restoration

The loan will go towards replacing the Category 1 building's roof.

Officials investigated cutting Ōtaki Expressway in half as costs ballooned to $1.6b

The road is now one of NZ's most expensive - the Govt says it remains committed.

'Crude and limited': Elevator entrance needs upgrade

“We know what we want to achieve - a really suitable and safe entrance."

National releases building policy, promises to make construction materials cheaper

Can builders, Government dig their way out of the sector's malaise?