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‘Horrified’: Second apartment development consented for Napier street

Wellesley Rd is getting 42 new apartments, but just five new car parks.

Convicted architectural designer gets building licence back - and faces fresh complaint

His history of fines, suspensions and cancellations is not listed on the public register.

Business Hub: Changes at top of NZ's second-largest builder

Downer has around 25,000 employees in Australia and around 10,000 in New Zealand.

IRD pushes property business under; Carters, Fletcher, Mitre 10 are creditors

Liquidators terminate employment agreements as builder in strife.

Latest update on injured Whangārei yachtie in a Panama hospital

Plans are in progress to fly the seriously-injured sailor back to New Zealand.

$166m expansion at Wellington's biggest private hospital

Full hospital redevelopment 5km south of the city's CBD.

Builder selling luxury homes while familes and creditors owed $10m

Size of debt owed to tiny home creditors almost doubles.

Builder caught using unconsented Chinese roofing product; other homes could be affected

The owners only discovered the switch when the paint began deteriorating.

Bankrupt builder used his child's bank account to steal $60k from theatre group

'I deeply regret my actions', says Nicholas Greer.

Roadblock for companies suing aluminium panel manufacturers

Companies allege Alucobond aluminium panels are unsafe and pose a fire risk.

Brett O’Riley: Time to set new infrastructure priorities

We have to be pragmatic and realistic, and open our doors to overseas funding.

Opinion: Filling NZ’s $210b infrastructure deficit black hole

The Government doesn’t have deep-enough pockets to fill the infrastructure black hole.

Auckland Light Rail shifts up a gear

ALR will help underpin growth, greater productivity and economic prosperity.

Infrastructure Report: Planning for future weather events will require a different approach

The concepts of resilience and sustainability are key priorities.

Nick Leggett: The importance of sustainability

OPINION: Our ageing infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle NZ’s changing climate.

An alliance to spearhead cyclone recovery effort

Downer aims to build back smarter in Cyclone Gabrielle recovery.