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'Ngāti Ockham': Iwi-Pākehā collab brings 720 new city homes

By working together, an iwi collective and a Pākehā developer are yielding big results.

Cyclone-hit culvert rebuilt with fish ladder and repurposed material

Cyclone Gabrielle destroyed the culvert that was rebuilt using fish ladder innovation.

Malaysian developer doing up $41m ex-Auckland Council office block

The building is above one of the new underground City Rail Link train stations.

Can builders' groups lumped with liability under new regime afford to protect home owners?

The Government mulls requiring Master and Certified Builders to meet solvency standards.

Behind the hoardings: What the Bledisloe House transformation will deliver

Cristian Monreal of consultants RCP on the refurbishment of the old council-owned Bledisloe House. Video / Dean Purcell

Auckland apartment market so dire developer opts to rent rather than sell

Ockham Residential CEO William Deihl says entire block will be rented, market so tough.

Marutūāhu-Ockham sells 24 of 65 new Toi units in Pt Chevalier

'I take my hat off to the work you guys do' - Mayor Wayne Brown praises Toi developers.

Mixed reception to heritage home specialist Brooksfield's arrival

'Only genuine old houses built of native timbers are the real thing': Margot McRae

The 'perfect storm' hitting Tauranga's construction industry

Consents and filled jobs in the sector are down, but some see a turnaround coming.

'Multiple 111 calls': Fire and Emergency on New World Victoria Park blaze

The cause of the fire remains the subject of a post-incident analysis.

New plan to rebuild quake-hit Christchurch cathedral – but still years from reopening

Christ Church Cathedral has been shut for 14 years - since the February 2011 earthquake.

New expressway project north of Tauranga hits 'important milestone'

Takitimu North Link Stage 2 will extend four-lane highway from Te Puna to Ōmokoroa.

Inside Economics: Recession risk rises after June gloom

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

Super Fund to shift into $30m upgraded heritage building next year

This morning, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei blessed the former Chief Post Office, now upgraded.

'Awesome': Initiative aims to welcome more women to building trades

Women now make up 6% of BCITO apprentices.

Five levels, 135 apartments in $100m+ Mt Eden property plan

Nineteen submissions supported the big new scheme, 16 were made against it.