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'Reckless': Martin Cooper and real estate agency fined for non-compliance

Business under pressure during Covid times and 'significant' sales downturn: Martin Cooper

Agents fined $35,000 after vendor suffers $73,000 loss on sale

The Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal ruling is seen as an unusual case.

WorkSafe issues maintenance warning for quad bikes after man killed

Tragedy could have been avoided if farm manager had kept bike in good working order.

Roger Partridge: Policy whiplash risks eroding NZ's investment stability

OPINION: Policy unpredictability is now seen as a genuine investment risk.

NZ's billion-dollar builders revealed as new king of construction emerges

The country's busiest commercial builder secured $1.2 billion of work last year.

Why Te Arai dune house is a standout

A ferry terminal, hotels, waterfront apartments, eye-catching new homes: who won awards?

‘Trusted’ builders to certify their own work

The changes are the latest in the Government's moves to make building more efficient.

Twenty new buildings planned for Takapuna campground site

Details are out with big plans for the much-loved beachfront site on the waterfront.

What submitters say about Anna Mowbray, Ali Williams' helipad application

All 1397 public submissions are out: 91% or 1277 opposed, 108 supporting, 12 are neutral.

'Resorted' to drone: Body corporate wins case against Paraparaumu unit owner

'Drone wash was not as effective as a manual wash would have been' - tribunal decision.

On the Up: The young builder from Flaxmere aiming for national glory

Goulton will compete in the national in Hamilton for the Ken Read Trophy and a $10k prize.

House prices down in most regions in year to March

Prices either static or falling throughout NZ, only six areas had price rises lately.

Property Insider: What can be done about Seascape? Rich-lister Kurt Gibbons’ waterfront Herne Bay house sale

'Our hope remains that this civil dispute is resolved as quickly as possible' - McCormick

Bayswater Marina loses attempt to keep public off breakwater

A challenge to a breakwater closure was denied with the council's position reinforced.

Former high-flying property developer ditches private jets as market turns down

Matthew Horncastle of Williams Corporation says he is now 'pretty boring'.

'Growing fast': Green light for project set to unlock 3000 homes, supermarket

The project aims to unlock land for up to 3000 homes and a new supermarket in Whangārei.