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Council in the dark over hundreds of potentially deadly buildings

Only 40 per cent of earthquake-prone building owners responded to a council survey.

Queenstown's billion-dollar 'Alpine Britomart' fast-track bid

Residential, hospitality, and retail precinct planned for CBD. 

Drink bottle blocked sewer pipe at NZ's tallest tower: Builder

Blockage caused by an empty plastic soft drink bottle in the sewer stack at The Pacifica.

Housing bill to be watered down

Labour and National's landmark townhouse bill will be watered down.

Finance experts' verdict on $350 million Winton IPO

What's the reaction to developer Chris Meehan's audacious NZX/ASX listing plans?

Covid-19: Education Ministry ordering air purifiers, CO2 monitors for classrooms

Good planning will cut the risk of "super spreader events" in schools, ministry says.

Christchurch covered stadium: New design plans released

The long-awaited stadium is due to be finished by mid-2025.

Building Futures: Flaxmere duo training to be future tradies

The Building Futures programme was just what 23-year-old Vaiana MacGregor needed.

'Brave, challenging development': PwC Tower named winner

Community housing, hospital, tourism, supermarket and office buildings: winners

Analysts note Fletcher's wallboard dominance amid ComCom probe

We pay 20-30% more for building materials than Australians: Productivity Commission.

Argosy Property makes record interim net profit

The company has industrial, commercial, retail property including Albany Mega Centre

Simon Wilson: The 'slum enabling act' being foisted on us

The Labour-National housing accord will deliver the reverse of its stated intentions.

Major developer's plan to offset carbon footprint of $650m project

Each new building will have trees in one forest specifically dedicated to it.

Design for Living: A home for trees inhabited by humans

Bright ideas that make cities better: the vertical forest in Milan.

'Two months off finishing': Remuera developer vows appeal

"It's really sad. These sold out within hours off-market to first-home buyers" - Gibbons.

500 evacuated from Auckland high rise after water main bursts

The block on Lakewood Ct has 151 units and is only about a year old.