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Second rejection for $200m Mission Bay plans

'Real issue is the appellant's continued pursuit of over-height residential apartments.'

Community, marina users oppose $300m Bayswater plan

Plans for 121 apartments at Bayswater Marina met with opposition.

Council releases images to show why filthy building site shut down

'Sediment is New Zealand's worst pollutant. We spend a lot of effort trying to reduce it.'

Apartments, offices, shops planned for Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation site in Epsom

Development plans for rehab site shut in a controversial move last year

Builder of digger-attacked house ordered to stop work

Court Judge David Kirkpatrick issued the three orders against DDL Homes and DDL Estates.

Supply crunch: Steel delivery times jump to four months

'We're not running out. We're making steel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at Glenbrook.'

Public can now submit reactions to $300m Bayswater plans

Genuine community engagement was being sought from the developer - Chris Darby.

Steel shortage to hit $26b building sector: industry chief

"About to affect the entire country. Most jobs rely on reinforcing steel and mesh" - Leys

Another attempt to delay Waiheke marina development fails

"Everything the company is doing is in accordance with its resource consent" - developer.

Deluge raises doubts about building houses on West Auckland floodplain

"There's a lot of pressure to modify floodplains and create housing" - Auckland Council.

Ten-year home leases? Build to rent pioneer proposal

Land availability and prices, rising construction costs, poor infrastructure are barriers

$1b Commercial Bay a year on: How is retail faring?

"My expectation is people will come from offshore and go, wow, you guys nailed it."

Building site with no Covid safety measures backflips after being refused delivery

"You can't do much without concrete" - Julien Leys, Building Industry Federation.

Government studying build to rent sector: Woods

'Lack of rental supply to meet growing demand is a key problem for the housing sector.'

Covid swells City Rail Link costs and cripples public transport

Covid has affected construction of the City Rail Link for 205 days.

Apartment developer in strife: Lost $35m, owes another $17m

Apart from the $35m loss, West Village owes unsecured non-preferential creditors $17m.