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Mark Thomas: Time to build smarter

Opinion: Solutions are here - and widely used overseas - why are we so slow on the uptake?

Lawyer wants state investigation into case of arrested Chinese workers

A lawyer for Chinese nationals alleges they have been victims of human trafficking.

'Whacked' with huge costs: $16.3m to fix units

'Sadly...the complex has significant original design, construction failings"

'Some builders could go under' as timber shortage hits major supplier

Carter Holt Harvey reportedly can't supply timber because of the house construction spike.

Chinese workers facing deportation put in 'precarious situation'

Law-breaking employers should be the focus rather than workers, advocacy group says.

Top Wellington restaurant closes for earthquake strengthening

The plant-based restaurant is just across the road from the Prime Minister's residence.

Tough sell: How Commercial Bay is faring almost a year on

Inner city shopping mall faces very different trading reality compared to original hopes.

Godwits live near new high-density 543-unit Auckland scheme

Bar-tailed godwits fly from Alaska to sites near the new scheme.

Precinct increases profit 213% after $148m valuation lifts

'Almost all Precinct's clients back working from premises' - CDO Scott Pritchard

NZ's biggest repair job: SkyCity convention centre fire repair bill $340m-plus

Repair costs have been revised up from $336 million last year to at least $340m.

Developer of $250m apartment puts company into voluntary administration

'Shortfall to pay off secured and unsecured creditors' - Sanctuary statement

Fire, pandemic push SkyCity net profit down 76%

SkyCity had to fight battles on a number of different fronts.

Fletcher exceeds expectations with 47% lift in operating profit

Unexpectedly, a dividend is back on the table for shareholders.

Earnings preview: Can Fletcher meet its $305m-$320m target?

"Forward order book stands at $2.4b+" - CEO Ross Taylor.

Contractors accidentally pour 2000 tonnes of grout into water main

Watercare is still trying to work out how the time-consuming mistake was made.

The 45,000 vulnerable residents living under the strictest conditions in NZ

These are the residents living under the strictest conditions in the country.