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Hirepool hit with second loss, directors push out debt refinancing deadline

Hirepool’s net loss blew out to $13.49m in 2025 as hire revenue slumped.

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.

How a teen warehouse job led to a $73m supermarket opening

He started as a picker in a distribution centre, now he's buying a $14m supermarket.

Mega property deals: The 11 biggest commercial sales of the year

Who's still got money to buy $1.8b of properties in 2025? An exclusive list answers that.

Minimalist, meek homes among national NZIA prize-winners

It doesn't have to be flashy to win. Ingenuity and beauty in style caught judges' eyes.

'Our challenge is to keep our heads down' – Andrew Reding on Fletcher Building in 2026

'I think it would be a mistake to count on any swift economic turnaround,' says Reding.

Why this multi-millionaire is giving 250 first-time house-buyers $100k each

Ben Tomsett sits down with a self-made businessman on why he's giving back.

'Biggest and best': Rodd & Gunn CEO on new $10m+ Melbourne store

'Level of detail and how each floor of the store works is incredible,' says Mike Beagley.

Healthcare upgrade: $75m Anglesea expansion aims to transform surgery in Waikato

The $75m project will add four theatres and 24 orthopaedic beds by 2027.