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Watch: ‘Fatal consequences’ - Youth’s crane stunt 220 metres above Auckland waterfront

A short clip captures a youth performing daredevil antics more than 200m from the ground.

Beca’s new flexi-working HQ: 900 desks for 1400 staff

Only 900 desks to be provided but more co-lab, quiet and flexible space offered to staff.

'Shocked': Kingsland Apartments owners get $36m minimum fix-up bill

Owners of 2-bedroom places get three choices: $350,000, $643,000 or $800,000 fix-up bill.

The greening of New Zealand business

Large and small, businesses are not waiting to be told how to address climate change.

Former Landwork Civil directors left country after withdrawing company funds

Liquidators have revealed new insights into the former directors of Landwork Civil.

Property Insider: 6 big things likely to dominate 2025

Seascape, Ikea, some big new buildings and a court drama loom.

QV figures: How much has your home lost since the market peak?

We can't say 'peak to trough' because we don't yet know if we have hit rock bottom.

Pigeons vs Prisons: Vertigo pulse system used as Corrections, AT battle bird poo deluge

Bringing Symterra to the skies: Government agencies face off against avian adversaries.

No consent: Landfill company ordered to pay $30k after post-cyclone slip

But the landowners have been left with a clean-up bill of almost $100,000.

Business confidence picks up, even in construction, NZIER says

More businesses entered the New Year with an optimistic mindset.

'No one thinks this is a good idea': Bream Bay residents oppose sand mining

DoC warns the sand mining near reserves could harm marine life and endangered seabirds.

Job market: Nearly 6000 new roles filled in November, Stats NZ says

Service industries fuelled more hiring but bank says it could be 'temporary respite'.

New home consents up in November but down 12% annually

House-building costs only rose 1.1% in 2024, well below 2022′s increases.

The Regulatory Standards Bill is a 'constitutional straitjacket', its critics say

The bill is slammed as 'dangerous', while warnings sounded of Act ideology entrenchment.

Ho Chi Minh to Northcote: 'Southern Hemisphere's largest modular housing project'

'We see New Zealand as a long-term strategy.

David Jones reports improving result in 2024 accounts

Luxury-brand retailer still made a loss in 2024, but had a small improvement.