New Zealand‘Error-ridden:’ Builder took 16 months to complete 2 months' work, fined $430kSimon Washbourne fixed the weatherboards incorrectly and installed windows that leaked.09 Sep 07:00 AM
New ZealandStink over sewage from Auckland housing development goes to courtWatercare plans to truck sewage away at three other housing developments.07 Sep 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsPromise to begin new tunnel this term in doubtGovt has delayed second Mt Vic tunnel while it investigates a bigger one.06 Sep 05:07 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeDu Val's legal tsunami: eight court cases pending against businessesTwo advisers listed in a Du Val document told PwC they did not have any involvement.05 Sep 05:25 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeA Du Val business valued at $431m? Receiver notes no independent valuationNo external valuation to show one entity was worth $431m, according to new PwC report.04 Sep 10:46 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionDeveloper Shundi Customs vs builder China Construction in High Court over $300m SeascapeDispute follows China Construction winning an August 2 tribunal adjudication.04 Sep 10:35 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNew house-building business couldn't survive downturn: $8.9m liabilitiesKPMG will now go about realising assets in an attempt to repay company debts.03 Sep 09:19 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'Improper' Covid cash claim: Ministry takes hotel building contractor to courtIssue over nearly $250,000 in pandemic-era wage subsidies.02 Sep 08:33 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: Seascape adjudication decision awards $33m; Carrie Bradshaw indexDeveloper to pay builder China Construction New Zealand $33m.02 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'We can't sleep': Couple fear for future, loan on Du Val unit axedMeanwhile, a decision on media access to court and receivership files has been reserved.02 Sep 05:30 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJane PhareDu Val downfall: From champagne, private jets to receivership and $250m debtNow Du Val investors and creditors want their money.02 Sep 04:00 AM
ConstructionDowned tools leave Auckland's Seascape an empty shellThe Detail: A feud between builder and developer has brought work on Seascape to a halt.01 Sep 09:15 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionCasino doors shut next week: What happens to 700 SkyCity Auckland staff?Will staff be paid? Will they have to come to work still? Work shifts? What will they do?01 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careJLL retirement village study: population up, companies adjust growthMost older people do not live in such villages, even with 53,000 people there now.01 Sep 05:00 PM
AnalysisAnne GibsonExploding liability: Fletcher paying $168m for Perth pipe disasterIplex will pay 80%, Western Australian Government to pay 20% to help homeowner victims.30 Aug 02:05 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeELE collapse: Deloitte repaying staff $4.1m owed, BNZ gets full amountReceivers have collected about 85% of the total amount owed by debtors.30 Aug 12:24 AM
ConstructionFletcher Building poised for announcement on leaky pipesAfter complaints about pipes in Australia, company has been in mediation.29 Aug 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionThe five biggest property sales in 2024 so far – including Sir Peter Jackson’s Lyall Bay dealBuying and selling activity is continuing apace, despite the sluggish economy.28 Aug 10:32 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeDu Val Group: High Court to decide if interim receivership documents can be made publicJudge prepares to hear arguments in Hamilton on Monday.28 Aug 07:04 AM
PoliticsLabour not sure about calls for politicians to be less political over infrastructureChris Bishop wants bipartisanship, other parties say he should look in the mirror.28 Aug 06:28 AM
Construction'Stabilising investment property market' - giant landlord Precinct reports resultCompany is progressing further growth in the apartment sector.27 Aug 11:12 PM
Infrastructure reportRepeatable design has potential to transformStandardisation in construction could mean cost savings and efficiency gains.27 Aug 04:59 PM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesProperty Insider: ‘Wind pressure’ on Seascape; Du Val estimated to owe $250m; new Ikea roofDeputy Mayor Desley Simpson explains what steps the council will take on the skyscraper.27 Aug 03:00 AM
ConstructionVulcan slashes dividend after 55% profit plungeVulcan blames high interest rates and inflation for its sharp fall in earnings.26 Aug 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBiggest deal of 2024: Sir Peter Jackson’s links to $105m Lyall Bay purchaseFilmmaker has plans to build a film museum.26 Aug 09:48 PM
Agribusiness'NZ's biggest Asian supermarket' opening at WestgateNew store is near the giant American-owned Costco Wholesale on Gunton Dr.26 Aug 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeCambodian baker migrants fail to get order to stop BNZ selling Auckland homeBNZ became concerned that it made the loan based on false information presented to it.26 Aug 04:38 AM
New ZealandBuilder Kiel Rangi keeps licence after skipping out on $70k botch-upNone of the walls were straight and all the weatherboards had been put on wrong.24 Aug 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSewage trucked away from hundreds of Auckland homes with no proper connectionSummer is potentially going to be really smelly, one homeowner says.23 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandConstruction company hammered rail bridge rebuild piles 34m deepCyclone Gabrielle washed away the old 10m deep bridge piles, so they put in 34m deep ones.23 Aug 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstruction'Suspended' - building work on NZ's tallest apartment towerDispute between China Construction and developer Shundi Customs: Work suspended.23 Aug 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionFletcher will fight regulator over Gib rebatesRegulator accuses Winstone Wallboards unit of breaching Commerce Act.22 Aug 10:48 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionSkyCity forecasts earnings for 2025, delivers loss for latest yearHorizon Hotel opened, NZ International Convention Centre due to open next year.22 Aug 04:08 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionDu Val Group: Andrew Bayly quizzed over statutory managementComplexity and scale meant immediate government intervention was required - Bayly.22 Aug 04:00 AM