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A road worker is in critical condition after being hit by the roadworks truck on Victoria Ave

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident, on Victoria Ave in Remuera, around 10.20pm. Video / NZ Herald

Salt, sake and steam as giant geothermal power station cranks up

The turbine's opening ceremony involved traditional Japanese and Māori elements.

Million-dollar donor's long wait for sports centre almost over

Philanthropist says he will be more excited once a construction contract has been signed.

Runaway steel drum kills woman walking in US

Police say a large steel drum rolled out of a construction site and killed a woman.

Worker burnout, the future of vaccines and frustration over driver's licences

Workers overworked, Pharmac and Health NZ weigh up the future of Covid vaccines and questions over why labour-hire companies continue to bring in overseas workers.

Business Hub: new Naylor Love chief executive Bruno Goedeke

'After a few weeks, we decided we needed to move' - Goedeke on coming to NZ.

Pocket rocket: 143 per cent growth for tiny house business, 21st to fifth-busiest NZ house builder

The company targets the budget-conscious, trucking places nationally. Prices from $65,000.

Build Partners in voluntary administration, was partway through building 91 Kāinga Ora units

Grant Thornton is now in charge of the construction business, which built 700 state homes.

City Gardens Apartments no longer deemed a dangerous building

'Good outcome' as no owners forced to leave the tower, after being on notice last week.

Dodgy drawings: Draftsman's ‘negligent; substandard’ work done in spare time

The building designer said he'd learned from mistakes made 'at a difficult time'.

Opinion: Devastating blow for apartment owners hidden in Govt announcement

Earthquake-prone apartment owners had every right to rely on a now-cancelled loan scheme.

Protected Norfolk Island Pine was felled for more development

The man 'was aware that the removal of the tree would yield more developable land'.

NZ's biggest build-to-rent apartment project hits market: prices revealed

Tour bookings are now being offered, but the first residents won't move in until May.

Video production business insolvent, estimated to owe $800k

Director said video company was 'another victim of Covid', according to liquidator.

Architects irked by demolition of award-winning Unitec building

The plan is to 'give order to the rather disordered collection of buildings and spaces'.

Property Insider: Horse racing grandstand coming down; crane numbers plummet

A grandstand going for apartments but the latest study shows fewer cranes on our horizons.