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'Not in my back yard': Auckland residents fight housing intensification plans

Neighbours want to stop 467 new houses in Orewa and 81 in Beach Haven.

Nightmare before Christmas: IRD owed $1.1m, creditors $460k - what to do?

Troubles hit another builder - just before Christmas.

'Big progress': Waiheke Island's Kennedy Point Marina shows latest work

Two of nine marina piers at contentious site now mostly installed.

Failed Canterbury house-builder forecast to owe $1m+

"Struggled with delays around building materials and consents."

Seawall given go-ahead: Construction allowed to protect land from erosion

Seaward lawns of two homes collapsed onto the foreshore below.

Ryman slices Australian plans in half to gain approval for $344m village

Scheme for 217 apartments now scaled back to 104 units.

Summerset sales up 18pc but buyers take longer to sell houses in falling market

Company has not been immune to the falling housing market.

House construction inflation sets new annual record

Despite a recent slowdown the overall trend is one of surging costs.

House prices, building costs stall $300m retirement village plans

As retirement village stocks get hammered, huge Parnell project stalled.

Boaties ‘devastated’ by decision allowing $300m+ Bayswater Marina project

"The only significant North Shore marina" - opponents fight back.

RMA overhaul to narrow anti-social housing objections

New laws 'comply with the Bill of Rights Act' - David Parker.

Auckland construction company fined $340,000 for risking workers' safety

A second legal loss in two weeks for Auckland businessman Loukas Petrou's companies.

Podular Housing Systems’ failure: High Court confirms liquidators’ legitimacy

Parties went to court seeking a judgement against 5 per cent shareholder.

Auckland house prices down $235,000 annually

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Home dreams in peril: Shareholder opposes Podular liquidators' appointment

Creditors due to meet soon to discuss the situation.

283 building company liquidations in 11 months

'This is only a sign of worse things to come': National MP Andrew Bayly.