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Our biggest house builder reveals 30% volume drop

Real irony: Now is a great time to build.

New data reveals where Auckland rents jumped by 7.2%

New insights from an agency managing 19,000 properties: What does it say?

Are retirement village stocks safe? Analyst on ComCom probe

'Level of concern amongst residents and advocates about some of the sector’s practices.'

First look: What's it like inside NZ's biggest build-to-rent project?

"We allow people to do decorating of their apartments. You’re allowed to bring your pets."

Anti-bird roosting measures in cladding of new $63m block

'Sloped the bottom of the cruciform indents at a 50-degree angle,': birds don't roost.

The $70m question: Why Ponsonby Central's owner is selling up

Andy Davies established the hub 11 years ago.

Leaky building saga: Takapuna apartment tower owners win case against own lawyers

Lawyers challenged almost all aspects of the claim brought in the proceedings.

Developer of $60m Waiheke Island coastal housing estate wants out

Sales of the housing sites taking longer than expected.

Ouch! Karaka land deal drew $10k/day penalty interest rate

To quickly get the $13m it needed to settle the deal, Mega went hunting for finance.

Building boss says he imagines being in Nazi camp during media ‘attacks’

He imagines he follows the rules but still gets "hauled off to a concentration camp".

Māori traditional construction techniques ‘conclusively proven’ to withstand major earthquakes

This knowledge will now be used to rebuild a historic wharenui.

Environment Minister allows Auckland Council reprieve on Government intensification push after floods, cyclone

'Extension to enable staff to investigate flooding impacts and its implications': Parker

Landlord says $13.8m street upgrade 'highway for criminals'

The design and layout also helped criminals because signs and posts had been removed.

Watch: Inside Kiwi billionaire's new 2.7ha Chinese factory

'Factory a game-changer in growth'; US$200m in sales forecast this year.

'Too exposed': Michael Hill forced to close its most ram-raided store

The store was one of the first three to open, traded from that location for four decades.

Who wants $14.9m from biggest builder to fail this year?

Name anything you see happening on a building site and those supplying stuff are on list.