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The offspring: How heirs to Kiwi family fortunes earn their keep
Meet the heirs of New Zealand's wealthiest families.
Homeowner claims up to $40k damage from roofing company's alleged ‘reckless’ activity
RoofBuddy connects homeowners with roofers, and is is fronted by The Bachelor’s Art Green.
Du Val unit buyer fears reneging on $850,000 contract
'Targeted and called repetitively by young Pasifika people who got my trust.' - Keil-Hall
Wattle Park developer liquidated: Kiwibank owed $3.6m, Inland Revenue $1.09m
Project completed in January 2022 but developer blames Covid and the downturn for debts.
Payment disputes: Kāinga Ora apartment project hits roadblock
Little has happened at a Kāinga Ora-owned building site in Rotorua for months.
One of NZ’s ‘most daring’ Grand Designs back on the market
The Wellington home hangs over a 45-degree hill and includes a glass elevator.
Clarkes must front up to interview with PwC: High Court
Clarkes have so far refused to be interviewed by the receivers of many Du Val entities.
‘Dream does not become reality’: Steve Evans on Clever Core failure
'Thanks to all who believed in it like me, worked in it, and supported it.'
‘Goldmine’: Developers brace for $500m state home sell-off
The huge sell-off is part of the state housing agency's big cost-cutting 'reset'.
‘Disingenuous conduct’: Couple out of pocket after builder ran three years over schedule
Contractors had to be brought in to finish the job for an additional $130,000.
Crane numbers down 15% nationally with sharper drop in Auckland
'This is not surprising given the ongoing issues in the market' - Steve Gracey of RLB.
Du Val saga: How were jewellery, artworks, firearms paid for?
PwC sought court orders for Clarkes to deliver assets or provide information about them.
‘Such big development potential’ - why Queenstown place went for $45.5m
'The price was big because the sale included so much flat land.' - local investor
Property Insider: Spooked by agency closures; developer retrenching; residents begin Amaia shift
People are alarmed by the JLL closures, asking what that says about the successful agency.
Not so clever: Fletcher Building’s prefab house-building factory to shut
The $15m factory, which has 35 workers, will close by June 30.
‘Watershed moment’: Govt to lend to private sector for social houses
Chris Bishop is also exploring underwriting bank loans to community housing providers.
Cabinet blocks Bishop's plan to zone for 540,000 new Auckland homes
Housing Minister Chris Bishop's audacious proposal for new housing was overruled.
Builders of Auckland’s abandoned 57-level Seascape tower win $33m claim
Judge: 'I order Shundi to pay the sum in the statutory demand within five working days.'
‘End of an era’: Aching bones of landmark highway house further crippled by fire
The historic house on State Highway 2, abandoned since the late 1960s, damaged in fire.
Inside Seascape: New photos show state of abandoned Auckland apartment tower
Plywood in some areas has been damaged, report says replacement with steel is recommended.
Woolworths property sales, Karangahape Rd plans; $1.1b Canadian moves: Property Insider
Woolworths stores in Te Atatū, Westgate and Mt Roskill have all sold recently.
‘Helipad’ on plans but council says no chopper application sought
The word 'helipad' is on approved plans but the council says no landing rights are sought.
Why 56-level $300m+ Seascape tower is abandoned for seven months
Court decision in November prohibited the builder from acting till the paperwork was done.
Auckland architecture awards shortlist out: 56 projects named
Toilets, houses, additions and alterations, interiors, apartments, new schools on list.
Property Insider: Precinct’s twin-skyscraper plans; Goodman moving; Beca to show off new office
When might get the contract to build New Zealand's two tallest new skyscrapers?
Fast-tracking granted for 4000-home Sunfield plans at Ardmore
'Construction prices are still to adjust to the current property cycle and remain high.'
Letters: NZ’s housing market model is unsustainable
OPINION: House price increases cause economic harm, a Weekend Herald article says.