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Tough times ahead for building sector as consents continue to drop annually

Building consents were down 14 per cent in October 2023 compared to October 2022.

Holes in the walls, a bin blaze burning for hours and children: Inside Spa Lodge

Revealed: The fire report that led to a backpackers' being deemed a dangerous building.

Mega-landlord says 'dramatic' uptick in housing market under new Govt

Matt Ryan, who owns more than 100 properties, said more houses are selling at auction.

Ryman selling two sites, stopping work at three others

Full-year profit is now $300m-$330m, when it was previously forecast to be $310m-$330m.

Richard Prebble: Slash red tape and watch the economy take flight

OPINION: But the new Government has inherited a mess.

Ex-All Blacks' favourite $4b Arvida Group scores bigtime

Dan Carter, Richie McCaw and Kieran Read were reported to have bought in.

OCR announcement: Will the Reserve Bank change its interest rate plans?

With a last hike for the year looking unlikely, what does the bank expect for 2024?

Three Waikato houses stand out in national House of the Year Awards

A Cooks Beach home featuring local stone is one of three winning Waikato properties.

'Inexcusable': Auckland Council’s secret seven-figure payout labelled a disgrace

'Confidentiality clauses should not be used to shield the council from embarrassment.'

Watch: Sir Peter Jackson asks locals to ‘bear with us’ at Shelly Bay

Plans are under way to 'green' the waterfront real estate and welcome back the public.

Repeat offender: Illegal Albany Heights work brings $34k fine

As it turned out, it wasn’t Danny on the digger but Tao Ma, pretending to be Danny.

Whangārei iwi threaten occupation if housing development goes ahead

A 93-house development is planned on Ōnoke Hill, a well-known site in Kamo.

Homeowner fumes at lack of action over cliff collapse

A man who owns a home above a startling slip waits and waits for council action.

Northland house prices join trend in nationwide growth

Whangārei suburbs come out on top as the strongest growth market.

Privately-owned seawall under construction is rising at Shore beach

Building at Belmont follows recent action at Point Wells over illegal seawalls.

New public housing on the way in Thames

New state houses for Thames will be ready early next year.