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'Unauthorised modifications': Developer, builder fined $35,000

A judge convicted the businesses after changes were made to a level-18 penthouse.

'A slap in the face': Tairāwhiti groups react to RMA forestry proposals

Public consultation on Resource Management Act changes began on Thursday.

Biggest change in NZ history: New proposals for freshwater, infrastructure, farming

'Sorting out our planning rules is critical to boosting economic growth.'

Confidential Auckland blueprint tackles housing intensification, flood risks

The new rules aim to protect against floods while boosting housing near transport.

Property Insider: Wee problem blights rich-lister’s boatshed

Once, wine was made in the buildings. Now it's Tourism Holdings' HQ – campervan heaven.

‘Shotgun’ cladding: Homeowner complains about new $1.27m home, builder says nothing wrong

Sound's a known behaviour of the product and not a sign of a defect, says Fletcher Living.

Posh doggy daycare owner faces sentencing after 'repeated breaches'

Day of reckoning for doggy daycare owner Angela Beer.

Benno Blaschke: Breaking up supermarkets won't solve competition issues

OPINION: Regulatory barriers to entry should be considered as an alternative.

'Decades of experience' – Craig Heatley company, Hoppers plan $220m marina

A forecast 140 jobs are to be created over 30 years if plans are allowed to proceed.

Property Insider: What could the future hold for ex-Auckland Star site? Architects explain champion Te Arai home design

'Somebody, please build something here – anything' debate on a site empty for 36 years.

'Massive impact for us': Hapū oppose marina plan going through Fast Track process

The hapū want the project to go through the RMA for community input.

Inside the secret 3-year criminal case against Auckland's luxury doggy daycare

Prosecutors claim the firm earned $180k in extra profits by ignoring resource consents.

Subdivision deal clears path for new homes, despite quarry concerns

Houses cut from a Hikurangi subdivision plan in a settlement with a concrete company.

Editorial: Heritage v housing, we must protect Auckland's character

OPINION: Auckland's villas are seen as iconic, akin to Melbourne's terraced houses.

'Significantly reduced' protection: Heritage advocates fear for Auckland villas

RMA reforms are another step toward the death knell of heritage, says Allan Matson.

'Highly careless’: Nomar Farms effluent discharge ends in big fine

A Whakatāne dairy farm owner has been fined $48, 750 for effluent discharge.