'Piss-take': Builder fumes as Fletcher cites 'error' in early Gib drop to its own site
Company blames miscommunication for piles of Gib at building site.
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105-house Ormiston project frozen: Lawyer's advice for anxious buyers
"Should I be worried?" asked one concerned DDL buyer this week of possible next steps.
Revealed: More than 100 Ormiston homes with receivers
Scale of DDL projects beset by financial difficulties quantified.
End of an era: Change at the top for Goodman Property Trust
Executive aged 38 to be new chief has been with business 16 years, including in Europe.
'Catastrophic': Builders warn more firms will fold if material price hikes continue
The cost of building a new house is 30 per cent higher than a year ago.
'Dream home' turns to nightmare: Buyers worry after developer tipped into receivership
Receivers issued reassurance saying deposits are held in trust accounts.
Auckland housing developer in receivership
Vincent Capital called in receivers Calibre Partners who cited a loan as the reason.
Secret paper reveals plans for second $100m Costco
Previously secret briefing papers tell us so much more about what's planned.
Fletcher sues over insurance for works at Sky City Convention Centre
"A difference of interpretation over an insurance policy" at heart of litigation
Auckland's large-scale state land to be sold for private ownership
"After 50 or 60 years, these houses are no longer fit for purpose." - Mark Fraser.
Building chief welcomes house insulation upgrade delay
All double-glazed aluminium framed windows will have gas pumped inside.
Revenue, revaluations boost Arvida profit
Value of investment properties rose $1.2b in the latest year.
Who's claiming $518,000 from failed Tauranga builder?
Revenue during Covid insufficient to cover overheads, liquidator David Thomas says.
Stride Property profit falls 14.8pc
More rent but expenses rise due to tax, more assets under management.
Tauranga builder fails with $518,000 shortfall, recession fears raised
"We are now accumulating a backlog of unfinished houses" - National MP Andrew Bayly
First image of how Ikea's Sylvia Park store will look
Sylvia Park was the "standout performer" and Ikea plans to open its first NZ store there.
Budget 2022: Move to stop supermarkets blocking rival stores hailed
The new law could help parties challenge the Countdown/Foodstuffs duopoly.
$4.8b landlord Goodman makes $748.6m, up 18%
Developments to add 100,000sq m of space, generating a further $21m annual rent.
Roger Partridge: Border announcements a mix of half-measures, muddled thinking
OPINION: NZ's border settings continue to confound, NZ Initiative chairman writes.
Calls for mental health support in construction sector
Construction has the highest rate of suicide of any industry in the country.
Big energy upgrades for new houses from November
Experts estimate up to $25,000 could be added to new builds.
Market thought we were 'mad' - $250m project boss
Goodman boss John Dakin on $93m land buy for $250m logistics hub.
Liquidators' report out on failed $80m Wellington builder
$17.6m liabilities but just $8.9m in assets and 320 unsecured creditors.
Construction starts on $150m Catalina Bay units
Construction of the 82-unit development is due to be finished in early 2024.
Big cracks starting to show in the economy
Editorial: Three reports this week make for troubling times ahead.
Gas for all aluminum-framed house windows by next November
Windows are estimated to be responsible for 35-50 per cent of winter heat loss.
'Order Gib now': PlaceMakers warns of price rises and product shortages
PlaceMakers said that no Pink Batts were being distributed from their factory this week.
Hope for Wellington's Armstrong Downes' subcontractors?
"The liquidators/developer will need to negotiate with the existing subbies" - Herd
New housing consents surpass 50,000, smash records
Four regions had record numbers of new homes consented, Stats NZ said.
$30,000 salary boost: The allure of Australia's big job offers
Recruiters are actively looking to coax Kiwis across the ditch.
NZ dollar falls to near two-year low as Wall St plunge drags shares down
A further plunge on Wall Street dragged the NZ sharemarket down nearly 1 per cent.
Where 3000 new Auckland apartments are planned
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152-unit CBD project frozen as $80m+ Wellington builder goes into liquidation
"It's a reflection of the unstable market. Everyone is busy," says one sector leader.
The Kiwi industry that's forecast to need more than 200,000 workers - and the lure of Oz
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