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Former property developer bankrupted

Martin Hutchin sold investment properties in Invercargill and Huntly and was described as a "risk to the community".

Building consents hit 10-year high

Last month saw the highest number of new dwellings consented in a month since March 2005.

Twelve Questions: Nat Cheshire

If Auckland has an architectural boy wonder, it's Nat Cheshire, who is the delineator behind two rural cabins that won the 2014 Home of the Year.

Fletcher boss sorry for Irish slur

Construction firm chief does damage control after suggesting that builders who carried out shoddy repair work on quake damaged homes had "gone back to Ireland".

App to ease pain of building projects

"Over time" and "over budget" are two phrases well known in construction, so a couple of industry veterans have created a solution they believe has global potential.

Dark before the dawn: Fletcher boss

Fletcher boss Mark Adamson says the company is dealing with legacy issues - and this is the 'dark before the dawn.'

Why Fletcher's bottom-line hit could pay off

Fletcher Building's June 2015 annual result out today showed revenue climbed 3 per cent but net earnings fell 20 per cent.

Fletcher Building profit drops 20pc

Profit fell to $270 million in the year ended June 30, from $339 million a year earlier, the company said.

Auckland: Fewer houses being built

Auckland could take another 86,400 dwellings in the next eight years without any risk of over-building.

Leaky classrooms set for demolition

Buildings at a relatively new Auckland school are about to be demolished in one of the biggest casualties of the leaky building crisis.

New silo for Auckland Port

A new $50 million dome-shaped silo for storing cement is due to spring up at Ports of Auckland next week or the week after.

eHome now in liquidation

One of NZ's biggest off-site housing manufacturers is now in liquidation, but creditors have hope of getting paid.

Geotesting begins on NDG site

Initial geotechnic testing has been carried out on the site for the 52-level NDG Auckland Centre and construction might begin next year.

Insulation plan for rentals hailed

The head of New Zealand's biggest insulation manufacturer welcomed the Government's decision to require all tenanted properties to have ceiling and underfloor insulation.

Quarter-acre dream fades for city

Auckland needs to squeeze in and up and move to having more suburban units and apartments to meet buyers' growing financial constraints and limitations.

Movie precinct wins more time

A council body has four months to produce a viable film studio plan at Hobsonville Pt or the land will be used for housing.

Movies v homes: Aucklanders divided

Aucklanders are divided on either side of the movies versus home debate that’s been raging over a prime piece of land in Hobsonville Pt.

Oceania mulls float, plans expansion

One of New Zealand's largest privately owned elderly-care, rest home and retirement village businesses is planning a $450 million to $500 million expansion.