New Zealand’s largest pickleball and padel centre to open in Christchurch’s old Court Theatre building
Eight pickleball and three padel courts fill the revamped theatre space. Photo / Anna Heath. KJ Randall, who…
National pledges to take some building consents off councils
The party is also promising to designate a specialist Building Consent Authority, which would create one pathway for…
Dimples founder Jane McAllister on rebuilding after Newmarket fire
She’s now a grandmother of 30, has taught herself photography and painting, and is living her dream lifestyle…
KiwiRail and council demolitions spark Maungatūroto heritage debate
In correspondence shared with the Northern Advocate, O’Neill questioned KiwiRail’s assertion that it recognised the building’s historical significance,…
Tauranga City Council buys and demolishes ‘dangerous’ Greerton house, 16 years after fire damage
It issued renewed versions of those same notices again this year, before buying the property on June 22.…
Vacant Napier CBD building transforming into pop-up roller disco
NCBI general manager Pip Thompson said the idea was inspired by the nostalgia of roller discos to create…
NZ shares rise as Fletcher posts positive update – Market close
“We are back to the tit-for-tat negotiating process in the US-Iran war and oil prices are back up…
Fire damages derelict Mt Albert psychiatric hospital days before council deadline to secure it
They said the blaze was now being treated as suspicious. The building’s continued deterioration had been the subject…
Hawke’s Bay Hospital ED under pressure despite winter plan, up to 60 people waiting at a time
Over the past month, Hawke’s Bay’s ED in Hastings has seen an average of 157 patients daily. Over…
Eden Terrace crash blocks intersection, building evacuated after collision
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Jefferson’s vision of individual liberty shows New Zealand’s constitutional gap – David Harvey
Jefferson’s sentence is not merely a historical artefact. It is a revolutionary act of prioritising the individual –…
Stephen and Tracey Frew sentenced for building an unconsented home on a steep rural Waikato ridgeline
Two weeks later, a septic tank had been built, and later again, the house was being lived in,…