New Hooker Valley suspension bridge opens in Aoraki Mount Cook
There is virtually no bridge too far for the man behind the new Hooker Valley suspension bridge at…
Sinkhole large enough to ‘take a car’ opens up on Auckland street
A sinkhole large enough to swallow a car has opened on a street in the central Auckland suburb…
NZ homeowners hold on: Why aren’t there more mortgagee sales?
House prices have fallen and interest rates are rising again – but why aren’t more New Zealanders getting…
Ex-judge says move-on orders unworkable and ‘callous’
A retired district court judge says the Government’s proposed move-on orders are unworkable, “callous” and threaten to imprison…
Does NZ have too many new townhouses – and are they crashing the market?
Drive around almost any New Zealand suburb and you’ll see clusters of identical townhouses at various stages of…
‘We are growing fast’: Increase in Kiwi-led infrastructure in Australia
Whether its wind farms in Western Australia, wastewater infrastructure in Victoria, upgrades to ports, or upkeep of 28…
Long-time Wellington party flat shut down by council
Walking into 13 Garrett St in the Wellington CBD, you’re welcomed by a wallpaper of gig posters over…
More intensification option wins out in Auckland housing vote
Auckland’s youngest councillor says the city must build more homes to help improve affordability or opt to keep…
Council warns of ‘tipping point’ for building consent costs
A southern council has issued a stark warning about the cost of building consents around the country as…
Smaller town centres set to be cut from Auckland housing density plan
Auckland’s housing intensification plan would shrink to between 1.5 and 1.7 million homes, under a staff proposal to…
Iwi-council agreements ‘narrowly scoped’ in late change to new RMA system
Existing council agreements giving iwi a formal role in planning decisions will not be retained under a late…
Auckland’s $1.66b Central Interceptor tunnel now fully operational
Auckland’s largest wastewater infrastructure project, the Central Interceptor, is now fully operational, with Watercare saying it will dramatically…