Environment Court weighs clash between BOP burial site claims and coastal development
While a 56‑acre (22.6ha) lot at Piripai was vested to Ngāti Awa trustees in 1878 as a native…
Kāinga Ora to sell Fenton St, Rotorua transitional housing site after $11m spend
Kāinga Ora spent a further $3m on renovations converting it into 30 transitional housing units able to cater…
Whakatāne housing project faces Environment Court fight over Ōpihi urupa
The group says the ancient urupa is much larger than the fenced-off area adjacent to the development site…
Waioweka Gorge SH2: Fresh slip at Goldsmith site delays reopening
“Unfortunately, more material has fallen from the Goldsmith slip, making it unsafe to allow convoy traffic through. “The…
Downtown Hamilton gets major boost with opening of NZ’s most beautiful theatre
Economic boost: Hamilton’s BNZ Theatre is now open. Photos / Supplied On a historic site above the Waikato…
Beach carpark and campsite near Whanganui closed over erosion fears
Council chief infrastructure officer Lance Kennedy told the Chronicle in 2023 that the entire coastline – both cliffs…
Crane Brothers to grow High St flagship, expand store into Ruby site
Crane Brothers owner Murray Crane said he plans to expand the store’s growing categories. Photo / RNZ, Yiting…
Goldsmith slip clearing: SH2 Waioeka Gorge crews eye Friday restart
“Getting an additional digger on site is a big step in helping us tackle the major blockages. “Conditions…
Kāinga Ora Tauriko West land sale: Developer says agency will lose money
Classic Developments co-director Peter Cooney said the company was in the original bidding war with Kāinga Ora in…
Havelock North: About 200 homes planned for former Te Mata Mushrooms site
As well as the latest proposal, four other housing or retirement developments for more than 500 new homes…
Future of Bondi Beach terror attack site up for debate as replacement flagged
The Bondi Beach footbridge that some locals want removed following last month’s terror attack was already going to…
Police seek answers after two RSE workers found dead on same Pukehina site
A 50-year-old man was due to reappear in the Tauranga District Court on January 30 on a charge…