Fletcher patience over Ihumatao running out

Fletcher patience over Ihumatao running out
Jenny Ruth
Fletcher Building is signalling it is running out of patience with the protracted arguments over the future of its Ihumatao site in Auckland."Fletcher Building has done our very best to allow for the parties to reach an agreement over an extended period, but we are not in a position to hold off development indefinitely," the company said in announcing its first half results."We are the legal owners of a piece of land which is fully consented, that is empathetic to iwi considerations and the adjacent stonefields site, and which we are entitled t...

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