Building sector doing it for themselves may make greater difference

The building sector is collaborating on initiatives such as a financial health check for firms. (Image: Supplied)

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

When you’re celebrating a 0.1% uptick in the market, you know things have been grim.“NZ property values edged up in September, ending a five-month slide,” property data firm Cotality announced with Pollyanna-esque optimism on Thursday.Although down 17.3% on the peak and 0.7% for the quarter, the infinitesimal rise in the country’s median dwelling value last month was consistent with “early tentative signs of an economic turnaround”, Cotality's chief property economist, Kelvin Davidson, said.But one s...

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