Experts and legal fees large part of $1.29b consent costs
Infrastructure

Experts and legal fees large part of $1.29b consent costs

Consulting fees accounted for more than $900 million of resource consents for infrastructure projects last year.

Brent Melville 10 Dec 2021
NZ's newest label: #1 in global house inflation
Property

NZ's newest label: #1 in global house inflation

The Reserve Bank's money-printing through the covid pandemic helped prompt a house price rise that surpasses any other nation.

Brent Melville 09 Dec 2021
Australian firm buys NZ's Builderscrack for $12m
Property

Australian firm buys NZ's Builderscrack for $12m

The online tradie networking site has been sold to the Australian Hipages Group for more than $12 million.

Brent Melville 09 Dec 2021
Avoiding Auckland – more delivery delays as ships steam north
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Avoiding Auckland – more delivery delays as ships steam north

Higher costs and delivery delays are expected ahead of Christmas as vessels give Auckland a wide berth, opting to head to the country's northernmost port. 

Brent Melville 08 Dec 2021