![Experts and legal fees large part of $1.29b consent costs](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/Ross-Copland5.webp)
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.
![NZ's newest label: #1 in global house inflation](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/housing-property-house-rentals-l.webp)
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.
![Australian firm buys NZ's Builderscrack for $12m](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/jeremy-builderscrack.co.nz.webp)
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.
![Avoiding Auckland – more delivery delays as ships steam north](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/MSC-Vaiga-III-berthed-061221.webp)
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.