Material Matters

BusinessDesk investigates the business of building materials

Material Matters: what we’ve learned
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Material Matters: what we’ve learned

Wrapping up an inspection into building materials. 

Victoria Young 23 Dec 2024
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Property Material Matters

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The building sector is being reminded gifts like barbecues and jet skis are income.

Maria Slade 17 Dec 2024
Material Matters: Seismic stigma

Material Matters: Seismic stigma

Ending up with an earthquake-prone building can have real financial implications.

Material Matters: Quake proof or market proof?

Material Matters: Quake proof or market proof?

Commercial tenants are setting the standard when it comes to earthquake risk.



Maria Slade
Maria Slade

Property editor

Maria Slade is the NZ Shareholders Association 2021 Business Journalist of the year and was runner-up in the 2021 Citi Journalism Awards. She joined BusinessDesk in 2024 from NBR where she was a senior journalist. Prior to that she was business editor of the Spinoff. Slade has worked for most major NZ media outlets including NZ Herald, Stuff, Newstalk ZB and RNZ, and is the author of a how-to book for house hunters, Buyer Beware: A New Zealand Home Buyer’s Guide.

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