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Ranked: New Zealand's biggest home builders
Property

Ranked: New Zealand's biggest home builders

Corporate, franchise and retirement village developers top the list, while the top 200 builders have an estimated $13.6b of work in the pipeline.

Brent Melville 06 Sep 2022
Builders say consents system is 'broken'
Property Free

Builders say consents system is 'broken'

A 'fragmented' cluster of 67 consenting authorities could be reduced to six, says Master Builders.

Brent Melville 01 Sep 2022
Court gives OK to demolish apartment block
Property

Court gives OK to demolish apartment block

The orphaned crown-owned penthouse unit in a derelict 1990s Wellington apartment block will be transferred to another unit owner to allow the entire building to be demolished.

Greg Hurrell 01 Sep 2022
Mortgage applications fell in July and so did loan size
Property

Mortgage applications fell in July and so did loan size

Credit accounts in arrears rose 13% in July from the same month last year.

Staff reporters 01 Sep 2022