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First-half commercial, industrial, retail property sales $1.2b, down 25pc

Private investors are the single most active group, ahead of syndicates and foreigners.

Southern Cross members make $1.3b claims: premiums to rise

Forecast of 7.1 per cent premium rise for 940,000 members in the 2024 year.

Top Kiwi architect Marshall Cook dies

'There’s not enough time to say all that needs to be said about Marsh.'

What landlords and tenants need to know this election - will renters take a hit?

Tenant-favoured policies could swing more back towards landlords: details outlined here.

Fewer apartment jobs blamed for falling crane numbers

Slowing pipelines of work in residential sector blamed for the decrease in skyline giants.

$435m of property sold: NZ's two biggest deals of 2023

Two transactions challenge views that the market is quiet: both were in South Auckland.

$300m Seascape: Construction of NZ’s tallest apartments hits level 50

The project isn't due to be finished until late next year.

Why Chinese pod home doors open into fresh air high up at Point Chevalier project

The way things look with many of the doors now, if you stepped out you'd be in peril.

Failed house buyer’s $429,000 penalty: Experts explain property purchase laws

More buyers are reneging on house purchases.

EVs, fast food and a supermarket - the new stores coming to Westgate

A multimillion-dollar collection of new fast-food stores is opening near Costco Fuel.

One man's $360m plans for two of his six retirement villages: Graham Wilkinson

One man owns six big NZ retirement villages.

'Shocker' - Nats on $33m Auckland Light Rail deal pre-election

'This purchase shouldn’t have been agreed to when the election is next month.'

Auckland Light Rail strikes $33m deal, Nats plan to axe scheme

ALR chief executive Tommy Parker confirmed the purchase contract today.

'Sign of the times': Auckland swimming pool business insolvent

'People aren’t spending up as much on those nice-to-have items. Pools are very expensive.'

$260m wiped off SkyCity, analysts react to bombshell probe

Just when the business was “getting some momentum, these legacy issues [flared] up".

SkyCity’s NZ share price plunges, casino licences could be suspended

Unprecedented move after former customer complained about casino giant.

Sasha Borissenko: Mainzeal case serves as warning for other directors

OPINION: It wouldn't be surprising if the appetite for directorships declined as a result.

National releases building policy, promises to make construction materials cheaper

Can builders, Government dig their way out of the sector's malaise?