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Loaned $1.5b, never had a single loss: new $100m venture formed

'This is the result of many people over the years wanting to co-invest with our business.'

Business leaders named in King's Birthday Honours

Vegetable-growing, IT, a four-day week, journalism: honours for leaders in their fields.

NZ's richest man does year's biggest leasing deal on new $100m warehouse

Warehouses for Synlait's new southeast Asia plant-based export operation.

Ikea opening: giant retailer to study nearly 1000 Kiwi homes

'We do a number of home visits to see how people live, what their needs are.'

Ikea finally on the way to NZ: Opening date revealed as building begins at Sylvia Park

Sylvia Park store will be size of three rugby fields - and yes it will have the meatballs.

‘Urgently reduce expenses’: Builder AHS Group eyes redundancies

'If we’re not building anything, we don’t particularly need a whole lot of builders.'

British buyer snaps up prison, school and uni contracts in giant $205m deal

Public-private partnership deal to sell contracts on jail, 11 schools, uni accommodation.

Latest data suggests ‘possible floor approaching’ in plummeting house prices

New reports from OneRoof, Corelogic and ANZ all suggest house prices may have bottomed out

Business confidence rebounding, but is it too soon for Reserve Bank’s inflation fight?

The construction sector is reporting an improved outlook, according to the ANZ survey.

Big retirement village company's net profit tumbles

Giant of the sector reports in the face of falling house prices, Government scrutiny.

123-year-old southern retailer H & J Smith closing three stores, 220 jobs lost

'The Smiths are such humble people. They’re some of the most experienced retailers in NZ.'

Who's behind $40m+ Devonport Village property buy-up?

Ex-ANZ bosses have linked up with fiercely private heir to NZ's former richest man.

Commerce Commission house building material probe: Government responds

Fletcher Building’s 94 per cent share of NZ's wallboard market is often cited on topic.

Wellington fire: What fire protection systems were in Loafers Lodge?

Worry about NZ buildings: "Life-saving measures lacking cause a risk to life. I despair."

What Infrastructure NZ wants to see in the Budget

'NZ needs to grow up and accept the costs if we are going to build a prosperous future.'

Another modular housing building company fails, 11 buyers hit

One client paid $500,000+ but does not have a home and is very worried about his plight.

The Trusts budgets $40m expanding West Auckland outlets

Boutique pop-up bars, restaurant-led gastro pubs: walking distance from units, transport.

What landlords want to see in this week's Budget, but suspect they won't

398,000 bonds were lodged with Tenancy Services by February, up from 383,000 a year ago.