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Private Auckland hospital doubles in size: New $3m robot, extra beds, surgical expansion

Three new procedure rooms and space for 15 extra beds have opened.

Guilty plea in cartel case welcomed by Commerce Commission

Half the defendants in alleged construction cartel plead guilty.

Big win for ex-Hanover co-owner Mark Hotchin in property dispute

Lawsuit was against the vendor of a retail unit bought six years ago by Hotchin's company.

$3.6m liabilities: PwC report on Sportcraft boating businesses

Staff, Inland Revenue and many others are listed as being owed money by the two companies.

Eleven most important topics before picking a builder: G.J. Gardner chief

'In a challenging economy, it pays to ask a few challenging questions.'

Supreme Court rejects Beca appeal over demolished Wellington BNZ

Beca failed in the High Court and the Court of Appeal so took matters to Supreme Court.

Bedroom swelter: Too hot upstairs in new Auckland terraces, apartments

Free-standing fans, airconditioning units, ceiling fans and heat pumps go into bedrooms.

How Hawkins won giant $800m new Auckland Airport terminal contract

Downer-owned builder wins huge job, the largest private infrastructure job of its type.

Fourteen-level apartment block under $46m leak repairs

An owner of a two-bedroom unit wanted only $179,000: faced a massive $446,000 repair bill.

Construction sector suspected suicides: 80 died last year, highest on record

Data from Coronial Services dating back to 2007 shows record 2023 suicide numbers.

Du Val's legal tsunami: eight court cases pending against businesses

Two advisers listed in a Du Val document told PwC they did not have any involvement.

A Du Val business valued at $431m? Receiver notes no independent valuation

No external valuation to show one entity was worth $431m, according to new PwC report.

Developer Shundi Customs vs builder China Construction in High Court over $300m Seascape

Dispute follows China Construction winning an August 2 tribunal adjudication.

New house-building business couldn't survive downturn: $8.9m liabilities

KPMG will now go about realising assets in an attempt to repay company debts.

'Improper' Covid cash claim: Ministry takes hotel building contractor to court

Issue over nearly $250,000 in pandemic-era wage subsidies.

Property Insider: Seascape adjudication decision awards $33m; Carrie Bradshaw index

Developer to pay builder China Construction New Zealand $33m.

'We can't sleep': Couple fear for future, loan on Du Val unit axed

Meanwhile, a decision on media access to court and receivership files has been reserved.

Du Val downfall: From champagne, private jets to receivership and $250m debt

Now Du Val investors and creditors want their money.