Govt wants private sector to help fund state housing
The Government wants public-private partnerships to fund thousands of new state and community houses.
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There was a modest recovery in both home sales and prices in February.
Brothel brothers failed to ensure Palace Hotel safe - report
The Palace Hotel was moving by up to 5mm an hour towards the street when the decision was made to knock it down, the Auckland Council said today.
No official advice on abandoning suburbs - Key
Prime Minister John Key has conceded he received no official advice that some areas of quake-stricken Christchurch may need to be abandoned.
Key's 10,000 house claim queried
Official figures released today by Civil Defence tag the number of homes condemned to date in Christchurch at 2190 - about 7800 shy of John Key's estimate of 10,000 - causing some to question where the PM's office is getting its information
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Fletcher trucking materials to quake zone
Execs to brief international investors on damage to firm's Canterbury operations.
Quake residential repair programme on hold
Fletcher Construction says its residential repair programme in Canterbury as agent for the Earthquake Commission (EQC) is temporarily on hold.