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Nationwide property values rose 0.8% in September as low rates and scarce listings kept demand firm despite the economic downturn.
The Christchurch studio's leadership is set to strengthen its architecture and design offer across New Zealand and overseas after the pair's promotion.
Short-term pain from Covid-19 and delayed projects is being offset by record infrastructure spending, with many contractors still hiring.
Auckland landlords and developers now face slower office demand and delayed projects as COVID-19 and recession fears cloud the recovery.
Takapuna could gain from a post-lockdown office shuffle as workers seek cheaper space and more home working weighs on Auckland's CBD.
Pent-up demand is expected to lift sales as Aucklanders return to the market after nearly three weeks in lockdown.
Six workers must be repaid after unlawful salary cuts at a hospice trust prompted a warning on consultation rules and minimum wage limits.
Tender documents have been issued for two Auckland transport schemes, bringing planned roadworks a step nearer and easing congestion for growing suburbs.
New cases in South Auckland have triggered renewed calls for masks, tracing and social distancing as Auckland moves back to Alert Level 3.
City-centre footfall is rebounding, with new mobility data hinting at a steadier office market and a faster retail and tourism recovery.
Construction and quarry workers face a higher mesothelioma risk as scientists warn disturbed volcanic rock may release erionite fibres into the air.
Managed isolation and domestic travel have helped New Zealand hotels recover faster than expected, with occupancy rising sharply in key regions.
Transport industry groups say decades of stop-start planning could end if National’s $31 billion road and rail programme goes ahead.
The proposed $31 billion programme would reshape commuting in the upper North Island, while relying on RMA repeal and borrowing powers.
House prices and sales have climbed to four-year highs in New Zealand, despite earlier fears of a post-COVID downturn.
Property values have already slipped nationwide, with tourism-dependent centres like Queenstown hardest hit as the recession starts to bite.
Its 400-plus service points across Australasia are helping customers cut costly downtime as Hydraulink adds new distributors and branches.
The project will add 236 homes for older people and free up five hectares for future Government housing across Avondale and Blockhouse Bay.
Property sales jumped in May as lockdown eased, but volumes remained 46.6% below a year earlier and days to sell hit record highs.
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