Wellington stories
The Low Carbon Challenge has officially launched in Wellington, the challenge will support six teams to grow their low carbon projects...
New home approvals edged higher nationwide, with Auckland still dominating even as Canterbury's post-quake rebuild boom faded.
House buyers in Auckland could be paying about GBP £530,000 extra because land use rules are inflating prices, a government-backed report says.
The revised standard aims to speed approvals for volume builders while reducing compliance costs and lifting the quality of new homes.
Dozens of projects from Whangarei to Southland are vying for national recognition at Civil Contractors New Zealand’s awards in Dunedin next week.
Warnings have been issued after seven Auckland deaths were linked to synthetic cannabis, which can trigger seizures, arrhythmias and psychosis.
Remote workers’ homes can count as workplaces, leaving employers on the hook for safety checks, policies and incident response.
A crown-backed fund could unlock housing developments by easing councils’ debt constraints and paying for roads, water and sewerage.
The property group’s portfolio value topped USD $2 billion after an $89 million revaluation gain, with more uplift expected from developments.
Shoppers in Lower Hutt will gain a new draw at Queensgate this year, as the mall completes its post-earthquake rebuild and reopens fully.
Workers may still be entitled to pay if snow closes a workplace, but staff who simply stay home could be told to use annual leave.
Safer streets and lower running costs are among the gains researchers say connected sensors could bring to New Zealand's urban centres.
Each extra hour of direct sunlight a house receives daily can lift its market value by 2.4 per cent, a New Zealand study finds.
Consumers in New Zealand may be paying too much for petrol after a study found retail fuel margins have risen significantly in five years.
Fire-proof replacements are under way at two Auckland high-rises after council checks found combustible panels similar to those blamed in Grenfell.
Smaller firms could struggle to cope as rising cybercrime puts personal data, reputations and finances at increasing risk in New Zealand.
Advertisers can now reach 1.6 million New Zealanders a fortnight as oOh! expands its shopping centre network to 50 sites.
McDonald started his company on his own in Wellington a decade ago to focus mainly on SMBs and now has two offices with further expansion plans.
New Zealand’s office and retail markets are cooling, though returns remain above the 10-year average as overseas yields narrow.
Broad agreement emerged in Wellington that cleaner waterways will require years of coordinated spending, science and shared responsibility across sectors.
