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Election 2017 - Party Policies - Housing - Building and Development
27th May 17, 9:30am
by Julia Wiener
Election 2017 - Party Policies - Housing - Building and Development
The share price of Fletcher Building is tanking after the construction giant put out a big profit warning only weeks after releasing interim results; Govt projects may be involved
20th Mar 17, 11:31am
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The share price of Fletcher Building is tanking after the construction giant put out a big profit warning only weeks after releasing interim results; Govt projects may be involved
Builders call for banks to stop stifling innovation and rethink rules that prevent first home buyers from getting mortgages to build prefab houses 
18th Jan 17, 1:58pm
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Builders call for banks to stop stifling innovation and rethink rules that prevent first home buyers from getting mortgages to build prefab houses 
Andrew Hooker's take on the landmark court ruling that EQC must repair to a 'when new' standard
3rd May 16, 11:41am
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Andrew Hooker's take on the landmark court ruling that EQC must repair to a 'when new' standard
Inaugural extensive survey of over 3000 citizens and businesses scores New Zealand's councils just 29 out of 100 on reputation
20th May 15, 12:53pm
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Inaugural extensive survey of over 3000 citizens and businesses scores New Zealand's councils just 29 out of 100 on reputation
Construction giant Fletcher Building spends a further $57 million on land purchases for housing development; sees future profits from housing as much higher
18th Feb 15, 4:31pm
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Construction giant Fletcher Building spends a further $57 million on land purchases for housing development; sees future profits from housing as much higher
Residential building activity soared by 15% in the March quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand
4th Jun 14, 11:19am
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Residential building activity soared by 15% in the March quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand
Residential building activity rose by just 1.1% in the December quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand
5th Mar 14, 11:45am
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Residential building activity rose by just 1.1% in the December quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand
Construction giant Fletcher Building 'looking for partners and alliances' to bring ready-made houses to New Zealand
20th Feb 14, 2:28pm
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Construction giant Fletcher Building 'looking for partners and alliances' to bring ready-made houses to New Zealand
Reserve Bank says that houses under construction will be exempt from the 'speed limits' on high loan-to-value ratio lending
10th Dec 13, 11:11am
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Reserve Bank says that houses under construction will be exempt from the 'speed limits' on high loan-to-value ratio lending
The volume of residential building activity fell 1.8% in the June 2013 quarter, the first fall in a year
4th Sep 13, 11:50am
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The volume of residential building activity fell 1.8% in the June 2013 quarter, the first fall in a year
Construction giant Fletcher Building is continuing to pursue a 'fledgling strategy' that could see it factory-producing affordable homes
21st Aug 13, 2:44pm
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Construction giant Fletcher Building is continuing to pursue a 'fledgling strategy' that could see it factory-producing affordable homes
Government will give 20 years for earthquake strengthening - five years more than originally proposed
7th Aug 13, 1:37pm
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Government will give 20 years for earthquake strengthening - five years more than originally proposed
Opinion: It is to be hoped some good comes out of the Mainzeal collapse. Right now it looks all bad
3rd Apr 13, 10:56pm
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Opinion: It is to be hoped some good comes out of the Mainzeal collapse. Right now it looks all bad
Registrar of Companies looking into Mainzeal and other Richard Yan-related companies; meanwhile trade creditors are down NZ$70 mln and employees NZ$11.5 mln
18th Mar 13, 12:15pm
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Registrar of Companies looking into Mainzeal and other Richard Yan-related companies; meanwhile trade creditors are down NZ$70 mln and employees NZ$11.5 mln
Redundancies at collapsed Mainzeal as receivers talk to parties interested in buying parts of the business
11th Feb 13, 4:42pm
Redundancies at collapsed Mainzeal as receivers talk to parties interested in buying parts of the business
BusinessDesk: Building work volume sinks to decade low in June quarter
8th Sep 11, 11:44am
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BusinessDesk: Building work volume sinks to decade low in June quarter
Building consents for houses, apartments fall 9.7% in Feb to 2 year low, Stats NZ figures show
30th Mar 11, 10:57am
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Building consents for houses, apartments fall 9.7% in Feb to 2 year low, Stats NZ figures show
First-time and low income home buyers able to defer payments on land for 10 years under new Government scheme
11th Oct 10, 11:52am
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First-time and low income home buyers able to defer payments on land for 10 years under new Government scheme
Fletcher Building tipped for NZ$97 mln earthquake reconstruction boost
17th Sep 10, 3:48pm
Fletcher Building tipped for NZ$97 mln earthquake reconstruction boost
Fletcher Building's Ling says deleveraging holding back the recovery
28th Jun 10, 3:59pm
Fletcher Building's Ling says deleveraging holding back the recovery
How 'smart growth' and migration made Auckland housing unaffordable
1st Jun 10, 6:15pm
How 'smart growth' and migration made Auckland housing unaffordable