Construction
Wellington's Reading Cinemas may reopen in 2026 after new deal
New owners of Wellington's boarded-up cinema complex - Primeproperty Group - will lease the site back to Reading Cinemas after earthquake strengthening is completed. Councillor Tim Brown says the... Audio
Changing building materials could halve CO2 emissions - study
A new study has revealed we could halve the carbon emissions caused by humans, by simply changing the materials we build with. A US research team calculated that over sixteen billion tonnes of carbon… Audio
Building material could cut emissions by 16 billion tonnes - study
Switching out concrete and other construction materials for carbon-sucking alternatives could store the equivalent of half of all human-made carbon emissions in 2021.
Wellingtonians hopeful for abandoned cinema site
A bowling alley? Mini-golf? Or a post office? These are some of their ideas for the Reading Cinema redevelopment. Audio
The 'blight' of stalled housing developments
"It's been a real mystery for everyone in the area," say neighbours of one of a number of seemingly abandoned, graffiti-covered "eyesores".
Wellington's abandoned Reading Cinema sold
Tory Whanau is welcoming the sale of the city's earthquake-prone Reading Cinema after a proposed $32m deal fell through last year.
Company director escapes jail in NZ's first criminal cartel case
The judge said Max Kumar's conduct was a "deliberate and concerted strategy to rig bids for financial gain".
The Panel with Georgina Stylianou & Mike Williams ( Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Georgina Stylianou & Mike Williams. The trio discuss a building firm that claims to have shaved more than a year of the construction of a… Audio
Penk unrepentant on revised savings for changes to house insulation
A proposed change to how insulation settings are met is being touted as delivering savings between $2000-$15,000 per new home build.
Government gives extension to remediate quake prone buildings
An independent review of regulations around earthquake strengthening requirements has been approved by the government alongside new legislation that will change timeframes building owners have to… Audio
Wellington's internationally recgonised green building
Wellington's first 6 Green Star building - 8 Willis St - has been lauded both here and overseas. Audio
New design sought for Tauranga’s $105m aquatic centre
A facility with a bombing pool, splash pad, toddler pool, eight indoor swimming lanes and two outdoor lanes was approved to replace the city's outdoor pool and the QEII Youth Centre.
'There's no kitchen. There's no flooring': Families suffer as building company goes bust
"We reckon there we're $50,000-plus out of pocket," one family left in the lurch says, as a company goes into liquidation, owing hundreds of thousands.
Small Australian school crowned world's best building
Sydney's Darlington Public School beat more than 220 designs to win the annual prize at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore.
Building consents without council sign-off raises red flags
Getting a building consent is about to become easier, with some builders allowed to skip council inspections.
Concerns over new, streamlined building consent process
Getting a building consent is about to get easier, with some builders allowed to skip council inspections. Audio
How the government plans to streamline building consents
The new scheme would allow qualified trade professionals to sign-off on low-risk projects without needing council inspection. Audio
Amid protests, sewerage scheme controversy, council removes worksite fence at Lake Rotokākahi
The move comes as Rotorua Lakes Council waits for a court decision to stop "interference" from mana whenua protesting the $29 million Tarawera Sewerage Scheme.
‘Disaster’ - Tauranga’s marine precinct sale $4m below value
Tauranga City Council sold the precinct for $13.987m to a developer who proposed transforming it into a "premier superyacht refit destination".
CTV building engineer appeals conduct ruling
The man who oversaw the construction of the ill-fated CTV building is appealing a ruling against him by Engineering New Zealand.
