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MYOB sells off its rental payments platform for $425,000
Fintech

MYOB sells off its rental payments platform for $425,000

As a result of the deal, RENT is set to acquire the existing RentPay system as well as its website and customer base.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Tue, 1st May 2018
East West Link ‘back with a vengeance’
Real estate

East West Link ‘back with a vengeance’

Auckland occupiers and investors face fresh disruption as the government revives the East West Link in a scaled-back $800 million form.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 29th Apr 2018
New management for North City shopping centre
Facilities management

New management for North City shopping centre

The 25-year-old Porirua mall will keep its on-site staff after a AUD $100 million sale, easing concern for retailers and shoppers.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Apr 2018
Co-operation key to safety on big projects
Construction

Co-operation key to safety on big projects

Poor co-ordination on Auckland building sites has left contractors exposed to serious injury, after a worker fell six metres.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Apr 2018
Median house prices up, Auckland down
Real estate

Median house prices up, Auckland down

Prices outside Auckland climbed to record levels in March, even as the city’s median house price fell 2.2% year-on-year.

By Michael Curreen • 7 min read • Tue, 24th Apr 2018
NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards entries closing soon
Interior Design

NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards entries closing soon

Entries close on Monday for New Zealand's timber design awards, which have added a multi-storey category and extra judges this year.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 22nd Apr 2018
Rare opportunity to acquire Auckland apartment hotel
Real estate

Rare opportunity to acquire Auckland apartment hotel

Investors are being offered a 178-unit Auckland CBD hotel with an 11-year lease, in a sale billed as the city's first major since 2012.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018
Renewing city centres a billion-dollar business
Smart Cities

Renewing city centres a billion-dollar business

Rising demand for homes, jobs and green space is driving multi-billion-dollar city makeovers from Paris to New York and Cairo.

By Michael Curreen • 9 min read • Wed, 18th Apr 2018
New apartment market cools, but Auckland city fringe gets an uplift
Real estate

New apartment market cools, but Auckland city fringe gets an uplift

Auckland’s city fringe is bucking the downturn as higher-quality apartments there now command an average asking price of NZD $1.35 million.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Apr 2018
Social sustainability fuels Gen X interest in integrated development
Real estate

Social sustainability fuels Gen X interest in integrated development

Generation X buyers are drawn to Point Ridge in Albany because its shared pools, gym and common areas foster a stronger sense of community.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Apr 2018
CBD retail strips remain tight but rents are static
Real estate

CBD retail strips remain tight but rents are static

Retailers are holding out for the right spaces in Auckland and Wellington, keeping prime CBD strip rents unchanged despite tight vacancies.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Apr 2018
Property and construction workers in particularly short supply
Construction

Property and construction workers in particularly short supply

Demand for construction professionals is likely to keep outstripping supply this year, as New Zealand presses ahead with its housing push.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 8th Apr 2018
Leading construction health check provider joins forces with construction productivity software leader
Software-as-a-Service

Leading construction health check provider joins forces with construction productivity software leader

Real-time project data will now flag delays earlier for builders, as Acuite and PlanGrid link dashboards to improve margins and safety.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Apr 2018
Construction market report shows increasing activity
Construction

Construction market report shows increasing activity

Lower December-quarter activity masked a 40% annual rise in the value of construction starts to GBP £13.1 billion, CoreLogic said.

By Michael Curreen • 1 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Fire-fighting foams causing sparks to fly
Airports

Fire-fighting foams causing sparks to fly

Airports may still hold banned foam stocks as New Zealand probes PFOS and PFOA contamination, raising health and environmental fears.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Thu, 29th Mar 2018
E-planning council project recognised in national planning awards
Smart Cities

E-planning council project recognised in national planning awards

The first digital district plan in New Zealand has won the NZPI's top honour for improving access for planners and the public.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018
Hawke’s Bay company first to gain meth test accreditation
Real estate

Hawke’s Bay company first to gain meth test accreditation

Property owners are set to get greater assurance after a Hawke’s Bay firm became New Zealand’s first accredited methamphetamine testing provider.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 25th Mar 2018
Construction gets safer
Construction

Construction gets safer

New research shows construction’s fatality rate has more than halved since 2011, easing concern for workers and employers alike.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Mar 2018
After seven years of construction, China’s newest skyscraper is officially the world’s fourth tallest
Real estate

After seven years of construction, China’s newest skyscraper is officially the world’s fourth tallest

Shenzhen’s 599-metre Ping An Finance Centre has joined a Chinese boom in supertall towers after seven years of construction.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018