Development & Construction

The 7,200 square metre Ayrburn Screen Hub will contain studios, offices, and 201 accommodation units.

Lincoln Grange Limited has been granted consent to acquire an 8.3 hectares of freehold site at 1491 Springs Road, Lincoln, for a new retirement village development.

Real estate development has been a cornerstone of the Dubai’s ascent but will the Iran conflict scare off investors?

Queenstown Lakes District Council is proposing to increase development contributions by almost 4%.

The housing minister tells the Wellington Chamber of Commerce that the govt wants to unleash growth through urban development.

Precinct Properties has completed the final stage of its $550m office and retail Wynyard Quarter Innovation Precinct.

Consents in the Waikato region appear to take the longest in the country to be approved, according to the latest government data.

Construction costs barely rose in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest QV CostBuilder.

Tradies, local authorities, designers, retailers and the public are being urged to have their say on a draft document that would enable many more overseas products to be easily used in New Zealand.

Precinct Properties is leading an initiative to decarbonise key building materials.

Tumu Group’s O’Sullivan and Surry Hotel owner Balcombe-Langridge are among this year’s honours.

The value of non-residential building consents totalled $8.9bn in the year to April 2025, down 7.6% from the previous 12 months.

There were 2,418 new homes consented in April 2025, down 17% compared with April 2024, according to Stats NZ.

The developer is partnering with a Singapore-based institutional investor to fund the scheme.

The value of building consents issued for non-residential buildings for the year to March 2025 totalled $7.40bn.

It is also spending about $10m on the final two stages of a programme to seismically strengthen the structure of the terminal.

Takapuna Beach Holiday Park in Auckland is set to get 20 new pre-fabricated accommodation and facility buildings.

NZ’s first Health Infrastructure Plan also introduces a new way of delivering large hospital projects.

The coalition government plans to take a number of measures during Q2 to encourage housing and infrastructure development.

Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says the government is making it easier to build by unclogging the consenting system, reducing construction costs, and giving builders the support they need.

The New Zealand Planning Institute has welcomed the government’s plans to replace the Resource Management Act.

Chris Bishop says new standardised zoning will drastically cut planning zones across the country in an effort to enable development.

Business and industry groups have backed the government’s proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, saying they will help bring down the costs of development.

The govt says the high number of requests for information across commercial and residential consents applications justify reforms.

Health Minister Simeon Brown has officially opened the new East Building expansion at Manukau Health Park.

The iwi owner of Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa is looking to develop a premium hotel on the shores of Lake Rotorua.

Two large housing projects are among the first three schemes to be approved for assessment by the government’s new fast-track system.

The infrastructure minister says NZ is primed for investment.

Tauranga City Council is calling for proposals for a main contractor to deliver the new Tauranga Moana Waterfront Central Plaza Contract.

An upgrade to Picton’s waterfront strip, London Quay, will go ahead this winter, with work planned to start at the end of May and expected to take around six months.