Jasmax Design for the Future Shortlisted by Int. competition

Whittled down from 400 entries to a shortlist of 15, Jasmax are the only New Zealand designers to make the cut. Facing stiff competition from designs from around the world, there are nine countries in the shortlist, including the UK, Poland, Argentina and the USA. The...

Amendments to the Christchurch District Plan approved

The Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Megan Woods announced today that she has approved the proposal that will amend the Christchurch District Plan. Almost 95 percent (131) of the 138 written comments received were in favour of the proposal. “This...

Auckland home consents hit 13,000

A total of 13,078 new homes were consented in the region in the year ended October 2018 – up 25 percent from the year before, and four times as many as the low point in the August 2009 year. “Home permits in Auckland briefly reached a similar high level in the early...

Queenstown’s Joan of Arc is battling for affordable housing

Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they walk among us and perform their magic without needing to transform into someone different. It’s the seemingly ordinary-looking jobs that can have a tremendous effect. Meet Julie Scott, the executive officer of the Queenstown...