Property owners with unreinforced masonry facade in high-quake risk areas across central New Zealand will have a year to bring them up to code, Building and Construction Minister Nick Smith has announced. As reported by Stuff.co.nz
As 2025 draws to a close, many of you may be winding down and looking forward to spending more time with family and friends.
Before we all fully embrace the holiday season, it’s an opportune time to reflect on the year, while looking ahead with optimism to the opportunities and possibilities the New Year will bring.
We’re delighted to share that our Takapuna office has officially moved into a larger, newly refurbished space located right in the heart of central Takapuna.
Most of us have already felt the pinch in one way or another — and the latest economic figures for Quarter 2 of 2025 (ending 30 June) shows that New Zealand’s economy contracted by 0.09 percent. The size of this decline came as a surprise to many economists, but on the ground, many New Zealanders felt the decline first-hand — from reduced consumer spending to business caution, all intensified by new trade tariffs announced in the United States and a general drop in confidence across global markets.
