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• Wellington City first-home buyer rates rebate saved from chopping block

  A $5000 rates rebate for those building their first home or apartment in Wellington has been saved from the chopping block, despite many considering the policy to be a "fizzer". Wellington City Council introduced the remission in...

• Local Focus: Covid 19 coronavirus - Shrink-wrap gives builders a head start at level 3

  The construction industry is getting ready to pick up its tools and get back to work but only some will be able to pick up exactly where they left off.Pāpāmoa contractor Todd Duncan spent 48 hours before the lockdown in...