Builders and shopfitters in East Auckland

Howick, Pakuranga and Panmure have a lot of homes from the 1960s to the 1980s: brick-and-tile and weatherboard houses with dated layouts and compartmentalised living areas. Kitchens and bathrooms that have not been touched for decades are common, and the work often involves opening walls and checking what is behind them.

On the coast at St Heliers, Mission Bay, Glendowie, Bucklands Beach and Half Moon Bay, sea air affects joinery, fixings, cladding and finishes, and many homes sit on sloping sites with views. Flat Bush and Botany have newer, larger homes and townhouses where shared walls and body-corporate rules may limit alterations. Whether a consent is needed depends on the work, and we tell you what applies once we know the change.

Botany Town Centre, Pakuranga Plaza and Sylvia Park in Mt Wellington are the large centres in the east, and tenancies in them usually come with landlord design criteria and an approval step before work can start. Howick Village, Bucklands Beach, St Heliers and Mission Bay have street-front cafés and shops, where neighbours, access and trading hours decide how a fit-out is sequenced.

East Tāmaki is one of Auckland's largest business and industrial areas, with warehouses, showrooms and trade premises. Fit-out work there is typically an office, showroom or amenity area inside a unit, with working floors and deliveries to plan around.