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Can I build it?
Why did I just spend NZ$70 on an electronic kitset from China that comes with no instructions or support?

Kitset businesswoman who wove 'tangled web of fiction' fined $80,000
Victims ''still suffering'' after Auckland businesswoman demanded money for items she didn't have.

Magazine kitset DeLorean worth thousands sits unfinished for want of a handful of parts
Phillip Dixon has spent about $2500 collecting parts each week for the model, but is missing a handful of crucial pieces.

Operation Notus meth trial: Frozen assets of Kawerau Mongrel Mob member to be sold before trial
A prized ute which a Mongrel Mob president purchased for $90,000 is to be sold before his trial on methamphetamine charges.However, a "relatively rare" kitset car also seized during police raids on the gang member's Kawerau home...

Tauranga company's plans to fix New Zealand's housing crisis
A Tauranga company says it can build more than 10,000 kitset homes per year to help alleviate New Zealand's housing crisis. Golden Homes founders Len and Jill Helms today launch Ubuilt. The venture could also create hundreds of...

Kitset cells to house inmates as prisons swell with record numbers
Kitset cells are being put together for 360 inmates as our prison population hits its highest ever levels.Our growing numbers of inmates will challenge the incoming government with election promises to reduce those behind bars even...

Stay away from private dating website, cautions consumer watchdog
Lonely hearts are being cautioned against using a private dating site run by the same woman who left kitset cabin customers thousands of dollars out of pocket.Consumer NZ is advising people to avoid dating site Private Event, which...

Consumer NZ warning after kitset customers left out of pocket
Consumer NZ says it will file a complaint to the Commerce Commission over GET Design and Sales, which it says has left customers out of pocket.

Warning issued for kitset building company
People have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket after a kitset building company failed to supply materials. Consumer NZ is warning people not to deal with Get Design and Sales, a kitset building company that operates websites...

CAA: 'Amateur built' plane broke apart in mid-air at excess speed
The "amateur built" kitset single engine aircraft was being flown from Whangarei to Dargaville on New Year's Day, 2018.

Kitset building business director pleads guilty to breaching Fair Trading Act
Commerce Commission said she took payment for goods she couldn't deliver.

Kitset nightmare continues; elderly couple faces uncertain future
An elderly couple fear the stress of a kitset build gone wrong could kill them as their home fails its code of compliance.

The real cost of a flat pack house
Materials, labour, utilities, site-work, transport - this is what it actually costs to put together a kitset home.

Dispute with officials prompts kitset home to threaten moving $20m factory to Palmerston North
Quickbuild chief executive unhappy with red tape and other delays he blames Rangitikei District Council for.

Marton couple's kitset house fails council code of compliance, despite engineer's approval
Doctors warn couple of stress after their kitset house ran $40,000 over budget and failed its code of compliance.

Beck Vass: Why you should never build kitset furniture in front of your kids
Ah, the joys of kitset furniture.Since having children, like many Kiwi families, I've discovered the Mocka* range.It started with the highchair and has extended to a few other things, including the under-the-bed drawers for our...

Family $3400 out of pocket after paying for kitset sleep-out that never arrived
A Lyttelton family says it is are out of pocket after paying a deposit to kitset company Get Design and Sales.Matthew Wood decided to build a sleep-out to provide some space for his family which includes four teenagers. They found...