From residential to commercial and back again.

The story of Ross & John Good (the brothers who started it all) began with building State Homes and their own spec homes in West Auckland in the 1950s. They officially started Good Bros Construction in 1963.

In what turned out to be a very wise hire, Addie Cunningham joined Good Bros in 1965, and he’s still working here over 50 years later.

The build: Waitemata Electric Power Board – Concrete Pole Factory. During this build Addie was promoted to Foreman, but with Good Bros being so busy he was thrown in the deep end on this project. After realising he had started building one bay too many, he walked up the road to the office to offer his resignation. Needless to say his resignation wasn’t accepted and he is still here 53 years later. The rest of the project went without a hitch.

We built the majority of Ministry Of Works schools in Auckland – including Waitakere College which you can see here.

Construction nearly complete on the North Shore Crematorium. We built it in 1973. It looks the same today as it did when it was completed. It’s become rather iconic.

The build: The Gibbs House. This was the start of our journey from commercial construction into high-end residential. Architect David Mitchell (Hill Manning Mitchell) convinced Addie to build our first luxury home. This house won the NZIA Supreme Award in 1985 & NZIA Enduring Award 2015.

Auckland School of Engineering – Here was a job Carlton Cranes thought they would make a mint off. It was quite the shock when they realised we only needed their big crane to lift our small one onto the roof. It was an unusual sight, but it saved us and the University a lot of money. 20 years later, after a good innings, that crane fetched $750 at the scrapyard.

The build: Grafton Holdings. We pioneered the ceramic tile cladding trend with this project. Ahead of its time and visually striking, this 5 storey building is still in great condition nearly 40 years later.

The build: Cape Rodney Radar Station. We used heavy lift helicopters to place these domes. At the time, the only heavy lift choppers in the country were servicing oil rigs, so we could only hire them on the weekends. We assembled the domes on the ground, then heli-lifted them into place. One dome began oscillating in the air, applying massive pressure to the dome that it wasn’t designed to handle, and it exploded over the trees. We used 3 men standing on the platform, only tied on with a bit of rope (in the days before OSH), to assist the dome into place. Looking back it was extremely dangerous, essentially assisting a wrecking ball into place!
These rain radar stations are still in operation today.

The build: Auckland Contemporary Arts Gallery. An iconic Auckland building, this Private Gallery was designed by David Mitchell.

The iconic private residence in Omaha – Fairhall Pink Beach. Designed based on a Hawaiian Resort, this mega house is visible from all angles in Omaha and very hard to miss.

The build: Kilbryde Apartments. This well-known, five tower apartment complex in Gladstone Road has been our largest residential build. We’re very proud of this building, although the satisfaction soured somewhat after the developer went into liquidation and failed to pay us for the last 6 months of work!

The extension: The Drake. A heritage building, the restrictions made this job challenging. So to extend the premises, we built wings around it, and dug underneath it. The iconic The Drake hotel is now prestigious office space and houses popular restaurants.

The build: Limestone House. We Reclaimed Real Estate to extend the pool and the lawn out from the house over the cliff. This complex process allows us to create land out of thin air. The neighbour was so impressed he asked us to do the same to his property.

The build: Hoseason House. What appears to be an unassuming house from the street, is in fact 4 storeys of high-end living, with the 2 lower floors carved out of the cliffside.

Having lived on this property for 40 years, the Wongs decided to demolish the original spec home and build two Sumich Chaplin designed townhouses on the site instead. One house for them, the other for their son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren. There is a courtyard in the middle for communal living, keeping the families close together.

We are nearing the end of 4 exciting projects which are due to be completed throughout 2023. All four projects are designed by Sumich Chaplin Architects.
11 Fenton Circus, a 969m2 private home. Completion June 2023.
40-42 Selwyn Ave, a 1641m2 private home. Completion October 2023.
2 Westbury Crescent, a 930m2 two adjoined private homes. Completion October 2023.
89 Kings Road Panmure, a 560m2 private home. Completion August 2023.