A Kaikohe real estate agent found guilty of unsatisfactory conduct has been censured and fined $2000 and ordered to pay the complainant nearly $400 in costs.
The Real Estate Agents Authority charged George Goodhew, 74, from Mid Northern Real Estate, with misconduct early this year after a complaint from Aucklander Mark Scott.
Goodhew had advertised a property on State Highway 12 at Omapere as having beach access across Omapere Stream, when the land in question was privately-owned by Maori.
He denied the charge and appealed to the Real Estate Agents' Disciplinary Tribunal.
Goodhew intends to finish work as a real estate agent by the end of March.