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Waiwera Thermal Resort last month: pools are drained, construction work is partly finished.

BUSINESS

Hope for Waiwera? Australasian giant eyes park

13 Nov, 2018 8:45am
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The hot pool giant is eager to start discussions with the owners.

A $26b infrastructure spend is planned for Auckland in the next decade. Photo/Steven McNicholl

BUSINESS

500% fee hike: Auckland Council hits back at developers

13 Nov, 2018 7:27am
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Auckland Council says it needs the extra money to fund infrastructure.

Britomart, the retail/office/dining precinct on Auckland's waterfront.

BUSINESS

Watch: Take a walk through the $1b Britomart development

12 Nov, 2018 1:04pm
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Construction work underway on first hotel for Britomart, $1b downtown Auckland hub.

Retail developers are worried about the proposed council charges. Photo/Mark Coote/Bloomberg News

BUSINESS

Developers decry 'up to 500 pct' rise in Auckland Council fees

12 Nov, 2018 10:07am
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Developers say the increases could make some projects untenable.

It's been a downhill ride since Waiwera's glory days. Photo / Greg Bowker

BUSINESS

Fallen paradise: Can Waiwera be saved?

10 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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Property owners are hoping to revive once-bustling hot pools complex.

In the bush but with sea views: the stunning Kawakawa House at Piha.

BUSINESS

'Coastal beauty' scoops award

10 Nov, 2018 1:00am
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Stunning house overlooking Piha was judged to be the best in New Zealand.

Newton plans to bring more protestors to the Fletcher site. Photo/Steven McNicholl

BUSINESS

Māori protester plans mass anti-Fletcher action

9 Nov, 2018 2:07pm
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Pania Newton said housing would "desecrate" the land.

Gurpreet Grewal, the ex-Harcourts franchisee who once ran a 10-branch network.

BUSINESS

Former real estate boss to appear in court on tax charge

9 Nov, 2018 12:35pm
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Ex-Harcourts agent faces tax charge.

Otuataua Stonefields at Mangere. Photo/Julie Crean

BUSINESS

Controversial Auckland housing estate gets green light after appeal fails

9 Nov, 2018 8:08am
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Māori land protest appeal against Fletcher's Ihumātao housing estate fails.

Two Auckland real estate agents were fined $10,000 over a vanishing $1.2m of client funds. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Real estate agents fined after $1.2m client funds goes missing

7 Nov, 2018 1:27pm
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Two Auckland real estate agents were found guilty of misconduct this month.

BUSINESS

Most real estate agency creditors won't be paid, say liquidators

6 Nov, 2018 6:48am
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Harcourts is suing an ex-agency chief for $1.27m after business collapse.

Agent fined just over $35,000 after pleading guilty to misconduct.

BUSINESS

Rot, 'bogged weatherboards': Agent hit with $35k penalty

5 Nov, 2018 4:03pm
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Real estate agent ordered to pay just over $35,000

Barfoot's October sales price set the year's record. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

Spring fever: Auckland house prices surge to 2018 record

5 Nov, 2018 10:00am
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Spring pushes up house sale prices according to agent.

The partly-built apartment project on Union St. Photo/Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Work to start again on stalled Union Green apartments

4 Nov, 2018 4:00pm
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Union Green construction planned to re-start this month.

The tribunal has just delivered its decision.

BUSINESS

Real estate agents guilty of misconduct

2 Nov, 2018 6:21pm
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Two licensed real estate agents were found guilty of misconduct.

Residents in this upmarket suburb are debating installing cameras.

BUSINESS

Auckland housing estate ponders cameras to catch criminals

2 Nov, 2018 2:54pm
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A new upmarket Auckland waterfront area is investigating installing surveillance cameras.

Jones has vowed to stop the carpark block. Photo/George Novak

BUSINESS

Jones to take 'Soviet-style' port car park plans to Cabinet

2 Nov, 2018 1:47pm
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Jones taking car park scheme to Monday's Cabinet.

BUSINESS

Collins to Jones: Butt out of port's carpark plans

2 Nov, 2018 11:50am
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Collins v Jones: butt out of business, hands off port plans

An artist's impression of a carpark building proposed for Bledisloe Wharf.

BUSINESS

'A mockery': Shane Jones lashes out at port's carpark plans

2 Nov, 2018 8:28am
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The NZ First MP vows to do all he can to stop the development.

Plans showing the store's street-front appearance. Photo / Supplied via Warren and Mahoney

BUSINESS

Spark to open three-level flagship store at Commercial Bay

2 Nov, 2018 7:49am
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The store is set to go well beyond the telco remit.

Corporate NZ is embracing te reo Māori with many initiatives.

BUSINESS

How business is embracing te ao Māori, te reo Māori

2 Nov, 2018 5:00am
13 minutes to read

Te reo Māori is being taught in corporate Aotearoa.

Fonterra's headquarters, part of the VXV portfolio. Photo/Grant Bradley

BUSINESS

Commercial property sales could crack $10b this year

2 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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Foreigners dominate $10b-plus NZ commercial sales for 2018

DRAINED: Waiwera's iconic elephant statues at the resort on Friday.

BUSINESS

What next for troubled Waiwera Thermal Resort?

1 Nov, 2018 1:25pm
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The Waiwera Thermal Resort could be permanently forfeited and a new operator be sought.

FLAT: QV data shows a flat Auckland but value rises elsewhere. Photo/Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Revealed: How much your home value has risen

1 Nov, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Latest QV data shows lackluster Auckland housing market.

Services from this wharf at Hobsonville Point are about to become more regular.

BUSINESS

DIY public transport: Hobsonville residents chip in for weekend ferries

31 Oct, 2018 7:36am
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Hobsonville Point residents partly fund new weekend ferry services.

Phil Twyford and new KiwiBuild home owners Derryn Jayne and Fletcher Ross stand with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern outside their Papakura Home on the weekend. Photo/Greg Bowker

BUSINESS

Twyford vs Collins: Twitterstorm raises questions about who should qualify for Kiwibuild

30 Oct, 2018 9:01am
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The heated Twitter debate raised some important questions about what Kiwibuild should do.

The redeveloped site will feature extensive outdoor space for Kiwis to enjoy on foot. Photo / Supplied via Warren and Mahoney

BUSINESS

Commercial Bay: Inside NZ's $941m building project

30 Oct, 2018 7:47am
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Take a walk around the $941m Commercial Bay 40-level development

BUSINESS

Harcourts sues embattled ex-agency chief for $1.27m

29 Oct, 2018 12:25pm
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The legal action follows the collapse of a 10-branch estate agency business.

Chris Aikens, HLC chief executive. Photo/Michael Craig

BUSINESS

From state house kid to urban rebuilding champion

27 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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An ex-state house kid is now working with Housing NZ Corporation on a $30 billion plan.

Elephant statues in the Waiwera pools without water.

BUSINESS

Locals decry 'bloody mess': Inside the Waiwera wasteland

26 Oct, 2018 3:22pm
4 minutes to read

Locals worry about the impact the closure will have on the community.

Westfield Newmarket, now rising in one of the largest retail expansions. Photo/Michael Craig

BUSINESS

Auckland's record retail expansion set to add 17ha of new shops

26 Oct, 2018 11:58am
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Auckland's retail scene is set to balloon in the coming years.

Wide-sweeping rental law reform proposed. Photo/Doug Sherring

BUSINESS

Tenants for life? Open-ended tenancies suggested for NZ

26 Oct, 2018 9:23am
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Lifelong tenancies are being mooted as a possibility in New Zealand.

Cross-lease properties on Hillsborough Road where one neighbour rebuilt without getting consent from the other behind. Photo/Leon Menzies

BUSINESS

Neighbours at war: Cross-lease rows over tenants, decks

26 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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Aucklanders reveal their bitter disputes.

Landlords have put up a three strikes eviction proposal. Photo / Doug Sherring

BUSINESS

Landlords want three strikes rule for tenants

25 Oct, 2018 4:30pm
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NZ's 1.5 million tenants could be subject to a new three strikes pre-eviction policy.

Plans show the convention centre and its lane way from Hobson to Nelson St.

BUSINESS

Watch: Bird's-eye view shows progress at NZ International Convention Centre

23 Oct, 2018 2:18pm
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The massive project is well underway.

Westfield Newmarket's 277 Broadway, with the David Jones superstructure up. Photo/Michael Craig

BUSINESS

Sneak peek: Inside $790m Newmarket mega mall build

23 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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Newmarket's retail scene is set for some big changes.

The brick building has a Heritage NZ Category 1 rating, the highest possible. Photo/Nick Reed

BUSINESS

Work starts on $3.8m presbytery upgrade

20 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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Inner-city presbytery getting $3.5m-plus upgrade

The beautiful Vinoptima Estate with its premium grapes outside Gisborne. Photo / True Commercial

BUSINESS

Vinoptima Estate owes $15m, report reveals

19 Oct, 2018 3:56pm
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A receiver's first report reveals Vinoptima Estate has debts of around $15 million.

SkyCity Entertainment Group chief executive Graeme Stephens. Photo / File

BUSINESS

SkyCity looks at selling carparks to build hotels, Queenstown expansion

19 Oct, 2018 11:02am
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Stephens told 200 shareholders that new hotels were a focus of the business.

BUSINESS

Trade creditors claim $1.8m from Nobilo-founded Gisborne vineyard

19 Oct, 2018 8:09am
2 minutes to read

Vinoptima Estate has 100,000 litres of wine stored on site.

Te Rere Cove on Waiheke Island, up for auction today at 12 noon.

BUSINESS

$24m Waiheke estate auctioned today

19 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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One of NZ's most expensive properties on the market goes under the hammer today.

One of the new Mi phones which will be sold at Sylvia Park from next month.

BUSINESS

Chinese phone giant heads to NZ

18 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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The phone and consumer electronics company is said to be fourth largest in the world.

Te Rere Cove, Waiheke Island, auctioned on Friday.

BUSINESS

Owner of $24m Waiheke vineyard estate receives pre-auction offer, but holds out

17 Oct, 2018 10:59am
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The property is located near Mudbrick Restaurant and Vineyard.

BUSINESS

Wine lake: 100,000L of premium NZ wine set to drench market

17 Oct, 2018 10:57am
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The wine could have a total value of over $9 million.

New Zealand's railway assets were sold in 1993. Photo/Duncan Brown

BUSINESS

Govt proposes to block sale of big infrastructure to foreigners

16 Oct, 2018 3:19pm
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The Government wants the power to stop the sale of big infrastructure to foreigners.

The beautiful Vinoptima Estate, about 20 minutes north of Gisborne. Photo/True Commercial

BUSINESS

Shareholder tipped over Nobilo-founded Gisborne vineyard: founder

15 Oct, 2018 2:26pm
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Shareholder in boutique vineyard tipped the business into receivership, pioneer reveals.

The first homes will be completed within 18 months. Photo/123RF.

BUSINESS

Work starts on 239-home Hobsonville scheme

15 Oct, 2018 8:52am
2 minutes to read

Fletcher and Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara have started work on the project.

The vineyard specialises in Gewurtztraminer grapes. Photo/Getty Images.

BUSINESS

Nobilo's Gisborne vineyard up for sale after receivership

15 Oct, 2018 7:25am
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A vineyard founded by Nick Nobilo is up for sale.

The dream and the reality: a steel-backed facade at the end of Victoria St.

ENTERTAINMENT

Coronation Street: A 'new' tour of the famous 'old' street

13 Oct, 2018 9:00am
5 minutes to read

Coronation Street shows off new Manchester set.

The big building is on Beach Rd in the Quay Park area. Photo / Janna Dixon

BUSINESS

Big Auckland hotel sold to Aussies for more than $50m

11 Oct, 2018 4:21pm
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Downtown Auckland hotel sold to Aussies for record price.

REINZ data is out for September. Photo/Warren Buckland

BUSINESS

Lowest house sales in 8 months, Auckland stuck at $850k median for 18 months

11 Oct, 2018 8:58am
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REINZ data is just out for September

Steel & Tube's board rejected Fletcher's moves.

BUSINESS

Steel & Tube explains why it rejected Fletcher's move

10 Oct, 2018 8:47am
3 minutes to read

Steel & Tube said Fletcher has under-valued its business.

Apartments, at the centre of a big push for law reform.

BUSINESS

Labour willing to work with National on apartment reform bill

9 Oct, 2018 1:55pm
4 minutes to read

National MPs proposed strengthening laws in the $50 billion apartment sector.

Helius Therapeutics aims to become a major player in the medicinal cannabis market. Photo/Supplied.

BUSINESS

Inside the massive building set to become Auckland's biggest cannabis lab

9 Oct, 2018 9:37am
4 minutes to read

A player in the emerging industry has secured a major site.

The Bethlehem Kmart opening in Tauranga. Photo/John Borren

BUSINESS

Giant Kmart to replace Countdown at Sylvia Park

8 Oct, 2018 11:45am
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Sylvia Park is set to get a massive Kmart store.

BUSINESS

'Wow, what a dump': $1.5m Ponsonby house marketed as serious do-up

8 Oct, 2018 7:26am
3 minutes to read

Architects, builders, visionaries - marketing for Ponsonby dump

Housing lots being created at Changda's Pacific Heights: land bought from the Masfens.

BUSINESS

Chinese firm developing 574 Orewa residential sites

7 Oct, 2018 3:17pm
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Nearly 600 new housing lots after rich listers Peter & Joanna Masfen $40m for the land.

Parkinson's favourite photo of his Waiheke property.

BUSINESS

Inside the mansion: Secret luxuries of $24m Waiheke estate

6 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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Owner reveals quirks of $24m Waiheke estate which has been for sale for six years.

Fletcher Building has proposed a $282 million takeover of Steel & Tube. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Analysts divided on Fletcher's $282m steel takeover

5 Oct, 2018 12:13pm
4 minutes to read

The case for and against Fletcher Building's Steel & Tube takeover move.

Glamorous resort wear label Zimmerman, tipped to open in Newmarket.

BUSINESS

Zimmermann tipped to open at Westfield Newmarket

5 Oct, 2018 6:53am
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First, it was Camilla, and now we also have Zimmermann tipped for our retail scene.

The failed Ebert, in liquidation now as well as receivership. Photo/Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Failed Ebert Construction placed into liquidation

5 Oct, 2018 6:34am
2 minutes to read

Creditors are owed more than $45 million.

Camilla founder Camilla Franks (centre). Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Top fashion chain Camilla tipped to open in NZ

4 Oct, 2018 1:59pm
2 minutes to read

Top Bohemian-style design boutique chain Camilla is tipped to open in Newmarket.