Couple who bought house based on stunning sea views were shocked to find their neighbours were building a two-storey unit which would partially block their view.

Half the floor of one of New Zealand's biggest new supermarkets at a $40 million Tauranga scheme has been torn up and re-laid, the store's owner says.

The Court of Appeal has found in favour of the Inland Revenue Department in the latest bout of a long-running tax battle with Michael Hill.