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Inside Mark Hotchin's half-finished $30m mansion
Failed Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin's unfiinished mansion is big enough to contain 13 average houses just on its floor space.

Anger over stalled Hotchin mansion
Angry neighbours say Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin's $30m mansion has wiped hundreds of thousands of dollars off their own property values.

Vulture fund plan withdrawn
A vulture fund offer which sought up to $50 million from the public to buy bargain-basement office blocks has been withdrawn.

Tide turns on developments at Coopers Beach
A seaside development at Coopers Beach in the Far North is the latest coastal property victim of the downturn.

Judges back leaky-home owners over council
Owners in two townhouse complexes have been backed in drawn-out leaky-building repair battles with their council, which lawyers say may affect rates.

Richlister's fortune threatened by $19m golf course lawsuit
He is supposed to be one of the country's richest men, but a $19 million lawsuit could send venture capitalist Bill Birnie under.

NZ stocks: Telecom shares slump to new low
Telecom shares sank to new a low on the NZ sharemarket today, while rises in Fletcher Building, Contact Energy and other leaders helped carry the market higher.