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Repeat offender: Illegal Albany Heights work brings $34k fine

As it turned out, it wasn’t Danny on the digger but Tao Ma, pretending to be Danny.

Homeowner fumes at lack of action over cliff collapse

A man who owns a home above a startling slip waits and waits for council action.

Court orders permanent ban for fraudster to protect public

He is studying law fulltime at AUT and hopes to be admitted to the bar.

Privately-owned seawall under construction is rising at Shore beach

Building at Belmont follows recent action at Point Wells over illegal seawalls.

Property Insider: Iwi keen to acquire $125m Epsom campus

The university 'has profited enormously off our gifts of land since 1840', the iwi says.

New Zealand's most controversial marina opens today

About 60 boats are booked to be in to Kennedy Point marina before Christmas.

'Like wraparound westie sunglasses': Tower scoops national architecture award

It's robust and low-maintenance, built to withstand the very severe coastal environment.

Herne Bay Richlister's boatshed, tree works, pool plans prompt High Court action

Waterfront tree tussle has competing property owners in court.

Environment Court allows $300m Bayswater marina apartment scheme

The original plans for a 250-residence scheme have been cut savagely to 64 units today.

Why $65.4b Super Fund is pouring millions into plans for new 5000-residence hub

'Sometimes difficult for us to find domestic investment opportunities of sufficient scale'

'Big loss': Popular Auckland Warehouse store to shut after 28 years

The Warehouse says it is 'extremely disappointed to find ourselves in this situation'.

Workshops ‘need investigating’ after report shows lung disease danger

Australia could ban engineered stone - what is the industry saying here?

Buyer lost $2.3m deposit to vendor after failed Mt Eden house purchase

On the closing date, seller's solicitor emailed buyer's solicitor: "no settlement".

Permanent bar, $14k fine for ex-real estate agent who forged valuation

'No agent can employ or engage him in connection with real estate agency work.'

Can 5000 new homes rise at Beachlands with no reticulated water, sewage?

Bore water for homes and a new sewage treatment system are proposed by developers.

Retirement giant fined $37k after widow complained of husband's dementia care

Failure to make a sensory room available was the heart of the case, heard twice.

Never lived in: Mass mortgagee sale in Takapuna

Exceptionally rare for a developer to speculatively build multi-unit residential projects.

Property Insider: What's happening with Herne Bay boatshed, Fletcher's plumbing problems

Will the owner of the $22 million waterfront mansion go ahead with the scheme?