Artwork removed from Kim Dotcom's mansion in Coatesville today. Photo / Brett Phibbs
The $4.3 million home where Kim Dotcom's pregnant wife and three children live has been seized by New Zealand authorities.
Staff for the Official Assignee are currently scouring the 2.16 hectare property in Coatesville, north of Auckland, which borders the larger "Dotcom Mansion" where Dotcom and his family lived until
he was arrested by police last month.
Dotcom was refused permission to buy the $30 million property by the Overseas Investment Office as he did not meet the "good character" test. But he was able to buy the neighbouring lifestyle block in December, as property is less than five hectares of non-urban land and therefore did not need approval. The home is 565sqm and has a valuation of $4.3m.
The property was not among the $16m of assets seized when Dotcom was arrested last month, but Official Assignee staff are now assessing the property.
Dotcom's pregnant wife Mona, who is due to give birth to twins in April, and their three other children have been living in the smaller mansion since the police raids.
