
Vulture fund plan withdrawn
A vulture fund offer which sought up to $50 million from the public to buy bargain-basement office blocks has been withdrawn.
A vulture fund offer which sought up to $50 million from the public to buy bargain-basement office blocks has been withdrawn.
The Ombudsman Office has ruled that retaining-wall piles for a luxury lodge at Pakiri Beach are on land reserved for planting bush.
The Auckland Regional Council has been ordered to pay almost $100,000 to a developer.
John Gray, President of HOBANZ - The Home Owners and Buyers Association of NZ, responds to a recent Bernard Hickey column which suggested the Government should not spend billions bailing out leaky home owners.
Authorities are urging home handymen to call in experts, rather than attempting DIY work, after yesterday's death of a man, 42, working under his house.
Building consents issued in February jumped 10 per cent, after rising one per cent the month before.
Some extra weakness is showing up in the residential real estate and investment market, the latest BNZ confidence survey has found.