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String of 7 closures hit private rest homes, Mission Bay the latest

Eight private rest homes have shut in the last three years alone, Grey Power worried.

Has the Auckland house market sprung back to life?

1052 new properties in August but 1204 last month: Barfoot & Thompson

New $170m South Island property fund lures investors with 7% returns

FortHill forecasts 7 per cent, returns, double bank term deposit rates

Kathmandu buys surfing brand Rip Curl for $368m

Outdoor equipment and clothing retailer acquires new outdoors brand.

Beyond dirty laundry: What's forbidden at Hobsonville Point

The rules extend well beyond dirty laundry.

No crackdown on property managers: Faafoi

"This is not a simple issue" - Kris Faafoi, Associate Housing Minister

SkyCity exec hoping to sell house for record price

SkyCity CFO hoping to come up trumps with $20 million national record.

The next phase: What's coming next to Westfield Newmarket?

Dates out in the progressive opening of $790m Westfield Newmarket.

Where do rich parents go when the kids move out?

Plans launched for Sonata with units selling for up to $8.3m.

Local Focus: Debt for infrastructure recommended

Can infrastructure ever catch up to growth? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Focus: NZ's GDP on the rise by 0.5 per cent in the June quarter

Focus: NZ's GDP on the rise by 0.5 per cent in the June quarter. Video / Jed Bradley

How hotel magnate made NZ his home

Sudesh Jhunjhnuwala's family took quite a trek before he arrived here.

NZ's biggest meth bust: How global drug lords target our Airbnbs

Telltale warning signs revealed.

Local food bag asks for help on the brink of closure

"This is not an easy thing to tell you, but we are having a tough time": Owner bares soul.

Meth bust: Lawyers issue Airbnb warning to NZ homeowners

NZ's biggest meth drug haul sparks Airbnb warnings from two lawyers.

Ikea rival Nido opens temporary store

NZ's retail scene is set for some intriguing battles in the coming years.