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Chris Joblin announced as new Tainui CEO
Former Affco executive Chris Joblin takes over as head of the investment arm of the Waikato iwi after acting as chief executive.

Foreign buyers aren't ruining world's great cities
On the whole, that so many foreigners want to buy real estate in your city is a good sign.

Shipley defends reckless trading accusation
Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley and four other Mainzeal board members are accused of failing to appropriately assess the company's financial position, according to the liquidators suing....

$100m Britomart office plan
A $100 million office block is planned behind the Britomart Transport Centre, which could be expanded.

Britomart strengthening call
Commercial property investor wants Britomart Transport Centre foundations strengthened so hub can be expanded and a new $100m office block can rise behind.

Wang loses bid to stop release of files
Failed Crafar farms bidder and fraud case defendant May Wang has failed to bar Hong Kong prosecutors from accessing seized documents.

4000 homes get lower valuations
About 7000 Auckland residents have successfully challenged their 2014 property revaluations - and the most common outcome has been a fall in the home's CV.

Call to tackle tax rules on seismic work
The head of a listed landlord with $2.2 billion of property investments has called for tax issues on seismic building strengthening to be addressed.

Tainui to sell half of The Base
Tainui Group Holdings, the investment arm of the Waikato tribe, plans to sell as much as 50 percent of its The Base shopping centre in Te Rapa.

Realty bosses back foreign buyer register
Two real estate bosses have now backed a foreign buyers' register.

Strong pre-sales of Wynyard apartments
Developer Willis Bond has taken deposits on more than half of its planned 164 new Wynyard Quarter apartments.

Why Chinese buyers are good
The reason the Chinese are singled out is because of a handful of well-publicised transactions, writes Christopher Niesche.