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'Sign of the times': Auckland swimming pool business insolvent

'People aren’t spending up as much on those nice-to-have items. Pools are very expensive.'

Maat suspends returns from four property investment schemes - Tuffin

Investors poured around $180m into 11 Maat property schemes - what next?

Ellerslie building investment scheme cops auditor flag, then renews loan

'Significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern': BDO warning

'Biggest problem' running 139 Auckland Airbnbs

One multimillionaire landlord with 12 places: Why he would never list his homes like this.

Apartment owners' battle against boatsheds to retain views

When a 25m marine services shed rose, apartments owners went to court.

Dairy buyer 'felt trapped, cheated', partly wins case v Colliers agent

'Highest bidder at $675,000, but the two of them pushed her up to $940,000.'

Why one of NZ's highest paid CEO's pay dropped from $6.5m to $3.7m

Fletcher Building chief executive Ross Taylor saw his pay drop 43 per cent.

Fletcher's CEO on dividend cut, $301m hit in full-year result

Hurdles lie ahead for construction company - but analysts are upbeat.

Inside billionaires' mega-makeover for $39.3m mansion

Faux British country/Camelot style gone as the changes bring more moody, minimalist flair.

Kiwi Property's Drury East site: First stage of works for a new city the size of Napier

You’ve got to have some imagination to think like Schwartfeger and Mackenzie.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare v Auckland Council on land plan

Strategy 'has significant implications for our plans for our growth in New Zealand'.

Lives of 50,000 retirement village residents could change in proposed shakeup

"We’re very pleased with this as a starting point as well as the tenor of the proposals."

$100m sell-off: Kiwi richlister quits NZ for Australia

Ben Cook says he loves NZ, but time right for "business, family and lifestyle" reasons.

Where Auckland rents spiralled fastest: Average now $642/week

Steep rises in an area where many can’t afford to own homes, so are long-term tenants.

Missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao: Govt authority to raise safety topic

"The safety of all licensees is incredibly important to the authority."

Shrinking office: The company dropping desk area from 70pc to 35pc

What a post-lockdown commercial fitout looks like: here's catering for new working styles.