Buyer pays $15m for luxury Herne Bay villa, and another $11m for the house next door
One of the homes starred in a hit Kiwi film.
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Decommissioned concrete tanks overlook the harbour.
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Mansion with $31m CV will likely be cut up and moved by new owner
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Proud owner and gardener Peter Brady died aged 90.
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King Charles III’s West Auckland mansion has sold
Heritage home on Defence Force land was NZ's most viewed listing of 2022.
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The 1850s homestead was damaged in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.
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Bayleys agents announce the deal on social media.
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Dame Jenny Gibbs finds a local buyer for her multi-million-dollar art gallery home
Auckland mansion was snapped up over the holiday period for $10m-plus.
‘Work in progress’: Winston Peters hints foreign buyer ban may be eased for major investors
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