Apology to Harveys and Tim Cook Realty, Palmerston North

A Harveys Group real estate agency in Palmerston North was not forced to shut following court action, as reported in yesterday's Herald.

The Herald wishes to make clear that the business that was forced to shut down was "A1 Property Shoppe Ltd". That business had and has nothing to do with the Harveys Group or its licensees. Tim Cook Realty Ltd, trading as a member of the Harvey Group, is the Harveys licensee in Palmerston North.

That business has not had any court action against it nor has it shut. Nor did the Herald intend to imply that any member or licensee of the Harveys Group had operated unlawfully because it did not have a licence. The Herald withdraws those statements.

The Herald unreservedly apologises to the Harvey Group, its directors, Tim Cook Realty Ltd and its principal officer Mr Tim Cook of Palmerston North for those statements, and any distress and embarrassment caused.