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Failed food outlets pocketed $1m in Covid wage subsidies, didn't pay taxes
Taxpayers are in the gun twice: first for the wage subsidies, then for the unpaid taxes.

'Forgotten treasure' housing plans hit snag: Developer loses court ruling on trees
It plans a much larger scheme for the land but even its tree-planting is ruled illegal

Mīharo! Which iwi are doing best financially
Tens of millions being distributed as well as housing, education, career help.

The dame, the billboards and the neighbourhood fight
Fashion designer/businesswoman triumphs, barring neighbour from property.

New $1 billion real estate business announced
Analysts estimated Covid could have a $7m impact on the full-year result.

PFI declares record $452.8m annual net profit
Property values rose 22.2 per cent or $392m to reach $2.1 billion

Auckland architect gets top award
Winner was also a member of the creative team behind the Venice Biennale.

Business Hub: Gavin Hunt on building more than 10,000 homes
"I was a hippy surfer from Tauranga".

Powerhouse real estate: Auckland iwi's $243m property portfolio boost
Importance of whenua acknowledge in accounts.

'Lockdown project': NZ's richest man Graeme Hart starts on Auckland house-buying spree
What can we learn from his choice of properties, where and what he's buying?

'Don't be caught like we were' - parents snared in tax trap after helping daughter
'It never occurred to us we would be liable for tax' - father of family caught.

Lockdown hit: SkyCity's profit forecast to sink into loss
Ability to pay dividends restricted while waiver on debt provisions in place

Landlords aren't selling: Rentals hit all-time high
"An encouraging sign of more supply in the rental market" - Poto Williams.

Rents v house prices - which rose the most?
Landlords getting low returns when rent rises compared with house price rises.

'Continued upward trend': Where in Auckland rent is rising the fastest?
Rent for one-bedroom places rising the fastest.

Civic leaders question North Shore seawall proposal
Concerns raised about the 3m by 38m seawall proposal beneath cliffs at Belmont

'Immediate effect': House prices, volumes fall in response to law change
First home buyer activity has been hit particularly hard.

2021's top 15 property deals
Office towers, a hotel, vineyard, mall, industrial estates, lifestyle centre - all sold

Summer questions: Returning to the office crucial - Commercial Bay owner
"The Olympics were fascinating, a great distraction ... seeing Lisa Carrington ..."

$6m property scam: Duo jailed for defrauding wealthy overseas investor
The victims, moving to NZ under the investor immigration category, were conned out of $6m.

'Bleak picture for tenants': Where rents rose the fastest
Rents for New Zealand's 1.3 million tenants outstripped the rate of inflation.

Mike Pero agents fined $25K for Wellington wall, pipe issues
Agents failed to tell about the unstrengthened brick wall and pipe issues at the property.

'I thought I was a goner': Agent's $19.7m sale after near-death accident
"I thought I was a goner, believe me - if you can't move your toe or thumb..." - Boulgaris

Architectural awards: NZ's 26 best building projects named
Winners range from changes to Auckland War Memorial Museum to a transportable house.

Podcast: The rise of retail investors and shareholder activism
NZSA CEO Oliver Mander talks to Duncan Bridgeman in the second episode.

New Health Ministry guidelines out on apartment isolation
Self-isolating residents should get family members or friends to get their rubbish.

Blind sales: Desperate buyers snap up homes without even looking at them
About 43,000 bids online for 1500 successful sales worth over $2 billion since August.

Watch: Inside Auckland high-rise when water mains burst
'The whole place is flooded. Don't know where I'm staying the night' - tenant.

Lack of guidance on lease changes sees landlords 'fill the void'
Sick of chasing officials for advice on law changes, Property Council publishes its own.