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Property market weak, prices fall 1.4pc in May
House prices fell 1.4 per cent across New Zealand in May, according to the latest REINZ Monthly Housing Price Index, released this morning.
South Africa: Going home
Jane Phare talks to a South African living in New Zealand who is returning to Cape Town armed with lessons learned from Kiwis.
Hotchin takes a $765,000 loss
Embattled Hanover boss Mark Hotchin is selling properties as construction of his $30 million home on Paritai Drive continues.
Allied Farmers does deal to sell Five Mile
Allied Farmers says it has has conditional agreement to sell the second stage of the Five Mile property development in Queenstown.
MP 'delighted' case settled out of court
Nick Smith says he is "delighted" a $15 million defamation lawsuit against him has been settled out of court.
<i>Geoff Hardy:</i> Think twice before patching up a leaky home
It is notoriously hard to fix up a leaky building that has been poorly designed or built to start with.
<i>Pip Cheshire:</i> Super City presents chance to shape Auckland
Pip Cheshire writes on the pitfalls of good urban design in Auckland planning.
Councils paid for private info
Homeowners are being targeted by advertisers using private information from building consent applications to solicit sales.