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No buyers emerge after two-year process, which kicked off after $37.5m grant for upgrades.
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New boss, gambling probes for $1.3b gaming giant SkyCity
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$26m buyer reneges on third Auckland house deal: What the sellers did
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‘Sorry for that crack’: Tory Whanau makes amends with Transport Minister
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ELE collapse: Owner accuses clients of not paying, Filipino ex-workers sleep in cars
'I urge you to consider the consequences of withholding payment': ELE owner to clients
Mega $62m apartment repairs: Residents return to high-rise CBD block
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'Significant structural limitations' at main council building
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Red flag: Russian-owned NZ company's liquidation highly unusual
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‘A disease’: NZ’s broken infrastructure likely to trudge into the future
There has been an abject lack of long-term planning for decades.
Commercial, industrial property outlook: Where to for rents, occupancy?
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Fears proposed highway service centre will hurt 'every business' in Waipū
The proposed mega development includes a BP service station, shops and restaurants.
McMillionaires: The McDonald's franchisee power list
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Artisan offers apprenticeship to workers laid off before Christmas
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Three top-of-mind issues: Kiwi chief Clive Mackenzie
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ELE group collapse: Māori workers caught out
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ELE Group collapse: Immigration NZ seeks direct contact with fired workers
Visas give the workers the right to remain in this country while they are working.
ELE Group collapse: Massive foodbank drive for hundreds of laid-off workers
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