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Fletcher's CEO on dividend cut, $301m hit in full-year result
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$90m Remuera site: Fast-track approval sought for 185-unit retirement village
Developers using the Government’s fast-tracking method to win approval for huge scheme.
'We are in this little lost category': Cyclone property owners still waiting for answers
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Strewth! SkyCity's $49m for prosecution of Adelaide business
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