Landlord says $13.8m street upgrade 'highway for criminals'
The design and layout also helped criminals because signs and posts had been removed.
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Scarbro liquidator: Building sites being transferred back to customers
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Northlander injured while preparing to go through the Panama Canal
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The real lesson being learned by tradie apprentices amid 'rife' poaching
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Giant Sydney-HQ real estate chain coming here
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US-inspired Carlaw Park Student Village takes off
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Future proofing Auckland: Climate change means planning for a risky future
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Kaipara council defers more than $10m worth of projects to pay for cyclone repairs
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The 'unethical' tradie practice that's 'rife' in New Zealand
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Big builder in liquidation after series of adverse events
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