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NZ finance company in receivership, $53m in deposits on the line
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Pandemic sparks expat Kiwis to hunt luxury Auckland housing market:
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House-building approvals break 45-year record, coronavirus impact still unclear
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Over $1 billion in property deals on ice
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Quarter of Kiwi hotelier's global properties shut
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SkyCity cuts staff wages by 20%, plans redundancies
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Hallenstein Glasson cancels dividend
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Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering
Three film crew from Avatar's cancelled film set say landlord unfairly pocketed $20,000.
Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers
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Metlifecare claims $1.49b takeover deal still on, even with termination rights
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Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police
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