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Augusta under surprise takeover deal
If it goes ahead, Centuria will own all of Augusta's shares

Where Ikea is hunting for its first Auckland site
Will your neighbourhood be near the new store?

Woman's estate ordered to pay three weeks' rent after death
Death no end to debt: tenancy case clear illustration

Why AA predicts fuel prices are about to drop sharply
AA says motorists are paying up to 40 cents more at the pump for premium petrol.

Former dentists build $10 million empire
Family circumstances forced these brothers to start now successful luxury goods empire.

Small Business: Taking farming waste to create apparel for infants
Family business going back decades launches as reincarnation.

$65m Remuera apartment project planned
Clonbern Garden is seeking buyers to pay deposits.

Aucklanders queue for hours at In-N-Out Burger pop-up
In-N-Out drawing Aucklanders to Kingsland.

'Laxatives in disguise': 'Detox' teas pulled from shelves after Consumer NZ probe
Teas containing medicine pulled from shelves.

In-N-Out Burger arrives in Auckland, but there's a catch
Try the cult burger chain tomorrow when it pops up in Auckland.

Massive 191-room hotel planned for Auckland CBD
Two new hotels opposite NZICC, another new one nearby

Trivago hit with 18 complaints to NZ consumer watchdog
Trivago is in the sights of the Commerce Commission.

Four-year battle to get $190m building project on level ground
Building work underway, Nelson valley "flattened".

Trivago found guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct
The charges were brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Revealed: NZ's most (and least) affordable cities to buy a house
309 cities around the world ranked, and the Kiwi city that's less affordable than London.

Trust obsession: Massive 325,000 NZ properties in trust ownership
Why are trusts involved in so many New Zealand properties?

Vital Healthcare boss: $240m of work on - and still worried about his Grey Lynn villa do-up
New Vital chief quakes at villa restoration.

NZ's first golf course retirement village under construction: $180m project
It couldn't be easier for retirees to squeeze in a game of golf.

Two ex-Waitākere City Council buildings sold
"Sale of the decade" sees Henderson deal struck to quit two council blocks.

Westpac to relocate 250 Wellington jobs to Auckland
The bank says moving the roles would unify its technology, product and marketing hub.

Auckland house sales hit four-year high
December house sales are often impacted by the Christmas holidays.

MediaWorks sells off its building - what next for troubled broadcaster?
What does the sale mean for the future of this national television and radio network?

Sirma Karapeeva to head up NZ Meat Industry Association
The Meat Industry Association has appointed a new chief executive.

MediaWorks' NZ HQ sold for $26m
$26m deal due to settle on April 1 for MediaWorks NZ HQ sale

Owner of defective apartment left $23m short after contractor folds
Victopia owners won $53m to fix apartments - but only got $30m.

SkyCity fire: Demolition work about to start
Fletcher may uncover more damage than expected as demolition advances, says expert.