NZ house-building hits highest mark since 1974
The great boom of the mid-1970s was the last time we saw houses spring up so fast.
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Tenants fined $2600 for trying to escape tenancy agreement
The tenants tried to get out of the lease within two months of signing on.
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Landlords were found to be in breach of law.
Barfoot real estate sales hit four-year high
Peter Thompson said last month was particularly strong for sales volumes.
New push to reform $50 billion apartment sector
National MPs have long called for the changes with signatures on petition growing.
NZ golf courses feature on world's top 100 list
Fourth biennial ranking of the world's top courses features six in New Zealand
Uber teams up with Hyundai on flying taxi plan
First mass producer of flying vehicles announced.
'Dazzling' NZ golf course beats Trump's best in global rankings
"Top contender among latest generation of world-class courses" - Golf Digest
IKEA rival Nido opening delayed
New Zealand's largest furniture store due to open soon in Henderson.
High Court rules against breakaway Wendy's franchisee
More than $5 million, plus interest, owed to the owner of the Wendy's ice cream franchise.
NZ stock marker not likely to replicate turbocharged 2019
New Zealand's stock market isn't expected to repeat the stonking return of 2019.
Fletcher: better year ahead after slight gain in 2019?
Chief Ross Taylor will be hoping the building company at start of an upward trend.
Leading questions: Joan Withers on life, career and 2020
"My bank smock was very short and I wore false eyelashes most days."
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New Zealand's stock market ended the year 30 points higher.
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Power sector keen to avoid election-year focus
Electricity retailers will be hoping recent low wholesale power prices persist into 2020.
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Holocaust survivor gets second New Year's honour
"Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it."
Leading questions: Scott Pritchard on $500m of development
His first job was as a milk boy and he despises gardening but loves development.
Boxing Day spending rises, but dwarfed by Black Friday
Kiwis spent more than last year, but not as much as on Black Friday.
No resting on their laurels for NZ's banks in 2020
The banks can't count on 2020 being plain sailing.
Meet one of Auckland's last waterfront market garden owners
Brothers Dudley and Rodney Barton have lived on the land for 45 years.
Fletcher's Ross Taylor on restructuring, fire and golf
"If I could eliminate all safety risks, I would."
'Not nice birds': Owner regrets allowing weka onto his island
Owner wishes he'd let kiwi be released on his land 23 years ago, instead of weka.
Ron Ainsbury: Want to buy a cockroach?
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Watch: $200m Seascape tower rising on schedule
"Allegations about hold-ups due to defects in the diaphragm wall are incorrect" - engineer
When is a 'garden' not a garden? Apartment buyer wants refund
Neil Gray claims he was misled about the unit he was buying and wants his deposit back.
Last-minute Christmas shop sees malls around the country 'at capacity'
Last weekend before Christmas proven to be a busy one for mall operators.