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Inside NZ's tallest tower
Heavy hint that popular clothing chains Zara and Uniqlo will be part of huge Auckland development.

Go inside Commercial Bay - NZ's most expensive tower
See this supplied animation of a new 39-storey $681 million downtown office tower on Auckland's waterfront. A new Auckland precinct has been revealed today, to be called Commercial Bay as a nod to the city's history in the waterfront area where listed commercial property company Precinct will have $1.5 billion of properties. Video: Buildmedia

The Herald is leaving home
The Herald's 152 years in one Auckland CBD block may have set a record in a city where businesses rise and fall and shift premises relentlessly.

Property Report: A desirable location
Traditional villas share street fronts with sleek new apartment developments in busy township known for high-class shopping, writes Graham Hepburn.

Jackson's new $134m blockbuster
Lord of the Rings director putting millions of dollars of his own money into plan to build a movie museum and convention centre in Wellington.

Legal action set for failed Queenstown scheme
A group of 109 people - mainly Singaporean and Malaysian - are taking legal action over a failed Queenstown property scheme they bought into last decade.

Retirement village boom tipped in new report
More than 11 new retirement villages will need to be built annually to cater for our aging population.

Work on new hotel in CBD resumes
Work on Auckland's most upmarket new hotel has resumed after the main Korean contractor left, scaffolding was dismantled and the job which started two years ago lay idle for months.

What happened to the people's wharf?
Remember the sense of breakthrough when Queens Wharf in downtown Auckland was secured as the people's wharf?

Springpark in receivership
The developer behind one of Auckland's largest new housing estates has hit the wall.

Quake-city agent to face charge
A Christchurch property manager is under police investigation and facing a misconduct charge after a man's death in the February 2011 quake.

Ryman shows glimpse of site
Retirement giant Ryman Healthcare has released the first image of a $100 million North Shore village on a site where hundreds of people will live.

Shopping centre giant quits NZ properties
An associate of the world's biggest shopping centre owner and manager has vastly reduced its holdings here.

$92.8m property buy up for Augusta
Augusta Capital bought two office and two industrial buildings.

Shopping mall deal a boost for Stride
Running Hamilton and Lower Hutt sites will vastly increase portfolio, says property management firm.

NZ's billion-dollar upgrades
The largest property developer in the country says business has never been this busy.

Council's $15m for theatre
Auckland Council has agreed to pay $15 million towards the $60 million to $70 million cost of restoring the heritage St James Theatre in Queen St.