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‘Such big development potential’ - why Queenstown place went for $45.5m
'The price was big because the sale included so much flat land.' - local investor

Property Insider: Spooked by agency closures; developer retrenching; residents begin Amaia shift
People are alarmed by the JLL closures, asking what that says about the successful agency.

Woolworths wins consent for giant $213m land deal in Christchurch
Overseas Investment Office approval comes day after Govt announces supermarket crack-down.

Not so clever: Fletcher Building’s prefab house-building factory to shut
The $15m factory, which has 35 workers, will close by June 30.

ASB: ‘If economic recoveries are cars – New Zealand is more Prius than Ferrari’
An ASB economist outlines the 'good, the bad and the ugly' of the recovery.

‘Something was wrong’: Investigation launched into Bangkok high-rise collapse
A 33-floor skyscraper in Bangkok collapsed during Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake.

$135m distributed last year by iwi to members
Distributions paid have increased by around 35% in the last five years: Phil Barry, TDB.

Hastings CBD railway plan: Business says it's time to bring cars back
The total cost of the project will be $3.45m, with $2.8m paid by the council.

Builders of Auckland’s abandoned 57-level Seascape tower win $33m claim
Judge: 'I order Shundi to pay the sum in the statutory demand within five working days.'

Asset values up only $100m since 2022: New report on 10 biggest iwi
Most iwi had positive financial returns in 2024, an improvement on 2023: latest report

Woolworths property sales, Karangahape Rd plans; $1.1b Canadian moves: Property Insider
Woolworths stores in Te Atatū, Westgate and Mt Roskill have all sold recently.

‘Helipad’ on plans but council says no chopper application sought
The word 'helipad' is on approved plans but the council says no landing rights are sought.

'Slow but complete breakdown': $9.8m real estate agency fight; Cooper company wins big award
Case revolved around protracted dispute between parties over branch established at Albany.

High-rise horror: Owners of wrecked upmarket apartments to walk away
'This really was a situation where the owners are salvaging what they could.'

Is the economy’s ‘surprise’ bounce the start of a real recovery?
Stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter GDP growth is good news, but can it last?

Why 56-level $300m+ Seascape tower is abandoned for seven months
Court decision in November prohibited the builder from acting till the paperwork was done.

'Upside surprise': NZ limps out of recession, GDP rises 0.7%
The New Zealand economy returned to growth in the final quarter of 2024.

Auckland architecture awards shortlist out: 56 projects named
Toilets, houses, additions and alterations, interiors, apartments, new schools on list.

Developer taking $100m Karangahape Rd building plans to Environment Court
Developer hopes the court may hear case this winter and overturn the original decision.

Property Insider: Precinct’s twin-skyscraper plans; Goodman moving; Beca to show off new office
When might get the contract to build New Zealand's two tallest new skyscrapers?

Chris Bishop v Auckland Council commissioners on K Rd rejection: ‘Insanity ... total nonsense’
The plans failed to meet tests under the RMA, the commissioners' report said.