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![<i>The Spencer family:</i> How the other half lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
<i>The Spencer family:</i> How the other half lives
A combination of vast wealth and tightly-guarded privacy - the features of New Zealand's wealthiest 'old money' family.
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Court rejects Omaha development
A scheme to build up to 500 homes and a visitor lodge on land behind Omaha Beach has been rejected by the Environment Court.
![Crafars appeal dirty dairying convictions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Crafars appeal dirty dairying convictions
The High Court has reserved judgment on an appeal by the Crafar dairy farming family against convictions and sentence for dirty dairying.
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Family's loss is Waiheke's gain - ARC
The Spencer family's defeat on Waiheke Island is being called a victory for landscape preservation.
![Island millionaires lose fight to build](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Island millionaires lose fight to build
The publicity-shy Spencer family have been banned from building two sleek new architect-designed houses on their Waiheke Island estate.
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Lodge found in breach of resource consent
The Ombudsman Office has ruled that retaining-wall piles for a luxury lodge at Pakiri Beach are on land reserved for planting bush.
![Council charged $100,000 for blocking Waiheke airfield revamp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Council charged $100,000 for blocking Waiheke airfield revamp
The Auckland Regional Council has been ordered to pay almost $100,000 to a developer.