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Auckland CBD spending meltdown: Fears of widespread retail closures
No tourists, foreign students or events, leaves CBD businesses on the brink.

Loosen up: Level 1 can't come quick enough for bars and eateries
Hospitality popping the champagne for alert level 1, but recovery still a long way off.

US billionaire backs new multi-million NZ project
A 100-seat restaurant and barrel hall part of the big new venture.

Reading re-opening but Event, Hoyts stay shut
Art house cinemas re-opening, commercial giants stay shut

How pandemic hit house-building consents
2168 new homes consented in April, lowest for a month in nine years

Receivers forecast shortfall on $64.8m loans with failed company
Not all loans will be recovered.

Herald columnist honoured for financial education services
Recipient "so grateful to the thousands of people" who have written in seeking her advice.

Residents complain of restrictions in lockdown, managers defend
"At another village, staff and management disappeared completely for weeks."

270 Newmarket insurance staff moving to CBD next year
"You lose your culture if you have all your people working from home all the time."

Before and after the fire: First look inside SkyCity convention centre
How much progress is being made?

Property giant puts $500m development on hold
Mansons TCLM says now is not the right time to start construction.

Two American film studios eye south Auckland production sites
"You could possibly end up with more than one film studio at Drury" - Hughes

Goodman result: Revenue up, net profit down 18 per cent
The company's net profit is down from $319.5m to $261m.

Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad
Experts and investors take a deep dive into what to expect from post-Covid house prices.

Reserve Bank warning: $40b sector 'vulnerable'
Commercial property "could exacerbate downturn" - Reserve Bank

Kiwi Property reports solid operating profit, but pandemic hits valuations
Kiwi Property revalues portfolio

Small Business: Christchurch company making mussel oil supplements
Ron Park explains how mussels are central to his business.

Auckland Airport runway to be shortened by 1km - 80 workers begin job tonight
The work will take between eight and 10 weeks.

'Quicker to walk from Auckland to Wellington' than use NZ Post
Complaints about late deliveries are continuing to pile up.

One week to get a laptop couriered across Auckland - and still waiting
NZ Post says the number of parcels they have received has been unprecedented.

Reach for the sky: NZ's tallest apartment tower up, record price sought for penthouse
NZ's tallest apartment tower could set a second record - on price.

Switching to conservative fund could cost KiwiSaver members $3.5 billion
Switching to a conservative fund could prove a mistake in the long run.

Why Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei put retirement village rebuild 'on hold'
NZ Strong started there in January - now all work has stopped

Editorial: Where to now for Fletcher Building?
Editorial: The Fletcher's story has been NZ's story, so it's woes are widely felt.

Hammer blow with 1500 jobs lost: Four reasons Fletcher so hard hit
Commercial Bay had 1800 workers, now reduced to just 800.

Do you need to give your contact details to retail stores?
Retailers and shoppers are confused about whether they need to hand over their details.

Why buyers splashed $15m+ on five homes last week
Top-end homes were sold in Wanaka, Queenstown and Waiheke Island.