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On holiday permanently at the Mount

Jody Calvert describes her Mt Maunganui lifestyle as "living in a view". That's because this large, ground-level beachfront apartment commands a panorama over Pilot Bay and across the harbour to Tauranga.Sensational by day, the...
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Wait there’s more in Devonport

To borrow from the estate agents' lexicon, this graciously and tenderly renovated villa offers More Than Meets the Eye!One minute's walk from Devonport village, Paul and Juliet Barnard's home appears from the street to be an attractive,...
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Investors turn up heat over high fee rates

Pressure is on management fees at listed property businesses in the wake of last week's AMP NZ Office Trust shake-up.AMP's backdown to drop its base fee to a new low of 0.35 per cent for assets worth more than $1.5 billion set...
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Estate agent censured over ‘gross, false claims’

A real estate agent advertised a property as being much larger than it was, eliciting a complaint to a state authority.Instead of 3.7 acres she advertised 4.9 acres, the Real Estate Agents Authority found, censuring her and saying...
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Fletcher eyes quake effect on profit

The effects from Christchurch's earthquake and the leaky building crisis are being weighed up in Fletcher Building's outlook.Jonathan Ling, chief executive of New Zealand's largest listed company, made a presentation to the Citi...
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Legal challenge over $8.9m royal estate

Lawyers might take court action if the sale of the King of Tonga's Auckland mansion goes ahead, because they say the property may not belong to him.Tenders for the 1.6ha estate, named Atalanga, in St Andrews Rd, Epsom, closed...
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Perfect end to power trip in Herne Bay

A standout in a street of turn-of-the-century villas, Mark Lenihan and David Hickey's post-war concrete box stood out for them, too.An ex-Auckland Electric Power Board sub-station, built in the art deco styling favoured by the...
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Outward bound in Omaha

As a teenager, Ruth Shannon harboured dreams of becoming an architect. Her dreams didn't eventuate - she became a nurse - but they endured.When she and husband Ross decided to buy a section at Omaha eight years ago - thinking...
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The slow reveal in Remuera

Only the rimu floors in Heather and John MacCulloch's home give away the fact that you are not standing in a new house.The rimu floorboards - now bleached - are the last visible signs of the original dwelling that Heather describes...
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See the light in Milford

The Schnauer family's much-loved home of the past eight years is situated in a quiet street one block back and less than a minute's walk from Milford Beach. Unfortunately, the children's new colleges are much further afield and their...
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