http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Property headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2012 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:00:03 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=8 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10784766&ref=rss Tournament Parking has bought Rhubarb Lane, one of Auckland's largest remaining underdeveloped freehold pieces of land, for an undisclosed price.James Brown of Tournament said his business had retailing or showroom plans for existing... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:20:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10784507&ref=rss Auckland's latest inner-city supermarket, the New World Metro in the basement of an office tower owned by the billionaire Sultan of Brunei, opens on Tuesday.Foodstuffs Auckland managing director Murray Jordan said 125 Queen St -... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10784506&ref=rss The deal to sell one of Auckland's largest remaining underdeveloped, mixed-use freehold landholdings will be announced next week.Rhubarb Lane, between Nelson and Cook Sts was given a new name, - Victoria Quarter - and heavily marketed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:15:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10784629&ref=rss A family is fighting to stop its boxer-cross dog being put down after it bit a man on their property.Christopher Neubusch, 45, pleaded guilty to a charge of owning a dog that attacked a man when he appeared at the Waitakere District... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:20:05 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10784259&ref=rss Homeowners are being warned of the importance of qualified tradesmen carrying out gasfitting work after two Upper Hutt men were fined for shonky work.Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board deputy registrar Kern U'ren said in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:06:36 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10784060&ref=rss The growing gap between rich and poor has made an extra one-sixth of Aucklanders truly "tenants in their own country".Aucklanders who own their own homes have declined from 74 per cent in the 1986 Census to 58.7 per cent last year,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10784058&ref=rss As Georgina Kupa tells it, it was no accident that the proportion of Aucklanders owning their own homes peaked in 1986 - the last year that families could cash in the future value of their family benefits.Mrs Kupa and her husband... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10784056&ref=rss The trend of more renters in Auckland is to continue into the middle of the century, with an Auckland Council analysis tipping three out of 10 households will not afford a $400,000 house by 2051.The council suggests that if 450,000... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783966&ref=rss A former high-flying property guru, author and housing investment advocate has turned his back on an Auckland life, joined tent protesters in Dunedin and now is selling a board game he invented.Kieran Trass, who wrote books on how... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783965&ref=rss Retirement village owner/operator Summerset has completed a new $115 million Manukau complex.Norah Barlow, chief executive, said about 300 people would eventually live at Summerset by the Park on a 4.3ha site adjoining Barry Curtis... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783963&ref=rss Hardware DIY chain Bunnings says it is opening three new stores this year, with plans to build a further two, as it welcomes a new boss in New Zealand.Jacqui Coombes, who has been appointed general manager, said yesterday Bunnings... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783923&ref=rss After paying $16 to file a one-page claim to an empty, $340,000 ($407,000 NZD) home in an upscale Dallas suburb, Kenneth Robinson moved in furniture, hung a "No Trespassing" sign in the front window and invited television cameras... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:52:45 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783665&ref=rss Auckland's biggest real estate agency recorded its strongest January in four years but prices were still down on December.Barfoot & Thompson's data for last month showed 683 sales, down on December's 714, and prices down from December's... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:30:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783695&ref=rss Realistic rents and building upgrades are credited with filling up retail space in Hamilton's central city.There are fewer empty shops in the CBD than at any time in the past three years, with mainly food and fashion retailers moving... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:30:18 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783001&ref=rss In line with the old adage of you get out what you put in, this Omaha waterfront home has been an easy-care, low-maintenance holiday escape for an Auckland family for a decade, largely thanks to their efforts when the house was designed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783540&ref=rss Record high rents are pushing some young people to cancel university studies and others to sign up for welfare grants.As the academic year dawned, Auckland's biggest student union said steep accommodation costs had a big impact... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:30:35 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783552&ref=rss On a weekday afternoon, Gulf Harbour is deathly quiet. That is until a bunch of schoolboys - still wearing knee-high socks - pull up in an ageing Japanese hatchbacks and head out to the jetty with boxes of beer under their arms. As... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783090&ref=rss If you've had the pleasure of taking Penny Whiting's sailing courses over the last 45 years, you'll be familiar with this yachtswoman's great sense of humour and her motto: "If it's hard, you're doing it the wrong way ..."Seems... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783236&ref=rss Agribusiness mogul Alan Pye and his associates have full control of New Zealand's largest dairy farming conglomerate after South Canterbury Finance sold its $54.4 million stake in the $535 million business yesterday.The straight-talking... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10783099&ref=rss Cornwall Park truly becomes part of your life when it's just over your back fence, says Alison Crum, whose character-rich Epsom home enjoys absolute parkside living.Alison and her husband David bought this graceful 1930s home more... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200