The following articles are sourced from The New Zealand Herald

Consents for controversial farm quashed
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:53
Land use consents granted for a controversial large-scale factory dairy farming proposal in South Canterbury have been quashed, the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) says.The EDS launched a legal challenge in the High Court...

Cash shortfall threatens park plan
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00
Bid to buy Long Bay ridge from developers founders as campaigners fail to raise the moneyHopes of saving a grassy Long Bay ridge from being covered in roof tops have taken a knock with the loss of pledges of $7 million towards...

Developer rejects claims $3.8m owed to creditors
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00
Controversial property developer May Wang strongly disputes she owes more than $3.8 million to two creditors that are trying to bankrupt her, her lawyer Paul Sills says.Wang, who is currently in Asia, is alleged to owe Inland...

Family's loss is Waiheke's gain - ARC
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:30
The Spencer family's defeat on Waiheke Island is being called a victory for landscape preservation.Mike Lee, Auckland Regional Council chairman, praised the Environment Court for overturning Auckland City Council's resource consent...

Fran O'Sullivan : Fears grow we're selling the golden goose
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:00
Realpolitik dictates that neither John Key nor Bill English will be quite so blunt - or stupid - as to admit straight up that the decision to order a second-round review of the foreign investment regime is due to New Zealanders' growing...

Ban on NZ directors leaving Fiji lifted
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:00
Two Napier businessmen held by the coup regime in Fiji have successfully gone to the Fiji High Court at Lautoka to have a "departure prohibition order" lifted.Anthony Herbert and Malcolm Herbert, directors of Herbert Construction...

$1.8b price tag for HK luxury site
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:00
Hong Kong's Government may sell a building site in the Peak district for HK$10.5 billion ($1.8 billion) in an auction today, underscoring demand for high-end properties in the city.The estimate for the Mt Nicholson Rd site is...

Bernard Hickey - Reserve Bank should target the housing bubble
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:30
Now that the world has avoided going over the financial cliff, at least for now, the powers-that-be are doing a post-mortem of what went wrong.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just produced a 42 page paper titled "<a...

Super City won't delay leaky home payouts
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:20
Aucklanders have been assured the formation of the supercity will not further delay compensation for leaky homes.The Building and Construction Minister has given the promise to rural and provincial local government representatives...

Big shake-up expected at property trust
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00
Investor activism has set the scene for a radical shake-up of the $191.2 million National Property Trust on Friday.Institutional investors and the wealthy Cushing family of Hawkes Bay have called for an overhaul of the trust's...

Overseas investment review delayed again
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00
Release of the long running review of the Overseas Investment Act has been delayed again as the Government grapples with the prospect of cashed up offshore investors swooping on debt-laden kiwi farms such as the Crafar dairy empire.According...

Crafar survives to fight again
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00
Allan Crafar has survived for another month against a legal challenge to kick him off his home farm.The embattled dairy farmer yesterday represented himself at a civil hearing held in the Maori Land Court at Rotorua."When...

UK confidence dwindles amid falling house prices
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00
Anxiety about the health of Britain's housing market will be ramped up today, with two reports warning that both prices and consumer confidence are falling.Hometrack, the property analyst, said that house prices fell by 0.1 per...

Shore wants to ban tiny apartments
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:00
First-home owners will pay $100,000 extra for a one-bedroom apartment if a North Shore City Council move to raise minimum floor size gains traction.Last week, the council's strategy and finance committee voted in a split decision...

Victoria Park Market sells
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:30
The deal to sell Victoria Park Market for a restaurant and retail redevelopment has gone through. On Friday developer David Henderson handed over ownership of the market to a syndicate of buyers. Construction will start in...

Legal hell in Fiji paradise
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:00
The poolside villas, the beachfront location, the warm tropical air - it should be paradise.But for 240 investors in the Hilton on Fiji's Denarau Island, the past 18 months have been more like purgatory. Some forced to mortgagee...

Homes staged for a quick sale
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:00
Property stylists who jazz up houses for sale say that homeowners are turning to them in greater numbers due to the uncertain housing market.The design specialists, known as home stagers, replace the vendor's furniture and household...

Fury as Fiji resort deal sours
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:00
Former All Black stars Andy Haden and Ian Jones are among 240 investors in the Fiji Hilton owed an estimated $5.5 million in unpaid rent.A group of owners at the Denarau Island resort are threatening to lock up their villas unless...

A real Gisborne gem in a sparkling setting
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:00
The popular Wharf Cafe and Bar in Gisborne is being offered for sale as a business going concern by by Karen Raureti of Bayleys Gisborne with expressions of interest sought by a deadline of August 27.Raureti says a new owner would...

IRD spies on World Cup home owners
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:00
Home owners planning to make a quick buck renting their houses during the Rugby World Cup need to be careful - the taxman is watching you.The Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Robert Russell, says the department will monitor websites...