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Nikki Preston
Christchurch uni student, 23, busy building a multimillion-dollar property empire
He already has 14 townhouses under his belt and dozens more in the pipeline.

Diana Clement
Kāinga Ora’s $4m waterfront sell-off: State homes overlooking Ōrākei Basin up for grabs
Government agency ramps up sale of state homes in posh suburbs.

Nikki Preston
‘Eyesore’ Christchurch gun shop for sale for $250,000 - property overflowing with rubbish, rats
The council has served the owners with an urgent clean-up notice.

Nikki Preston
‘Oh my God, this is like Dubai coming to New Zealand’ - 300 enquiries a week for new suburb
Kiwis “living in exotic locations” show interest in neighbourhood built on former sand quarry.

Catherine Smith
$17m Auckland penthouse sale smashes NZ apartment price record
Another apartment in the luxury block has sold for just over $10m.

Diana Clement
‘Oh dear’: Fire-ravaged home with $1.7m RV gives agent a shock
Buyers only allowed to inspect the property from the kerb.

Diana Clement
Kāinga Ora sells off three tiny cottages worth more than $2m each
Neighbouring properties pitched at developers.

Nikki Preston
Seven bidders fight over run-down house overflowing with junk
“The lawns and gardens are overgrown, the yard has car bodies, there’s even a caravan.”

Diana Clement
Tiny ‘$30,000’ hut for sale in Auckland’s mansion suburb
Deceased estate is the last remaining undeveloped piece of land in the wealthy neighbourhood.

Catherine Smith
$11.6m to live above a train station - penthouse for sale in ‘vertical village’
Apartments up for grabs in $450m Symphony Centre development.

Diana Clement
'A bit of gold': Boarding house with $3m CV for sale for first time in 22 years
Former backpackers hostel up for grabs.

Catherine Masters
Half-finished mansion next to NZ’s richest family sells under the hammer
Work on “dream” Coatesville home stopped before Covid.

Catherine Masters
Neighbouring villas sell for more than $3m, agent hopes they won’t be demolished
Developer picks up properties that were sold to support school libraries.

Catherine Masters
Top economist’s housing market scorecard: Which laws and changes get 10/10?
David Norman looks back at 25 years of housing policies.

Diana Clement
Ignore the $2m CV - vintage Ponsonby cottage for sale after nearly 100 years
Cherished Brown Street home sandwiched between two multi-storey apartment blocks.

Diana Clement
NZ’s ‘Up’ house for sale: Villa wedged in the middle of Auckland’s Dress Smart
Could the standout home be snapped up by the mall’s overseas owner?

Diana Clement
Mansion with $31m RV will likely be cut up and moved by new owner
Agent says he has developers who would be “writing a cheque on the spot” if planning change passes.

OneRoof
King Charles III’s West Auckland mansion has sold
Heritage home on Defence Force land was NZ’s most viewed listing of 2022.