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Diana Clement
‘Never again’ says builder after turning unwanted watch tower into a dream beach home
Grand Designs-style project was the talk of the town.

Diana Clement
Wait, are the Stanley Street tennis courts for sale for $230,000?
Rundown grounds in Eketāhuna share the same address (almost) as the home of the ASB Classic.

Nikki Preston
Cheaper than a McFlurry: Worst house on the street goes to auction with $1 reserve
Vendor is ready to move on and will take what she can get.

Catherine Smith
‘Everything was gone’ - South Auckland family sells unfinished reno after suffering $180,000 loss
Vendors said they ran out of funds after project manager’s sudden death left them exposed.

Nikki Preston
Relief as derelict gun shop snapped up for just over $270,000
Developer buys “as is, where is” property that neighbours wanted gone.

Diana Clement
‘Like living in a thermos flask’: Luxury home made of straw comes with walk-in cave
Vendors’ cavernous cellar built into the side hill.

Catherine Masters
Kāinga Ora duplex sells for undisclosed sum after devastating fire
Demolition likely for “as is, where is” property with $1.7m RV.

Diana Clement
Racing duo’s extra-large manor for sale - comes with indoor climbing wall and 18-car garage
Current owners reveal the secrets of standout Canterbury estate.

Nikki Preston
TikTok-famous Kiwi florist arranges one-of-a-kind retirement sale - ‘nothing else like it’
Gail Jones is selling her Tamahere base, which comes with a historic church.

Diana Clement
Hut owned by NZ’s ‘greatest painter’ for sale - will secrets inside send price sky high?
Bill Hammond’s Canterbury bolthole comes with his artwork.

OneRoof
International celebrity calls agent about iconic Auckland boatshed
It's one of two Ngapipi Road sheds up for grabs.

OneRoof
Seven charities feel the love after neighbour buys deceased estate for $4m
Remuera home was on the block for the first time since 1980.

Diana Clement
Monster house for sale - vendor jokes she ‘can’t find her husband’
Seven-bedroom Canterbury home comes with huge kitchen, indoor pool and dream workshop.

Nikki Preston
Picton’s oldest house for sale - could you fill all eight bedrooms?
The grand home was built for the town’s first resident magistrate in 1863.

Nikki Preston
Empty Hamilton field could be worth mega millions in Kāinga Ora sell-off
Is the Government sitting on a goldmine?

Diana Clement
Legendary Kiwi seafood restaurant Fleur’s Place for sale
Fleur Sullivan closed the famous seafood spot in 2021 due to Covid disruptions.

Nikki Preston
First-home buyers looking for alternative lifestyle snap up log cabin in the ‘middle of nowhere’
Baches in remote Mataikona can still be picked up for around $300,000.

Owen Vaughan
OneRoof’s Need to Know: Who's the famous ‘liar’ with the Daimler out front?
Broadcaster’s vintage car with “Liars” licence plate is centre of new listing campaign.
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