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Busiest builder put up nearly 1500 homes in last year
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NZ industry winners and losers: where do you fit?
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Clement: Taking pulse of health policies
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Auckland duplex built in four days
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Come clean on tax? Let's do that
COMMENT: Voters deserve better than Labour's 'trust us' approach.
A chimpanzee's guide to investing
COMMENT: Picking winning shares is rewarding - but sometimes it's a case of good luck.
Climate change top of mind for investors
Investors are asking for more ways to address climate change concerns.
Billionaire Graeme Hart's Queenstown buy-up
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Snells Beach Norfolk pine 'no threat': Lobby group
A lobby group says a towering Norfolk pine is no threat to public safety or houses.
Land buy pushed for nominal $1
Developer seeks council buy up of village green for a nominal $1.
House price expectations hit 5-and-a-half year low
Confidence in housing drops with most Kiwis no longer expecting prices to rise.
New Auckland house-in-a-day from Fletcher
Fletcher erects new Auckland house in just a day.
Why a capital gains tax should capture the family home
COMMENT: A capital gains tax could be back on the agenda with a Labour government.
Countdown pushes up sales 2.1pc to $6.2 billion
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Where NZ ranks now with Chinese house buyers
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Auckland building company folds, laying off 55 staff
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Million-dollar house sales drop nationally
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Get Sorted: Student loan lessons learned
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Young couple's eye-watering debt
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Diana Clement: How to get the best power deal
COMMENT: There are ways of making that bill more palatable.
Kiwis worry about record level of debt
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Big OE no good for tax credits
COMMENT: You're pushing your luck claiming while living and working overseas.