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Auckland Council's $15m restoration grant expires on June 30 next year.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says he will recommend demolishing the historic St James Theatre if restoration work is not under way by July next year.
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Shovels should be in the ground at decaying St James Theatre within a year, MP says.

A long-decaying jewel of Auckland’s arts hub that played host to the smooth tones of trumpeter Miles Davis, the husky vocals of Joni Mitchell and the royal

Aucklands Connaught apartment building repairs $25m and climbing 30 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read A minimum $25m repair bill expected at The Connaught. Photo / Brett Phibbs A high-rise Auckland apartment block which is home to many university academics is suffering from building defects which will cost a minimum estimated $25 million to fix. Owners of the 14-level Connaught apartments in the block at 14 Waterloo Quadrant near the High Court describe how the costs are mo...

Scene One apartment owner gets 133% rent shock 5 Apr, 2021 12:00 AM 5 minutes to read Which one will leave you financially better off? OneRoof.co.nz finds out. An Auckland apartment owner is frustrated and angry about a 133 per cent leasehold ground rent rise and is pleading for lower charges. Richard Cordell owns a one-bedroom 47sq m level-seven unit in the waterfront Scene One between Beach Rd and Quay St. His ground rent from 2011 until May this year was $5898/year. Richar...