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Precinct Properties reignites $200m-plus Auckland waterfront block redevelopment 7 Mar, 2021 09:00 PM 5 minutes to read Precinct Properties has reignited $200 million-plus plans for an Auckland waterfront block, after deferring its scheme last year when Covid struck. But a revised plan is now more in line with pandemic conditions: the new hotel for the building is far smaller and more flexible office space will be offered to commercial tenants. Scott Pritchard, Precinct chief executive, said plans were now in place to begin work in the next six months on the ex-HSBC House op...

Beachside property boom: Million-dollar sales double and triple in towns 19 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read View of Ohope Beach, Bay of Plenty. Photo / Getty Images Sales of $1 million-plus properties in small Bay of Plenty seaside towns have doubled and even tripled in some areas as city-dwellers seek the coastal lifestyle and work-life balance. Real estate agents say the beachside boom is being fuelled by big-city residents seeking holiday homes. But in one seaside spot baches that have been in families for years are becoming scarce as they are snapped up for permanen...

Million-dollar property sales double and triple in Bay of Plenty seaside towns 9 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM 6 minutes to read Houses near holiday hotspot Waihi Beach, north of Tauranga. Photo / Getty Images Sales of $1 million-plus properties in small Bay of Plenty seaside towns have doubled and even tripled in some areas as city-dwellers seek the coastal lifestyle and work-life balance. Real estate agents say the beachside boom is being fuelled by big city residents seeking holiday homes. But in one seaside spot baches that have been in families for years are becoming scarce as th...

Covid-19: The lessons we should take from the Swine Flu outbreak In this extract from Brian Pottinger’s book, ‘ States of Panic: Covid-19 and the New Medieval’, Pottinger looks back at the 2009 outbreak of Swine Flu. He draws parallels between the global reactions to the two diseases and what spurred the panic on both occasions. Pottinger uses hindsight to evaluate the current worldwide reaction to Covid-19 and whether or not measures to contain the virus (and their consequences) are justified. He also points out that the powerful organisations that define the criteria for pandemics and...

Land for giant $350m 426-room Radisson hotel, 180 apartments up for mortgagee sale 20 Jan, 2021 04:37 AM 4 minutes to read Plans for a new $350 million-plus Radisson hotel and apartments at the Remarkables Park in the Queenstown area are in doubt with a mortgagee sale via international tender called on the land. The 1ha greenfields site at 67-71 Red Oaks Dr is being advertised by Colliers International which says the Remarkables Park Town Centre is Queenstown's most established open-air retail centre. Consent has been granted for a 426-room hotel and 180 apartments, advertis...