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Nikki Preston
‘I can’t help myself’: Mansion stuns after budget blowouts and big delays
More than 30 tradies spent a year bringing quake-damaged trophy home back to life.

Nikki Preston
Christchurch’s saddest home? Derelict house for sale 'as is, where is' after years of neglect
Once-grand property has sat empty for at least a decade.

Diana Clement
Grand Designs NZ castle for sale again - but price expectations double to around $6m
Bella Castello has been finished to high standard, say listing agents.

Nikki Preston
Queenstown 'madness': Homes so unaffordable people are hot-bedding, living in garages
Economist says only the rich, big earners and those willing to compromise can afford to buy in the resort town.

Diana Clement
Four log cabins up for grabs in ski town with no shops - ‘we don’t need cafes, this is how we live’

Diana Clement
Historic building for sale 'as is where is' after heritage rules halt demolition

Catherine Masters
Rugby fans propping up housing market: Buyer desperate to get something before All Blacks games

Owen Vaughan
Revealed: The 26 suburbs where homeowners are ‘safe’ - and the nine at risk of new price slide

Diana Clement
Crib for $160k in tiny coastal town: ‘No traffic or anything - just seals’
Agent had a surprise encounter when she first viewed the property.

Diana Clement
Hunter’s off-grid escape for sale: I was sick of Queenstown, so I came here
Million-dollar baches on the West Coast draw buyer interest.

Catherine Masters
NZ’s last affordable beach town? Buyers ditching their mortgage in ‘Riviera of the South’
Timaru has it all, including manageable house prices, say agents.

Nikki Preston
Fairytale ending for ‘broken castle’: Historic manor sells for more than RV
Renovated home scooped up by large Christchurch family.

Nikki Preston
Junk-filled property back on the market after devastating fire
Owner forced to sell a year after buying “as is, where is” home at heated auction.

Nikki Preston
‘Hey mate, you got a spare $45k?’: Once-in-a-lifetime bach at dream fishing spot
Waterfront holiday home up for grabs after 26 years.









