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Catherine Smith
Aussies’ NZ ski lodge for sale for $35m: ‘Probably the best-built home I’ve seen’
Owners built Queenstown trophy home for their family holidays.
Diana Clement
How a silver and gold coin worth $10 cost one Canterbury family their home
Attempt to pay off rates bill leads to forced sale of their property.
Nikki Preston
Couple pay nearly $7m to avoid build ‘pain’
They got their dream home after beating two other bidders at heated auction.
Catherine Smith
Country club for boomers: How Queenstown does retirement - ‘Yeah, we expect the best’
OneRoof gets a tour of the retirement village Arvida has built in one of NZ’s most exclusive neighbourhoods.
Catherine Masters
Half the price, not as crazy: Lakeside hotspot has no wish to be next Queenstown
Diana Clement
Historic manor for sale ‘as is, where is’ after 10-year battle with insurer ends in heartache
Nikki Preston
Bidding war for luxury golf course home - $400k price drop pays off
Nikki Preston
Brother and sister sell their homes of 50 years for more than $4m
Owen Vaughan
2026’s house price winners: Values up in almost 90% of South Island suburbs
But the half-time score for Auckland isn’t pretty.
Diana Clement
Black Caps star Jacob Duffy selling his high-tech home for over $1.2m after welcoming baby girl
Cricketer is moving closer to family following newborn’s arrival.
Catherine Smith
Wealthy buyers flying in every two weeks: Lodge sells for $16.5m as Queenstown feels the heat
Sellers get their paperwork in order as shoppers from Australia and US put enclave back on track.
Nikki Preston
Sir Ian Athfield’s final grand design - mansion with cinema, candy bar and underground pub
Imagine building your ultimate dream home — then going all out!
Diana Clement
‘What the heck is this?’: Couple’s ‘pizza oven’ dome home hits the market
Unusual-looking property is the work of top local architect.
Nikki Preston
$400K below RV: Vendor slashes price of their luxury golf course home
Agent says his client is extremely motivated to sell.
Nikki Preston
‘Leap of faith’: Parents of Olympic medalist quit Australia for life on remote Stewart Island
Cindy and Hilton Ullrich are selling their luxury Brisbane home to run a lodge.
Nikki Preston
Christchurch’s ‘saddest’ home sells for over $1m after 50 bids, smashes expectations
Agent says “magic” sometimes happens in the auction room.
