NZCity NewsLinks -

All Links

21 May 2025

Search

Man flees during arrest at rural property near Gisborne
Gisborne police are searching for a man who fled from a rural property, with concerns for his welfare.

Police arrest two people after attempted burglary at rural Auckland property
Police said the property had been targeted by burglars four times in recent weeks.

Spain orders Airbnb to take down 66,000 listings as mass tourism backlash returns
The Spanish government calls for the removal of almost 66,000 property listings saying they breach tourism rules.

Gold toilet businessman given suspended sentence
Fred Doe, from Windsor, was found guilty of conspiracy to convert or transfer criminal property.

Auckland Council announces dates it will release property revaluations
Aucklanders will be getting their new valuations for the first time since 2022.

Threats to property manager lead to family eviction in King Country
'My dad’s going to be real angry, let’s hope he doesn’t do anything.'

MPs’ property portfolios: Christopher Luxon sells investment houses, politicians with overseas interests
Some MPs have interests in overseas property.

Tenancy Tribunal rules against Waihi landlord who failed to address leaky property’s mould issues
Family wanted to leave as mould issues continued but were torn by the home's nostalgia.

‘There’s so much more to come’: Kerr third at Doha Diamond League
Kiwi Olympic high jump champion takes a modest 2.23-metre effort in Qatar in his stride as he sets out on his international campaign.

The secret marriage that helped a couple defraud OT out of $2m
Neha Sharma appeared to be an honest, hard-working property manager. Her husband ran a construction company. No-one knew they were married.

Divine Connection: The secret marriage that helped a couple defraud Oranga Tamariki out of $2m
Neha Sharma appeared to be an honest, hard-working property manager. Her husband ran a construction company. No-one knew they were married.

Ali Williams’ and Anna Mowbray’s helipad hearing erupts as panel boss threatens to eject Tree Council leader
Dr Mels Barton alleged illegal tree removal on the couple's Westmere property.

Gisborne man flees police after being arrested and handcuffed, still on the run
Police in Gisborne are urgently searching for Sonny Kennedy, 36, who fled from a rural property on Wednesday morning after being arrested.

Two people arrested after an attempted burglary in Hunua, Auckland
The property had been targeted four times during the past few weeks.

Residents plagued by 'a million bees' in their road
People, pets and tradespeople are stung as the problem is traced back to beehives at one property.

Auckland Council to release new property valuations in early June
The new CVs are due out in the week June 9-13.

Police seek photos and video in relation to Northland homicide
Geoffrey Wayne Ware, 55, was found dead at a rural property in Parakao earlier this month, with investigators seeking sightings of a ute and a man walking along the highway.

One person injured after property fire in Glenwood, Timaru
Crews were called to the blaze on Rimu St around 4.30pm.

Why a near-new social housing property is boarded up, and in need of repair
It’s only 18 months old, but a social housing unit already needs “substantial maintenance” after hosting just one tenant - and it’s not the only one.

Once ‘worst house on the best street’: Bach sells for more than $2m
A modest bach at Tata Beach — once called “the worst house on the best street” — has sold for more than $2 million, highlighting the soaring value of New Zealand’s coastal property. Its former owner reflects on 32 years of memories made at the beach.

Neighbours take opposing sides in Ali Williams, Anna Mowbray's fight to have a helipad
The battle lines have been drawn as the famous couple’s resource consent battle to have a helipad at their Westmere property is paused for two weeks.