http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for ANNE GIBSON en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:20:07 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/headlines.cfm?a_id=39 Auckland's commercial sector has been growing rapidly, adding 36,000 new businesses between 2000 and 2008. State of the Auckland Region , a 300-page A http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10632676&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:30:02 +1200 Most of the 50 new residents arriving daily in Auckland are babies, not overseas or local migrants. State of the Auckland Region, the Auckland Regional Council's latest report, shows that about three-quarters of 2008's population... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10632698&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Construction work has started on Oman's imposing new parliament buildings, designed by New Zealand firm Moller Architects. The Auckland architecture firm scored one of the world's top international design competitions for the buildings... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10632466&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:30:18 +1200 ING Medical Properties Trust is the country's "standout" listed real estate vehicle, according to two analysts. Jeremy Simpson and Matthew Leach of Forsyth Barr praised the trust for the quality of its investment and good result... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10632439&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:08 +1200 Strategic Finance bosses continued to earn big pay even after the business was struggling and months into its moratorium. While 13,000 investors bucked and agreed to a debt scheme on December 22, 2008, Strategic's management earned... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10632255&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +1200 Supermarket, retirement and healthcare businesses are lining up to buy Soho Square, Ponsonby's Strategic Finance-funded five-level eyesore. The fate of Strategic, which went into receivership on Friday, hinges partly on the sale... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10632256&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:10 +1200 Fourteen lodges and boutique hotels have changed hands in the last 15 months for more than $75 million. Dean Humphries, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels NZ's national director, has tracked the market which he said had been highly active... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10632247&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:06 +1200 Owners of a rotting terrace-style Auckland complex are heading for one of the country's longest leaky-building trials. A 10-week fixture has been set down in the High Court at Auckland and could start in October, aiming to get... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10632074&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 New Zealand is awash with unsold houses which could take nearly a year to clear. The Institute of Economic Research's principal economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, said Real Estate Institute figures out yesterday showed the market had... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10631774&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:30:16 +1200 Aucklanders walking Wellington's waterfront might marvel at its metamorphosis - and lament the lack of change at home. The Lambton harbour edge is a crowd-pleaser, from the northern end of Wellington's CBD and its Frank Kitts Park... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10631778&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:14 +1200 A $10-million landlady who complained about tougher tax rules has copped plenty of criticism from Weekend Herald readers - including a scathing attack from a software exporter who lives a couple of houses down her street. Seventy-three-year-old... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10631770&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:18 +1200 Money allegedly salted away by Bridgecorp boss Rod Petricevic is at the centre of High Court proceedings. The case was deferred yesterday but is due to return to court soon. The Official Assignee has a series of actions against... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10631439&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:18 +1200 An Auckland property manager is warning of a looming rental housing crisis - but his claim has been rejected by market watchers. Wayne Boberg of property management business Bobergs First National tracks the rental and houses for-sale... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10630980&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +1200 The property empire of Sir Bob Jones is chasing more rent owed by the last surviving arm of Mark Bryers' business. Damian Chesterman, Robt Jones' barrister of Bankside Chambers, has filed an application for Auckland rent due from... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10630976&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:10 +1200 The planned $160 million ASB headquarters should be a good deal for its developer and landlord but there are some concerns, an analyst says. Jason Lindsay, research analyst at Credit Suisse, said the $1.8 billion Kiwi Income Property... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10630966&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Teak Construction is working on the leaky 51-unit Bacchus apartments and retail block on the North Shore. The luxury $6 million Browns Bay block, not far from the waterfront, suffered extensive problems after Multiplex Constructions... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10630964&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Land at one of New Zealand's largest high-density housing estates has been converted from leasehold to freehold title. Beaumont Partners, directed by Auckland developer Nigel McKenna, has sold land at the 258-unit Beaumont Quarter... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10630963&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Aucklanders will love the ASB Bank's proposed volcanic-cone topped headquarters, says a development chief. John Dalzell of Sea+City, which is in charge of the industrial western waterfront area, said the building would have many... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10630554&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Pat Baker, a $10 million landlady and grandmother, is bristling about being blamed for wrecking the economy. The Whangaparaoa retiree owns 53 Hamilton houses, bringing in about $700,000 a year in rent. Yet she feels persecuted... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10630266&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:00:12 +1200 Multi-millionaire Sir Bob Jones has just netted $300,000 from the last surviving arm of Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers' business. Bryers' Northern Crest Investments owed Robt Jones Holdings money for offices rented in Queen St's Qantas... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/anne-gibson/news/article.cfm?a_id=39&objectid=10629976&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200