Articles by Ben Leahy
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National
'Begged': Authorities not acting fast enough in flood prone areas, owner say
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 3:10pmAuthorities have promised action but two years on from the Auckland Anniversary storms, home and business owners say they...
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National
Home buyer angry after ‘winning’ auction before home sold to another bidder
Sunday, 9 February 2025, 9:21amMatthew Poyntz believes Bayleys Realty Group reneged on a house sale when it reopened bidding after he initially won. Poyntz’s...
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National
Summer to finally arrive for parts of NZ hit by horrible holiday weather
Saturday, 11 January 2025, 9:23amAuckland, Tauranga and Hamilton are tipped to have a blue-sky week with temperatures in the mid-20Cs. Napier and East Coast...
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National
‘Can’t wait to move in for Christmas’: Richie McCaw reveals first pic of dream Wānaka house
Friday, 20 December 2024, 4:36pmRugby royalty Richie McCaw has revealed the first picture of the dream home he has had built in Wānakawith hockey star wife Gemma. He...
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Upper North Island
Woman found dead after entering water near Waipu River mouth in Northland overnight
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 3:12pmA woman has been found dead after going missing in the water in Northland near the mouth of the Waipu River. Emergency teams...
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National
School expels its entire class of senior students, mum claims
Sunday, 24 November 2024, 9:55amAn Auckland mum says it feels like her son’s school has expelled its entire class of senior students just weeks before the...
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National
$1.2m per apartment: New Kāinga Ora build part of billion dollar scandal, developer says
Sunday, 13 October 2024, 9:16amA new Kāinga Ora complex has opened in Auckland at a cost of $1.2 million per apartment as one of New Zealand’s leading developers...
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National
'Given up': 16yo shut out of school in defiance of ministry directive
Sunday, 4 August 2024, 9:58amA Hamilton 16-year-old has given up on ever finishing his secondary education after being locked out of his local high school...
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National
Buyers pay $175k on homes that may never be built, developer says it's a 'good deal'
Sunday, 16 June 2024, 9:54amCompanies planning nearly 200 homes in West Auckland are in liquidation and a customer is concerned for his $175,000 townhouse...
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National
End of an era: Fair Go axed after 47 years on Kiwi screens
Friday, 8 March 2024, 12:01pmFair Go, one of New Zealand’s best-known and longest-running TV series, is joining Sunday and two of TVNZ’s daily news bulletins...
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National
NZ and Auckland house prices: What can we expect from the market in 2024?
Sunday, 31 December 2023, 9:08amHold on to your hats, New Zealand house prices are set to rise again in 2024 - or so say most market commentators. But by...
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Crime
'Organised, brazen and violent': Retail crime costing $2.6bn a year
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 1:22pmKiwi retailers want to bring in a coordinated and “sector-wide” use of facial recognition technology in a bid to catch criminals,...
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Auckland
'Totally disorganised': Passengers say lengthy wait times at Auckland Airport throughout September
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 1:02pmInternational travellers have been facing lengthy wait times to pass through Auckland Airport throughout September, passengers...
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National
'Any sort of rain': First-home buyers lament flooded newbuild property every rainfall
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 9:27pmA young Auckland couple, whose newbuild property floods every time it rains, fear some builders are putting profits ahead...
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Auckland
'Cheap, horrid': Auckland residents win battle to stop new apartment complex
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 1:58pmAuckland residents claiming an 81-apartment development in the city’s north will ruin their suburb’s character and turn it...
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National
'Designed by a 10-year-old': PR boss lashes out at new state housing development
Sunday, 3 September 2023, 3:41pmA public relations boss has lashed out at Kāinga Ora for building a “friggin ugly” development next to his old Auckland home. John...
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Politics
Property experts question National's foreign buyer tax plan
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 9:32pmForeign buyers will need to spend about $5 billion buying Kiwi property each year - the equivalent of snapping up almost...
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National
'Opportunistic': Apartment owners facing huge rates bills accuse council of 'money making scheme'
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 8:48pmAngry Auckland apartment owners are asking whether the council is “opportunistically” running a “money-making scheme” by...
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Crime
'They're going to kill him': Aquarium worker 'viciously' assaulted, attackers escape conviction
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 3:05pmFamily members who a witness says “viciously” kicked and punched a Kelly’s Tarlton’s employee at the popular Auckland aquarium...
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Crime
'Why am I getting arrested?': Woman led away by police after reports her father had died
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 2:44pmA woman led away by police from an east Auckland home where a person was found dead could be heard demanding to know why...
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Auckland
Is the market downturn bottom out: 12 percent of Auckland suburbs rose in value in last quarter
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 4:25pmHouse prices have risen in 12 per cent of Auckland’s suburbs over the past three months, sparking hopes among owners the...
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Politics
Treasury says it will take until 2027 before house prices again hit record highs
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 4:08pmHouse prices are likely to continue crashing until next year, the Treasury is predicting in today’s Budget. That means prices...
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Crime
Homeless: Bankrupt's partner says it's unfair she's losing her home because of his tax evasion crimes
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 3:52pmA team of police and debt collectors have booted an Auckland couple from their Mt Albert house so the property can be sold...
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National
Teacher strike: All you need to know
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 1:19pmA warning for commuters and motorists that they could experience some disruptions tomorrow, as teachers hope to get as many...
