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Middle-earth for sale: $3.5m Rohan property hits market after 25 years (opens the original)
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The property’s rock formations and wide vistas were used by director Peter Jackson to recreate a Rohan village for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. A slice of Middle-earth history is up for sale in Central Otago. The 901ha property beside Otago’s Poolburn Reservoir featured in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The freehold land between the Ida Valley and Maniototo is being marketed for the first time in more than 25 years. Bayleys agent John Greenwood said the property’s Auckland owne
What happens next in the long-running Lachie Jones death inquiry? (opens the original)
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Interested parties in the Lachie Jones inquest have been given restricted access to the police reinvestigation file and until February 5 to tell the coroner what should happen next. Police handed the file concerning the third investigation into Jones’ death to Coroner Alexander Ho in August. This investigation was led by Waikato-based Detective Inspector Darrell Harpur, with oversight from Detective Superintendent Ross McKay. Ho said parties should have an opportunity to review it before he deci
Mayor's family sue law firm over unwell father's $1m gifts to employees (opens the original)
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Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger and his siblings are suing a law firm that advised their late father before he gave more than $1 million to two employees. The High Court at Christchurch has now ordered Saunders & Co to provide a more detailed list of documents it says are privileged, after a doctor drawn into the case challenged the firm’s disclosures. Warner Mauger, a mechanic who became a successful businessman and philanthropist, signed two deeds in December 2018 gifting $1.035 million to two
'I've done over $2 billion worth of property': NZ's top estate agent reveals secrets (opens the original)
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Christchurch real estate agent Cameron Bailey has been named the inaugural winner of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand’s Supreme Sales Performance of the Year award, after more than two decades in the industry and more than $2 billion in property sales. The award, presented at the REINZ Awards of Excellence gala dinner, is chosen from the winners of the residential, rural, commercial and industrial sales categories and cannot be entered directly. Bailey and his Harcourts gold team were al
Dunedin's Ed Sheeran mural defaced as backlash grows (opens the original)
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Dunedin’s landmark Ed Sheeran mural has been defaced by the words ‘Free Palestine’ after rapper Macklemore was removed from the British singer’s United States tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage. Large black lettering was painted across the bottom of the Bath St mural, while red paint splashed across the portrait dripped down the singer’s face and neck. The graffiti comes as Sheeran faces a growing online backlash over his response to Macklemore’s removal, with some fans demanding r
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