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Homes taken for Northwest Busway

A Grey Lynn couple who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars renovating their home have discovered it is set to be compulsorily acquired for the Northwest Busway project. After buying the property for $900,000 and completing major renovations, they planned to extend the home before learning it sits within the proposed transport corridor. Rather than waiting up to 10 years for NZTA to purchase the property, the couple decided to bring the acquisition process forward so they c

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Family leaving their home because their land as been taken for public works

The consultants to turn to when they come for your castle

Stuff Article April 29, 2022 Most of us are familiar with the classic Aussie film The Castle, where the government tries to compulsorily acquire a humble family home to make way for an airport. What's less well-known, however, is what happens in real life when the Crown comes for your own castle. Here in New Zealand, the Public Works Act 1981 gives the Crown and local authorities the power to acquire privately owned land for public works like roads, schools, airports, res

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