Timothy Manning sells “the most desirable beach retreats” in Australasia to free himself to focus on a new opportunity
One of the most desirable beach retreats, Auckland’s prestigious and innovative beachfront development, Whisper Cove, [...]
Whisper Cove
Fijian coup is not impacting property and resort sales
Early concerns brought on by the post-coup freeze put on the issuing of titles by the Fijian Land Transfer Office appear to be evaporating into the tropical air as Aucklanders and their mates down south in Christchurch, join Australians to snap up developments on the islands.
Under a headline in the New [...]
Building Research Association data shows a 25 percent rise in brick houses in the last six years.
According to a New Zealand Herald report brick makers are having to run 24- hour shifts to meet demand which has taken bricks from 40 to 50 percent of all claddings used.
The ‘move to brick’ is believed [...]
ACC ignores developers’ plea for an all-independent hearing on an apartment project
The Auckland City Council has ignored a plea from Remuera Views Limited — Chong Du Cheng and Tony Gapes — for an all-independent hearing on a 42-unit, four level apartment project at 246 Orakei Road, [...]
Leading New Zealand Stage Performers, a ‘big heart’, Rushie and a GOLDENHORSE get together to “‘take it to Fiji”
When legendary All Black winger and the man universally recognised as the best rugby ’sevens’ player ever – and general ‘good guy’ – Eric Rush has something to say, people take notice. Here’s what he thinks about Tim Manning, one of New Zealand and the South Pacific’s top property developers: “The man has a big [...]
Another side of Timothy Terence Manning – caring and creative as he stays ahead of the pack
Timothy Terence Manning, although often recognised as one of the most innovative and successful resort developers in Australasia, usually keeps a very low profile.
But when the Napier, New Zealand-born Manning decides to support a cause he can be relied on to do something relevant, creative and caring, which inevitably attracts the attention of the [...]
A strange and unexpected consensus on global warming in New Zealand
Right on the tail of Prime Minister Helen Clark’s controversial “commitment” to make New Zealand carbon neutral at some unspecified date, we have surprisingly been greeted with a remarkable degree of consensus on the government’s [...]
New Zealand property gets a boost from positive migrant inflows.
A net migrant inflow of nearly 3,000 people – including a trebling of Czech migrants — at 2006 year-end, continued to both support and strengthen the New Zealand property market.
And there was good news on the tourism [...]
A night to remember in a week that shocked the world: the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2001
Tim Manning remembers the evening of Wednesday 6 September 2001 as one of the proudest moments in his life, a milestone for his fellow-workers in the company he had seen flourish, and “for just about every other reason you could think of”.
Although he did not hear his name read out by Bill Day, the previous [...]
Go to Wellington young professional; the property market is reinforcing it as the place to be
A recent survey by top head-hunters advised degree-ed professionals in their early 40s to head for the Capital. Yes, Wellington; not Auckland.
Bottom-line would seem to be that there is more value attached to “Government work” than what [...]






