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Olly Newland on TV3 News 18 Jan 2010:
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'Predators may strike again' (Olly Newland on spruikers and rent guarantees) NZ_Herald Sunday 15 Nov 2009
'Tenancy a cheaper bet' (Andrew King and Mark Withers discuss rent-to-buy, and reducing debt) NZ_Herald Sat 31 Oct 2009
'When investing becomes gambling' (Diana Clement article quotes Olly Newland) NZ_Herald Monday 5 Oct 2009
'Owners get handy for added interest' (Olly Newland's top tips for adding value to your do-up) NZ_Herald Sunday 30 Aug 2009
'Agents get daring in a soft market' (Olly Newland on changes in marketing) NZ_Herald Sunday 22 Aug 2009
'Should you buy or rent a house right now?' (Olly Newland) NZ_Herald Thursday 9 Jul 2009
'Property slump hits small-time investors' (Olly Newland) NZ_Herald Sunday 30 June 2009
Olly Newland on TV3 News...
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"While house prices have recently edged back up, a series of reports out this weekend all warn values will soon come tumbling back down..." Olly Newland: "I think we're in a false dawn. Trouble is still coming, we're not out of the woods yet."
Read article at 3 News 26 July 2009
'Mortgage nightmare' (Olly Newland's Herald on Sunday column ) NZ_Herald Sunday 31 May 2009 (Full version here)
'Shaky foundations' (Olly Newland's Herald on Sunday column) NZ_Herald Sunday 17 May 2009 (Full version here)
Leaky building catchline latest sales ploy (Olly Newland on the enduring stigma of leaky homes) NZ_Herald 17 May 2009
'Know how to steer around disaster when times are tough' (Olly Newland's Herald on Sunday column) NZ_Herald Sunday 3 May 2008
'Property investors get probing bank questions' (quoting Peter Aranyi from Commercial Real Estate Investor's Guide) Sunday Star Times Sunday 3 May 2008
Olly Newland on talkback radio with Wendyl Nissan Newstalk ZB Sunday 26 April 2009
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'Beware of false dawns' (Olly Newland's Herald on Sunday column) NZ_Herald Sunday 19 April 2008 (Full version here)
House price bounce called 'suckers' rally' Olly Newland responds to Westpac report Dominion-Post/Stuff 25 March 2009
Property expert urges caution (Olly Newland) Newstalk ZB News 22 March 2009
Olly Newland on talkback radio with Kerre Woodham Newstalk ZB Sunday 22 March 2009
Listen or download (MP3 29 minutes)
Safe tenancies way to prosper (Olly Newland's Herald on Sunday column) NZ_Herald Sunday 22 March 2009

Property falls, but is it time to buy? Cover feature on Olly Newland by Neville Glaser New Zealand Investor magazine (4 pages, 2MB PDF) March 2009
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February Auckland property sales up for Barfoot & Thompson.
Olly Newland: "Activity is up, ...hopefully this is not just a blip but a sign of better things to come" Read article at 3 News 5 March 2009
Break fee outrages vendor (Olly Newland suggests Disputes Tribunal) NZ_Herald 31 January 2009
Rental house of horrors (Mark Withers) NZ_Herald 28 December 2008
'Merciless' banks fail customers (Olly Newland) NZ_Herald 21 December 2008
Simple steps to increase your home's value (Olly Newland) NZ_Herald 21 December 2008
Crash course for accidental landlords (Andrew King, Lisa Dudson on their new edition of The Complete Guide...) Sunday Star Times 14 September 2008 Get the book here
Investing Through the Trough (Andrew King speaking on How to Survive and Prosper) Capital Property Investors Association 9 September 2008
Radio interview (Andrew King & Lisa Dudson talk to Jim Mora about their revised edtion of Create Wealth: The Complete Guide to Residential Property Investment) Radio NZ National 1 September 2008 (20 min MP3 6.5 MB) Get the book here
Copyright dispute turns into saga NZ_Herald 13 August 2008
Richmastery admits plagiarising parts of books www.interest.co.nz news blog 9 August 2008
Copyright allegations proved true Sunday Star Times 3 August 2008
Blue Chip papers given to SFO at secret meeting (Olly Newland) NZ_Herald 24 July 2008
Blue Chip investors urged to get legal aid (Olly Newland) NZ_Herald 23 July 2008
Property firm making waves in local market (reporting Empower authors' copyright infringement case) The Marlborough Express 16 July 2008
Property: Buy now or wait? (Andrew King) NZ_Herald 12 July 2008
'It's an ugly time' in property (Olly Newland) Sunday Star Times 29 June 2008
Sour taste for Merlot clients (Olly Newland) NZ_Herald 21 June 2008
Property stacks up on risk and return (Mark Withers) NZ_Herald 25 May 2008
Mortgagee caution (Tony Steindle on mortgagee sales) NZ_Herald 24 May 2008 article as PDF(250k)
In the Gun (Serious Fraud Office announces investigation following complaint and information supplied by Olly Newland on behalf of Blue Chip investors) NZ_Herald 17 May 2008

VIDEO: Property Market Crash? Or media beat up? - featuring Olly Newland author of The Rascal's Guide to Real Estate Watch it at YouTube.
from TVNZ: TV One's 'Close Up' with Mark Sainsbury 13 May 2008. All rights reserved.
Boom time for renters (Andrew King) NZ_Herald 11 May 2008
Price dive on over-borrowing (Andrew King) NZ_Herald 10 May 2008
Blue Chip investors' battle for justice NZ_Herald 3 May 2008
Oz lures Kiwi property investors (Andrew King, Mark Withers) NZ_Herald 26 April 2008
Pay up or else, burned Blue Chip investors told NZ_Herald 23 April 2008
Perferct timing for property advice(Survive and Prosper) Hawkes Bay Today 23 April 2008

VIDEO: A Guide to Investing in Commercial Property - featuring Mark Withers, Property Tax and Commercial Real Estate Investors Guide Watch it at YouTube.
from NZ Open Home April 2008. All rights reserved.
Living Channel-EyeworksNZ-Touchdown (used with permission)
Property time bomb (Olly Newland on leasehold land) NZ_Herald 19 April 2008
SFO holds off on Blue Chip The Press 16 April 2008
Widow pleads to keep her home NZ_Herald 9 April 2008
Blue Chip investors 'unwitting victims' NZ_Herald 1 April 2008
Negative equity when property market slumps (Mike McCombie, Survive and Prosper) Sunday Star-Times 30 March 2008
Blue Chip - the good life for some Sunday Star-Times 30 March 2008
Don't dream, it's over (Olly Newland's tips for buying a home) Dominion_Post 29 March 2008
How to find a real bargain in the property gloom (Andrew King, Survive and Prosper) Sunday Star-Times 23 March 2008
Rich pickings in property (Mike McCombie) NZ_Herald 16 March 2008
Struggling investors told to ask for mercy NZ_Herald 14 March 2008
Hold on tight for the crisis sales (re How to Survive and Prosper) NZ_Herald 9 March 2008
Fraud Story: White collar crime booming NZ_Herald 1 March 2008
Probe into property hard sell (features Tony Steindle) NZ_Herald 24 February 2008
Property on the brink: Agents feel heat (with tips from How to Survive and Prosper in a Falling Property Market) NZ_Herald 22 February 2008
SFO looks into Blue Chip investment scheme NZ_Herald 22 February 2008
Commission steps in over Blue Chip NZ_Herald 20 February 2008
Commerce Commission to investigate Blue Chip complaints (following Olly Newland) NZ_Herald 19 February 2008
Commerce Commission to investigate Blue Chip Dominion Post 19 February 2008
Commerce Commission media release #111 re Blue Chip PDF or Commission website 19 February 2008
Fran O'Sullivan: Time for Blue Chip probe NZ_Herald 17 February 2008
Newland steps in Sunday Star-Times 17 February 2008
Blue Chip investors have a right to know NZ_Herald 16 February 2008
Blue Chip delays statement Dominion Post 16 February 2008
Nineteen NZ 'property' firms go bust MSN Money/AAP 15 February 2008
Blue Chip investors' debts keep mounting NZ_Herald 15 February 2008
Complaint laid against Blue Chip firms Dominion Post 15 February 2008
Blue Chip investors "need government intervention" NBR/NZPA 14 February 2008
Thousands in fear over ties to Blue Chip firms NZ_Herald (front page) 14 February 2008
Huge task to unravel Blue Chip web NZ_Herald 14 February 2008
Property - time to take care out there NZ_Herald 11 February 2008
Millionaires' Row is now just Main St NZ_Herald 10 February 2008
Blue Chip blues NZ_Herald The Business 8 February 2008
Investors in property firm rally together as rent backlog mounts NZ_Herald 31 January 2008
Blue Chip to outsource short-term stay business NZ_Herald 30 January 2008
Blue Chip investors back call for action NZ_Herald 9 January 2008
Desperate Blue Chip investors await rent NZ_Herald 8 January 2008
The 3-hour millionaire (Review: Cashflow Game) NZ_Herald 28 December 2007
Housing now 'dead money' for some Dominion Post 11 December 2007
TV Review: Property Climbers NZ_Herald10 December 2007
Investors get jitters over property firm NZ_Herald 7 December 2007
Gloomy outlook need not be end (How to Survive and Prosper in a Falling Property Market) Sunday Star-Times 2 December 2007
New age versus the old school NZ_Herald Business 30 Nov 2007
Property Climbers is No 1 - TV viewing figures NZ_Herald Time Out 29 Nov 2007
"Seeking Information: Copyright infringement-Richmastery" (public notice) NZ_Herald 24 Nov 2007 and Sunday Star-Times 2 Dec 2007 PDF
Investors in Blue Chip turn to critic Newland NZ_Herald 23 October 2007
Brace yourselves for repeat of 1987, says developer (Lost Property Review) NZ_Herald 19 October 2007
Crash course for investors (Lost Property Review) Sunday Star-Times 14 October 2007
After the fall - Feature: Lost Property NZ Listener 13 October 2007
Richmisery over mortgage-rate claim Sunday Star-Times 16 September 2007
Let's all learn how to get sorted Sunday Star-Times 9 September 2007
Debt valley and how to live in it NZ_Herald 15 September 2007
Speed-wealth dream is just that (features Tony Steindle) NZ_Herald 1 September 2007
A fine forum for sharing ideas Sunday Star-Times 19 August 2007
100%+ finance deals leave investors exposed Sunday Star-Times 28 July 2007
Property investors under seige NZ_Herald 7 July 2007
Seminar Savvy NZ_Herald 7 July 2007
Legal challenges NZ_Herald 9 June 2007
Google risks ad lawsuits Sunday Star-Times 3 June 2007
Investing in four walls and a roof NZ_Herald 3 June 2007
Anger at 'unethical' web links Sunday Star-Times 27 May 2007
Fresh copyright allegations against property firm Sunday Star-Times 13 May 2007
Second-hand property advice Sunday Star-Times 6 May 2007
Richmastery accused of plagiarism More...
Best-selling author and investor advocate Andrew King tells it like it is about most property seminars (and has some kind words to say about Empower Education) in the NZ_Herald Friday 4 May 2007
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