Anzac spirit evident in property

"If you look at Australia’s east coast cities - Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane - Auckland is an hour closer than Perth and not much less in travelling time than Adelaide," he says.

"So Auckland is a key market as far as Australians are concerned and, in fact, they now see both countries as one market. There’s been talk about having one currency and I believe that will eventually happen."

Colliers, with 27 offices in Australasia, claims to be the biggest transtasman commercial agency, generating annual revenue of A$150 million ($162 million).

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