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Drops of Jupiter

Boutique and chic… those are the words that now define this two-bedroom apartment in a 1970s building on a ridge in the Auckland suburb of Parnell. It wasn’t always the case. Absolutely, it had good bone structure: solid, creamy brick, windows that packaged a view of the harbour and museum, and a higher-than-average stud. But accountant/business owner Natalie Burrett

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