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PHOTO: Sir Bob Jones: Now worth $1b, according to the NBR.

Sir Bob Jones is New Zealand’s newest billionaire, according to the latest NBR Rich List.

The property tycoon, who turns 80 this year, has been estimated to have net worth around $1 billion.

That’s up from $860 million the year before.

It was reported last week that he had paid $10.11 million for Civic Assurance House on Lambton Quay, his 18th office building in Wellington’s central business district.

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