• A firm jointly owned by former All Black Christian Cullen has sold its property in Lower Hutt to an investment group for $8.4 million.

Caniwi Capital said it had purchased the one hectare site in Petone from Tilley Properties, making the company the largest property holders in the Hutt Valley.

Tilley Properties, which is owned by Cullen and David Monnery, who has acted as Cullen’s manager, bought it in March 2015 for $6.3m.

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All Black great Christian Cullen grew up in Paekakariki, and attended Kapiti College.