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Ben Leahy
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Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand Herald.

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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'Panic attack': Aucklanders shocked by council rates hikes
Property

'Panic attack': Aucklanders shocked by council rates hikes

05 Aug 05:00 PM
Kiwis wake to storms and snowfall as dreary winter weather hits most of NZ
Aucklander

Kiwis wake to storms and snowfall as dreary winter weather hits most of NZ

10 Jun 09:30 PM

With severe wind and thunderstorm watches in place, DoC warns it's safer to stay put.

Auckland house prices drop for first time in two years: one suburb falls $166,000
Property

Auckland house prices drop for first time in two years: one suburb falls $166,000

31 Mar 04:00 PM

House values fell in about one quarter of Auckland suburbs in the last three months.

Glamour ghost house: Sir John Key's former $23.5m mansion sitting empty
Property

Glamour ghost house: Sir John Key's former $23.5m mansion sitting empty

12 Jun 05:01 PM

Neighbours haven't set eyes on the buyer of one of New Zealand's most famous homes.

Police seek CCTV in hunt for digger vandals who tore down $675k home
Property

Police seek CCTV in hunt for digger vandals who tore down $675k home

12 Jun 05:28 AM

Police asking for CCTV footage after 20-tonne digger used to demolish brand new house.

TVNZ star sells North Shore home for $3m
Property

TVNZ star sells North Shore home for $3m

20 Mar 04:00 PM

Take a look inside Renee Wright's beautifully renovated North Shore home.

Potholed Auckland tennis court sells for $2.2 million
Property

Potholed Auckland tennis court sells for $2.2 million

18 Mar 12:20 AM

It's game-set-and-match for the happy seller an old Auckland tennis court.

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Buyer beware: Warning over common contract clause that can cost home buyers
Property

Buyer beware: Warning over common contract clause that can cost home buyers

16 Mar 04:00 PM

Single mum Madhu bought a new Auckland home but wonders if she'll ever get to move in.

Home loan deposits shoot up $41k in one year - OneRoof report
Property

Home loan deposits shoot up $41k in one year - OneRoof report

28 Feb 04:00 PM

Home buyers needed to have somehow saved almost $50,000 more than a year ago to buy.

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Family sell house for $980,000, but cannot afford to buy new Auckland home
Property

Family sell house for $980,000, but cannot afford to buy new Auckland home

28 Feb 04:00 PM

George and Lee just made a big sale, yet still can't afford suitable home in Auckland.

Less than $300k to buy in Epsom: Check out 2020's cheapest house sales
Property

Less than $300k to buy in Epsom: Check out 2020's cheapest house sales

19 Feb 04:00 PM

Find out where you could've bought a classic timber villa for just $15,000.

Investors buy record share of homes as first-home buyers squeezed
Property

Investors buy record share of homes as first-home buyers squeezed

17 Feb 02:39 AM

The biggest housing boom in two decades is taking its toll on first-home buyers: analysts.

'For sale' sticker going up on uni's controversial $5m mansion
Property

'For sale' sticker going up on uni's controversial $5m mansion

13 Feb 04:00 PM

University set to sell vice-chancellor mansion one month after damning watchdog report.

'Ghost house' sells for $1.8m at auction
Property

'Ghost house' sells for $1.8m at auction

26 Jan 06:05 AM

Antique dealer nets huge sale price. But how is he going to move all his stuff out?

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Vacant land sales soar as developers rush to cash in on housing demand
Property

Vacant land sales soar as developers rush to cash in on housing demand

13 Jan 04:00 PM

Pundits hope a jump in vacant land sales helps ease Auckland's pressing housing shortage.

Premium
Where to go to escape Auckland's skyrocketing house prices
Property

Where to go to escape Auckland's skyrocketing house prices

31 Dec 04:00 PM

Can you achieve work-life balance and pay less for your home?

Premium
New Zealand's flashest homes: Take a moment to dream
Property

New Zealand's flashest homes: Take a moment to dream

28 Dec 04:00 PM

Lockdown might even be a joy if you owned one of these stunning properties.

Premium
Revealed: 2020's most expensive home and its All Black billionaire owners
Property

Revealed: 2020's most expensive home and its All Black billionaire owners

27 Dec 04:00 PM

Luxury house sales boomed again in 2020 even without foreign buyers.

Revealed: Suburb where  average home will soon sell for $3m
Property

Revealed: Suburb where average home will soon sell for $3m

18 Dec 04:00 PM

House values have climbed by $1800 - a day - in this scorching hot suburb.

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'Paradise lost' – residents rage as giant firm plans huge Auckland housing village
Property

'Paradise lost' – residents rage as giant firm plans huge Auckland housing village

13 Dec 04:00 PM

Fletcher Building buys huge tract of farmland for housing. But locals aren't impressed.

Ponsonby school fire: Residents left in the dark over asbestos risk
Property

Ponsonby school fire: Residents left in the dark over asbestos risk

11 Dec 05:17 AM

They were advised to leave their homes due to the risk, but what now?

University's $5m mansion purchase slammed by watchdog
Property

University's $5m mansion purchase slammed by watchdog

02 Dec 01:27 AM

University of Auckland's purchase of Parnell home for boss not justified: Auditor-General.

NZ already has a capital gains tax - you probably just didn't know it
Property

NZ already has a capital gains tax - you probably just didn't know it

28 Nov 04:05 AM

There is a capital gains tax already on the books, it's just not enforced: Researchers

New house buying frenzy tipped as funding fuel poured on property market
Property

New house buying frenzy tipped as funding fuel poured on property market

11 Nov 04:00 PM

If you thought house prices were high, they could be about to rise even further.

Mustang savvy: Buy this $2m Remuera home, get a free sports car
Property

Mustang savvy: Buy this $2m Remuera home, get a free sports car

10 Nov 04:00 PM

One seller is going the extra mile to supercharge his home's sale.

Developer secrets: Why your home could be worth more than you thought
Property

Developer secrets: Why your home could be worth more than you thought

07 Nov 04:00 PM

Business is booming for developers as they comb our cities for more properties to buy.

Changing city: How Pt Chev's family homes are mushrooming into multi-storey apartments
Property

Changing city: How Pt Chev's family homes are mushrooming into multi-storey apartments

07 Nov 04:00 PM

The Herald joined developers, investors and families at a Pt Chev open home viewing.

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Golden handshake: Developers door-knocking Auckland homes offering cash to buy
Property

Golden handshake: Developers door-knocking Auckland homes offering cash to buy

06 Nov 04:00 PM

Auctions are so hot, developers are running scared and looking for other ways to buy.

'Sight unseen': Buyers asked to bid for Auckland home without looking inside
Property

'Sight unseen': Buyers asked to bid for Auckland home without looking inside

06 Nov 04:00 PM

This Papatoetoe home could sell for a small fortune, but buyers can't look inside first.

Hot property: The Rotorua home selling for $110,000 with a catch
Property

Hot property: The Rotorua home selling for $110,000 with a catch

04 Nov 08:17 PM

Talk about an overheated market: this Rotorua property deal is boiling hot.

Exclusive: University also spent $200k doing up controversial $5m Parnell pad
Property

Exclusive: University also spent $200k doing up controversial $5m Parnell pad

16 Oct 04:00 PM

University's expenses didn't end once it signed $5m cheque for boss's swanky Parnell pad.

Modest Auckland home sells for $2.4m - and it wasn't bought by a developer
Property

Modest Auckland home sells for $2.4m - and it wasn't bought by a developer

16 Oct 04:00 PM

Developers have been paying big bucks. Now homes are becoming too expensive for even them.

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Exclusive poll: How Kiwis are really feeling about house prices
Property

Exclusive poll: How Kiwis are really feeling about house prices

13 Oct 04:00 PM

Should house prices rise or fall? Kiwis have their say and it may surprise you.

Premium
Election 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis?  Policies compared
Property

Election 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis? Policies compared

27 Sep 04:00 PM

How the main political parties plan to deal with house prices and a shortage of homes.

Barfoot & Thompson, others call on National to back Healthy Homes standards
Property

Barfoot & Thompson, others call on National to back Healthy Homes standards

25 Sep 05:00 PM

National wants to scrap new rental standards. Leading agent urges party to reconsider.

'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election result
Property

'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election result

06 Sep 07:03 PM

Labour calls landlord advice 'deeply disappointing' and letting down their fellow Kiwis.

Parnell owners want $355 per week for shoebox rental
Property

Parnell owners want $355 per week for shoebox rental

05 Aug 05:09 AM

Advertisements for the ad have now been pulled amid questions over the rental's legality.

Hot property: 41 bidders for Onehunga home, sells for $500k above CV
Property

Hot property: 41 bidders for Onehunga home, sells for $500k above CV

05 Aug 01:01 AM

The packed auction room led the home to sell for half a million dollars above CV.

Revealed: The Covid effect on house prices - who's hot, who's not
Property

Revealed: The Covid effect on house prices - who's hot, who's not

02 Aug 05:00 PM

However, housing market has shocked pundits with the speed of its return to normalcy.

Hot spots: Auckland's best suburbs to buy and sell homes
Property

Hot spots: Auckland's best suburbs to buy and sell homes

01 Aug 05:00 PM

Mt Wellington has arguably become the city's best place to sell, new data shows.

'The brakes are on': House-price growth halts after early Covid-19 recovery
Property

'The brakes are on': House-price growth halts after early Covid-19 recovery

31 Jul 05:00 PM

Auckland's housing market has changed from booming pre-Covid to flat over the past month.

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House prices: Find out what your suburb's Auckland Council CV could have been
Property

House prices: Find out what your suburb's Auckland Council CV could have been

11 Jul 05:00 PM

Auckland Council delayed its three-yearly CV estimates. Here's what they could have been.

Premium
The housing market change first-home buyers are begging for
Property

The housing market change first-home buyers are begging for

10 Jul 05:00 PM

First-home buyers are battling to save deposits. This change could make a huge difference.

Property-mad Aucklanders to wait another year for new house CVs
Property

Property-mad Aucklanders to wait another year for new house CVs

03 Jul 05:00 PM

Uncertainty in the market would make it hard to accurately estimate new CVs, council says.

Waiheke Island guests arrive with $80,000 'free' money to spend
Property

Waiheke Island guests arrive with $80,000 'free' money to spend

19 Jun 05:37 AM

Waiheke guests packing $80,000 spending money, but will it be enough for ailing businesses

Tenant pulls motorbike engine apart on bedroom carpet
Property

Tenant pulls motorbike engine apart on bedroom carpet

19 Jun 02:21 AM

Tenancy Tribunal told he made the damage worse by trying to repair it.

Landlord feared Covid-19 infection after tenant allegedly spat on him
Property

Landlord feared Covid-19 infection after tenant allegedly spat on him

18 Jun 05:33 AM

But tenant Ritesh Prasad says landlord lied and worries where his family will now live.

No vacancy: Aucklanders flock to Waiheke Island post-lockdown
Aucklander

No vacancy: Aucklanders flock to Waiheke Island post-lockdown

05 Jun 03:18 AM

More than 80 Waiheke holiday rentals have booked out within days thanks to new promotion.

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Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad
Property

Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad

27 May 05:00 PM

Experts and investors take a deep dive into what to expect from post-Covid house prices.

Million-dollar shipping container for sale - with 7 acres of beachfront
Property

Million-dollar shipping container for sale - with 7 acres of beachfront

16 May 02:14 AM

Coastal land south of Auckland perfect for 'horsey' person or surfing Baby Boomer.

$1.6m portfolio: Investor buys four properties by age 25
Property

$1.6m portfolio: Investor buys four properties by age 25

11 Apr 07:07 AM

A young Kiwi isn't letting the coronavirus slow him down as he buys his fourth property.

Almost 10 per cent tenants stopped paying rent or left rentals: landlords
Property

Almost 10 per cent tenants stopped paying rent or left rentals: landlords

03 Apr 01:36 AM

Hardship for renters and landlords expected to get worse, property investors say.

Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering
Property

Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering

26 Mar 11:33 PM

Three film crew from Avatar's cancelled film set say landlord unfairly pocketed $20,000.

Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers
Property

Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers

26 Mar 08:32 PM

Airbnb wants to match medical workers tackling coronavirus with safe places to stay.

Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police
Property

Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police

26 Mar 03:17 AM

There is confusion over whether tenants and house sellers and buyers can move homes.

Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay
Property

Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay

25 Mar 05:10 AM

Businesses and commercial property owners need to check their leases to see who pays.

Landlords flooded with rent relief requests, tenants want Government help
Property

Landlords flooded with rent relief requests, tenants want Government help

25 Mar 02:04 AM

Landlords and tenants urged to work together because both will need the other in downturn.

House sale confusion: Can buyers move into their new houses?
Property

House sale confusion: Can buyers move into their new houses?

24 Mar 04:00 PM

Settlements and house moving likely to be deferred but no official decision has been made.

Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market
Property

Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market

23 Mar 06:30 AM

New Zealand's lockdown has raised more questions than answers in the housing market.

Auckland first-home buyers at greatest risk from coronavirus pain: experts
Property

Auckland first-home buyers at greatest risk from coronavirus pain: experts

22 Mar 04:00 PM

Banks are urging any customers hit financially by the crisis to contact them early.

ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank
Property

ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank

18 Mar 04:20 AM

Bank drops one-year fixed home loan rate to 3.05 per cent.

Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff
Property

Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff

18 Mar 04:20 AM

Now some Airbnb owners have turned to targeting guests needing to self-isolate.

KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report
Property

KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report

13 Mar 04:00 PM

KiwiBuild flats are the "success story" of the Auckland apartment market, report says.

Rampant West Auckland rats kill native kōkako chicks
Aucklander

Rampant West Auckland rats kill native kōkako chicks

13 Mar 03:46 AM

"The loss of every single egg and chick we saw this breeding season is terribly sad."

Māngere Millionaire's Club: Housing boom spreads to South Auckland
Property

Māngere Millionaire's Club: Housing boom spreads to South Auckland

11 Mar 04:00 PM

Humble Māngere home sets a record sale price above the million-dollar mark.

Real estate agent loses licence for altering her diary entries
Property

Real estate agent loses licence for altering her diary entries

08 Mar 08:59 PM

High Court decision upheld earlier findings about serious misconduct and dishonesty.

Hong Kong family booted from Airbnb rental over coronavirus fears
Property

Hong Kong family booted from Airbnb rental over coronavirus fears

06 Mar 06:19 PM

Family claim Airbnb rental owner discriminated against them based on their nationality.

Semi-derelict Auckland clifftop home sells for $5m
Property

Semi-derelict Auckland clifftop home sells for $5m

05 Mar 01:47 AM

Billed as the worst house in the best street, offers flooded in for the home.

Deadly coronavirus looms as threat to red-hot housing market
Property

Deadly coronavirus looms as threat to red-hot housing market

04 Mar 05:36 AM

Virus most likely candidate to topple Auckland's thriving housing market, economist says.

$4m in the pocket: Auckland's biggest property winners
Property

$4m in the pocket: Auckland's biggest property winners

04 Mar 12:57 AM

A Remuera couple recently made a $4m resale gain by selling their mansion.

100 months in a row: NZ house prices haven't fallen since Rugby World Cup 2011
Property

100 months in a row: NZ house prices haven't fallen since Rugby World Cup 2011

02 Mar 04:02 PM

House prices are on a longer winning streak than the All Blacks.

Auckland boom: modest New Lynn home sells for close to twice its CV
Property

Auckland boom: modest New Lynn home sells for close to twice its CV

28 Feb 05:00 PM

A simple New Lynn quarter acre block has sold for close to $2m as Auckland prices heat up.

Takapuna penthouse with sky-high pool sells for $9m
Property

Takapuna penthouse with sky-high pool sells for $9m

24 Feb 10:14 PM

Penthouse with the nation's highest lap pool has been snapped up for a near record price.

Yabba dabba do: Fred Flintstone house sells for cut price
Property

Yabba dabba do: Fred Flintstone house sells for cut price

24 Feb 08:30 PM

New Zealand's ugliest house has found a buyer for close to half its council valuation.

Auckland house price boom: Small, unremarkable unit sells for $1.4m
Property

Auckland house price boom: Small, unremarkable unit sells for $1.4m

24 Feb 04:53 AM

Even owning a small apartment is now enough to turn Aucklanders into millionaires.

Rain falls in Auckland after record big dry. Now officials warn of 'summer ice'
Aucklander

Rain falls in Auckland after record big dry. Now officials warn of 'summer ice'

21 Feb 04:11 AM

'Spotty' rain that may develop into thunderstorms tipped for tomorrow.

House prices to grow by 10 per cent and play key role in election
Property

House prices to grow by 10 per cent and play key role in election

18 Feb 04:00 PM

House prices are flying again and threatening to play a big part in the election.

How to get foot on Auckland property ladder from $50k
Property

How to get foot on Auckland property ladder from $50k

17 Feb 10:16 PM

New business offers alternative way to get foot on the property ladder.

Multi-million-dollar slice of South Island paradise up for sale
Property

Multi-million-dollar slice of South Island paradise up for sale

14 Feb 02:13 AM

A luxury lodge on 330ha of coastal forest and limestone cliffs is up for grabs for $22.5m.

Government's $300m boost aims to get homeless out of motels
Property

Government's $300m boost aims to get homeless out of motels

12 Feb 10:00 PM

New funding aims to better prevent homelessness, while providing better accommodation.

Rogue landlords fined $124,000 for flouting insulation law
Property

Rogue landlords fined $124,000 for flouting insulation law

02 Feb 06:30 AM

Landlords have been shifting the cost of cold houses on to taxpayers, health expert says.

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