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Indigo Point British Virgin Islands will need some rebuilding after Hurricane Irma swept through in 2017. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Sea change: would you rather an Auckland villa or private island?

8 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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One Grey Lynn villa and five private islands you could buy instead.

Auckland apartments now have a median price of $545,000 or close to $400,000 cheaper than the typical city home. Photo / 123rf

BUSINESS

City living: Apartments a big saver for first-timers

7 Sep, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Find out where apartments are selling for up to $400,000 less than homes.

The house, which has a CV of $6.9m, boasts views of the Auckland skyline and Motutapu, Rangitoto and Rakino islands. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

$5m off: Marc Ellis' old Waiheke property finally sells

5 Sep, 2019 10:45am
3 minutes to read

Foreign buyer ban leads to millions of dollars being slashed from luxury home's price.

Tiny Te Teko, near coastal Whakatane (pictured), has emerged as the New Zealand town with the best rental returns. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Revealed: The suburbs with the best rental returns

4 Sep, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

You'll have to look further afield for the best rental returns, but we have the answers.

Westbury Crescent in Remuera, one of Auckland's most expensive streets. Photo /Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

The secret that can add thousands of dollars onto Auckland homes

3 Sep, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

New data shows you are likely to feel content living on a crescent.

Ruth Flynn and her partner Stuart Cheeseman are among the home owners selling in spring in a hope for a boost in prices. Photo / Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Couple count on spring to boost home's sales price

2 Sep, 2019 8:47am
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Home-owner Ruth Flynn hopes to capitalise on demand for West Auckland lifestyle blocks.

New developments releasing cheaper apartments and housing on to the market are driving prices down in some suburbs. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

House-price mystery: Best and worst suburbs of NZ

2 Sep, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

New data shows house prices on the up in some Auckland suburbs and plunging in others.

Cancer patient Charles Olmstead, 70, protests against Sparks' poor customer service levels outside its Sylvia Park store. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Cancer patient holds protest sign outside Spark store

1 Sep, 2019 7:43pm
4 minutes to read

Charles Olmstead could not get Spark to connect his landline, so he made a stand.

Bianca Bathurst, 29, and Adam Nesbitt, 28, have gone from spending $5000 a week on holiday to renovating three Invercargill homes in just two years. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Four homes in two years: Young couple's homebuying secrets

31 Aug, 2019 2:53pm
5 minutes to read

Couple believe their story is a sign the country's housing market has life in it yet.

Specialist landlord insurer Initio said just seven of its last 100 property damage claims had been for what it deemed careless damage. Photo / Nick Reed

NEW ZEALAND

New tenancy law to become tenant-landlord battleground

30 Aug, 2019 7:00am
4 minutes to read

A new law about who should pay for rental property damage could trigger waves of disputes.

Two Auckland tenants aren't likely to be ordering Chinese take out anytime soon after the smell of a nearby restaurant filled their apartment. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Odorous Chinese restaurant leaves tenants with bitter taste

29 Aug, 2019 4:00pm
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Two Auckland tenants say they lived day and night with the smell of Chinese take away.

A Tauranga couple were accused by neighbours of leaving a plastic flower out to show when they were open for business. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Landlord vs tenants: The meth and the alleged brothel

29 Aug, 2019 1:10pm
3 minutes to read

Tauranga tenants deny running brothel, but were fined for unlawful meth use.

Umbrellas have become an Aucklanders' best friend. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

28 days of rain: Auckland matches unwanted record

29 Aug, 2019 7:39am
4 minutes to read

Auckland today matched its record of 28 rain days in a single month.

Rich lister Michael Reid who already owns the St Heliers clifftop mansion on the left of the picture has bought a second mansion a few doors down. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

$9.8m in the pocket: Auckland's biggest property winners

26 Aug, 2019 7:08pm
5 minutes to read

A St Heliers couple recently made a $9.8m resale gain by selling their waterfront mansion

A scene guard will watch over the house tonight. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Man charged with murder over Waikato death

23 Aug, 2019 5:33am
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Police were called to a Tokoroa house after reports of a serious incident.

A Christchurch couple had about 20 cats roaming their rental without the landlord's permision. Photo / 123rf

NEW ZEALAND

Cat-astrophe: Feline loving couple with 20 moggies booted from rental

22 Aug, 2019 9:03pm
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The tenant's felines caused thousands of dollars damage to carpets and curtains.

Nine in 10 of those contracting measles were not vaccinated. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland measles 'epidemic': Another 39 cases overnight

21 Aug, 2019 5:43pm
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New measles cases being confirmed every day as city teeters on an epidemic.

The Commerce Commission says fuel companies may be making $400m a year in excess returns. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Petrol prices: Kiwis 'fleeced' for a decade now

20 Aug, 2019 8:21pm
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The PM is vowing to act, but how far can the Government drive down fuel prices?

Dr Rawiri Jansen says poverty and transience in South Auckland make it difficult to stamp out measles. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Outbreak: 126 cases of measles in 8 days

20 Aug, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

More than half of all cases are in South Auckland.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has come to Ardern's defence after Jones' comments.

NEW ZEALAND

Aussie shock jock loses advertising dollars after Ardern attack

17 Aug, 2019 9:51am
3 minutes to read

Alan Jones' attack on Ardern leads Aussie bank to pull its advertising from his show.

Sam Whitelock and Kieran Read as mocked by the Daily Telegraph via FaceApp.

SPORT

17 years since Aussies tasted Bledisloe gold: Air NZ's cheeky ad

17 Aug, 2019 8:14am
3 minutes to read

Air NZ has stepped p the Bledisloe war with full page ads in papers across the Tasman.

The Lauina family, dad Mativa, mum Grace, Zion, 8, and Zurielle, 7, are moving into a new Glen Innes home as part of a rent to own scheme. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

From state housing to homebuyer: Auckland family's journey

15 Aug, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

The Lauina family get the keys today to their new home.

A Masterton landlord couple have been fined for seizing their tenant's property because of unpaid rent and then allowing it to be damaged in a flood. Photo / 123rf

NEW ZEALAND

Unpaid rent row: Landlords fined $6000 for seizing tenant's property

13 Aug, 2019 12:50pm
3 minutes to read

Landlords seized her property and threatened to give it away to Salvation Army.

Almost half of all Auckland first-home buyers are paying off home loans five times greater than their yearly salaries, the Reserve Bank says. Photo / Dean Purcell

PROPERTY

Half of all Auckland first-home buyers burdened with huge debts

13 Aug, 2019 12:44pm
4 minutes to read

Home buyers are taking on home loans five times greater than their yearly incomes.

The Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau is New Zealand's hottest property market; house values there have jumped 125 per cent in the past decade. Photo / Mike Scott

BUSINESS

The new hottest place to buy - it might surprise you

10 Aug, 2019 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Home values in the town of 6900 people have jumped 125 per cent over the past 10 years.

Foreign buyers are selling more than they are buying in Auckland, but they aren't spooked by the market, analysts say. Photo / Doug Sherring

BUSINESS

Foreign buyers sell off NZ homes in droves, push house prices down

10 Aug, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Foreign buyers are selling more properties than they are buying in New Zealand.

More than 150 people have been hospitalised in Auckland after being diagnosed with measles this year. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

More than 150 people hospitalised for measles this year in Auckland

9 Aug, 2019 1:15pm
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Many are children or young people.

Kimberley Carl and Steve Robertson bought their first home earlier this year, moving in on June 1. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Home buyer joy: Cheaper to buy than rent in nearly 200 NZ suburbs

9 Aug, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Auckland Central among the areas where it's cheaper to buy than rent.

Auckland house prices are on a 17 month slide. Photo / Michael Craig

BUSINESS

Auckland house prices sliding amid fears of a fall in first-home buyers

7 Aug, 2019 6:05pm
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Auckland house prices are now on a run of 17 months of near consecutive price drops.

House prices have fallen across most of east Auckland's leafy and exclusive suburbs. Photo / Nick Reed

BUSINESS

Mind your manors: Prices drop in Auckland's wealthy suburbs

6 Aug, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

House prices are down in super rich playgrounds Remuera, Mission Bay and Parnell.

The landlord was seeking $3510 to break up the rock. Photo / File / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Landlord claimed tenant 'smuggled' 10 tonne rock onto property

3 Aug, 2019 4:33pm
2 minutes to read

Landlord was seeking $3510 to break up the rock.

A Palmerston North dog appears to have been snacking on the insulation at the rental home where it lived. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

The dog ate my insulation: tenant fined after pet dog damages rental

3 Aug, 2019 3:40pm
2 minutes to read

A Palmerston North tenant must pay up after their dog tore out their rental's insulation.

Motorists are being advised to be careful on alpine roads due to heavy snowfalls, while boaties and rock fishers are being told to stay at home due to dangerous waves. Photo / Yvonne O'Hara

NEW ZEALAND

Hunker-down Saturday: Snow, storms and massive waves to batter New Zealand

3 Aug, 2019 7:09am
4 minutes to read

Snow and bitter cold to batter alps and Queenstown, while huge waves to hit near Auckland.

Auckland first home buyers are increasingly competing with investors for apartments in Auckland Central. Photo / Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Rise of the first-home buyers: The new market hotspots

3 Aug, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Newcomers to property market increasingly compete with investors.

Tavita Milford joined the police force because of the inspiring way police helped him through the tragedy of losing his father in the Francie boating tragedy. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Francie boating tragedy inspires victim's son to join police

2 Aug, 2019 5:31pm
3 minutes to read

Tavita Milford joined police because of how they helped his family when his dad died.

The smuggled Chinese cigarettes were hidden inside boxes of food, Customs said. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Customs seizes half a million smuggled cigarettes

2 Aug, 2019 3:43pm
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The smuggler was attempting to avoid paying more than $500,000 in taxes, Customs says.

Howick residents say the views from Stockade Hill are among the best in Auckland. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland Council 'blind' to historic Stockade Hill's value: planner

27 Jul, 2019 5:45am
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Residents have waged a two-year fight to save views from the historic east Auckland site.

A splash of colour and a tidy front garden will help you get the price you want for your home. Photo / File

BUSINESS

10,000 reasons to sell your house in spring

27 Jul, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

But it's not all gloom and doom for winter sellers, especially if you follow these tips.

It's going to be a wet few days until the weather clears on Sunday and through the early part of next week. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Weather comes right as school holidays end

19 Jul, 2019 6:39am
3 minutes to read

The weather is expected to clear on Sunday, just as holidaymakers head home.

Former Auckland Grammar teacher and coach to Black Cap Jimmy Neesham passed away during New Zealand's thrilling Cricket World Cup final against England. Photo / Supplied

SPORT

Black Cap's tribute to coach who died during Super Over

18 Jul, 2019 12:20pm
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Jimmy Neesham's former coach died during the tense final Super Over.

The long queue of vehicles waiting at the Picton terminal. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Limited Cook Strait services begin after yesterday's ferry woes

17 Jul, 2019 12:04pm
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Trucks and passengers still stranded after Cook Strait Ferries vessel hit Picton wharf.

Unsettled weather is expected to continue throughout this week. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Keep the umbrella handy: More rain coming

17 Jul, 2019 6:20am
3 minutes to read

Auckland can expect showers and fine spells in yet another day of changeable weather.

Martin Guptill and Laura McGoldrick with their daughter Harley. Photo / Instagram

NEW ZEALAND

'You will always be my champion': Laura McGoldrick's tribute to 'My Gup'

17 Jul, 2019 5:06am
2 minutes to read

Martin Guptill showed his daughter how to 'keep getting up', wife Laura McGoldrick says.

Landlord Sue Forbes said one of her farm alpacas nearly died when it ate rubbish left lying around by her tenant. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Farm tenant complained of noisy roosters, alleged her landlord killed ducks

16 Jul, 2019 11:15am
3 minutes to read

A woman renting on a farm lodged a Tenancy Tribunal claim against her landlord.

Police attended crashes in the Gisborne and Tauranga areas overnight. Photo / Wayne Drought

NEW ZEALAND

One critically hurt in Tauranga crash

16 Jul, 2019 6:44am
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The single vehicle crash took place on Welcome Bay Rd at about 3am.

Dev Soeny, 13, enjoying the Aotea Square Ice Rink. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

More wild weather: Heavy rain warning for Auckland

16 Jul, 2019 6:30am
4 minutes to read

MetService says a period of heavy rain should hit through until 7am.

Rodney Day pleaded guilty to 15 charges in the Christchurch District Court. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Otago unlicenced builder pleads guilty to deception

15 Jul, 2019 11:12am
2 minutes to read

Rodney Day portrayed himself as a licenced builder when he was not.

One industrious tenant has been booted from his rental after relentlessly growing weed, the Tenancy Tribunal has found. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Greenhouse: Tenant leaves cannabis plants on table during open home

15 Jul, 2019 9:42am
3 minutes to read

Anthony Murrell had several plants growing in the lounge during open home, agent says.

Aucklanders should have the chance to get outside this morning as a brief sunny spell hits. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Morning sun before wet and wild weather hits again

15 Jul, 2019 6:45am
3 minutes to read

A morning sunny spell should bring a break to Auckland's wild weather.

The crash took place on Wairau Rd, near the intersection of Target and Wairau Rds, in Wairau Valley. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Person trapped after car and bus crash on Wairau Rd, North Shore

15 Jul, 2019 6:15am
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One person was trapped in the crash, while motorists are warned to expect delays.

The apartment in the Scene 1 apartment at 2 Beach Road has unobstructued views from its

BUSINESS

Auckland waterfront apartment sells for $20,000

4 Jul, 2019 7:01pm
3 minutes to read

It sold for $20,000, but, of course, there is a catch.

Golden Bay resident Jay Horton is selling this eye-cathing housetruck for $45,000. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Hobbit home on wheels up for sale

4 Jul, 2019 2:07pm
3 minutes to read

It's Golden Bay owner says the housetruck is raring to go on a 'big gypsy mission'.

Mangere resident Mohammed Rafique, pictured here in his garage, says his three-bedroom home does not have insulation under the floor, making it cold and unfit for his children. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Tenants flood call centres with non-insulation complaints

4 Jul, 2019 12:30pm
5 minutes to read

Concerned tenants have made 300 calls for help since new insulation laws brought in.

All rental homes must meet new insulation standards that came into force today. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Insulation deadline: What tenants need to know

1 Jul, 2019 11:30am
3 minutes to read

Tenants can win $4000 damages for uninsulated rentals. Here's how to check your home.

A driver tried to flee police in South Auckland but ended up seriously injured after crashing into another vehicle. Photo / Hayden Woodward

NEW ZEALAND

South Auckland police pursuit crash like a movie

29 Jun, 2019 12:55pm
2 minutes to read

Police had started the pursuit only moments before the crash, a spokeswoman says.

Troye Sivan is set to tour NZ and offer his support to the LGBTIQ+ community. Photo / Heidi Slimane

NEW ZEALAND

Pop star Troye Sivan says LGBTIQ+ community can move past Folau saga

29 Jun, 2019 9:33am
3 minutes to read

Global pop star says Folau saga is a "shame" but LGBQT+ community is strong.

Armed police patrol swarmed on a man's house after his tenant reported his gun stolen. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Police swarm on man's house looking for gun - only to realise they already had it

29 Jun, 2019 8:13am
3 minutes to read

Tenant left his air rifle in old rental. Then he sent armed police to collect it.

A group of Dunedin tenants escaped carpet repair costs after spilling hot coals on the floor but blaming their dog for tripping them up. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Tenants damage rental with hot coals: dog ruled at fault

28 Jun, 2019 1:05pm
3 minutes to read

Tenants carrying hot coals over carpet escape repair costs because they tripped on dog.

Maria Folau of the Silver Ferns in action during the Cadbury Netball Series match between the Silver Ferns and the All Stars at Pulman Arena on June 26. Photo / File

SPORT

'Courageous' Maria Folau faces tough task playing through furore: coach

28 Jun, 2019 8:27am
2 minutes to read

Silver Ferns coach elated by star shooter's performance on court in face of adversity.

Debris covers the scene where an ATM was ripped from the wall in Murupara. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Arrest after front-end loader used to steal ATM

27 Jun, 2019 3:20pm
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Thief made off down the street with the ATM, but it was later found intact in a forest.

A West Auckland family have been repeatedly harassed - and in one incident their car was graffitied. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Dead animals, racist death threats: Auckland family's harassment 'extremely disturbing'

27 Jun, 2019 2:07pm
5 minutes to read

Family endures weeks of harassment including dead animals and death threats in letterbox.

Mia McEldowney was a happy and energetic 8-year-old, but unseen a deadly tumour was growing on her brain. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Mia, 8, seemed clumsy: It was actually a deadly tumour

26 Jun, 2019 8:24pm
3 minutes to read

Young girl's parents shocked to discover she has an inoperable brain tumour.