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Couple's 18-month wait to fix relocated home

Months of communication has not managed to resolve the tension between the two parties.

Revealed: the real rate of house building

Stats NZ has produced new dat to show how many building consents are actually being built

Auckland property price slump: A 'one, two punch to the market'

Auckland's property slump is getting real now, writes Liam Dann.

Gas blast: 'Lucky' pair stable in hospital

Unconsented gas work may have caused the explosion.

Flammable cladding 'not prevalent' in NZ

Councils and apartment industry to look into prevalence of flammable cladding.

'Essential' workers win bargain homes

Thirty-four workers in "essential services" have won heavily discounted houses.

Property a key issue for Kiwi voters

A good political policy on the nation's housing issues will influence many Kiwi voters.

Auckland pair find dream home in Hamilton

It took the Spanhakes two months to buy the perfect house in Hamilton within their budget.

Noise complaints: Disputes turn nasty

Construction workers are abusing people who complain about late-night or early-morning noise, say locals.

Building boom: Families woken at 5.30am

Families were woken by the racket of a noisy concrete pour at 5.30am as Auckland's frenzied building boom reaches fever pitch.

Private landlords want state houses

Private landlords are preparing to lobby the government to sell them unwanted state houses.

Watch NZH Focus: Apartment buyer to pay extra $50,000

Tristram Clayton is joined by NZ Herald Property Editor Anne Gibson to discuss the rising price of construction and why buyers at an apartment project on Auckland’s North Shore were asked to pay tens of thousands of dollars more than the agreed price.

Apartments still good option - Key

Prime Minister John Key has stood by comments that people need to look to apartments as a first home option - despite 35 Auckland property projects collapsing in the past year.

New housing development - with a twist

Auckland land earmarked for a school will be turned into a 51-home development by February - with the homes built so they can be carted off when a school is needed.

Watch: Northcote redevelopment

Bill English announces 1200 new homes replacing 300 state houses in Northcote, Auckland

Watch NZH Focus: Average house price in Auckland passes $1m

Watch NZH focus: The rocket ship that is the New Zealand housing market has shown little sign of losing impetus in the past few months. Tristram Clayton talks to QV national spokesperson Andrea Rush.