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Mortgage free hotspots: How Northland home owners are ditching debt faster

In Northland, 40% of homes are mortgage free, well above Auckland levels.

'Morning, Angela': The low-key answer to moving on Auckland's homeless

On the streets with Auckland Council wardens' gentle wake-up call for rough sleepers.

Key hurdle looms for troubled Auckland housing project with raw sewage problem

Aussie investors are chasing $32m in debt and residents want an end to a sewage nightmare.

Foreign buyers: Is there a shortage of $5m-plus homes in NZ?

OneRoof data reveals slim pickings for golden visa holders lining up to buy a slice of New Zealand. OneRoof's Catherine Smith joins Herald NOW. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

Letters: Our economy is still suffering from the lockdown damage, Nathan Healey part of NZ's golden athletics era

OPINION: Hopefully there are some valuable lessons from the Covid report, a reader says.

Housing affordability reaches near decade-best levels

Housing affordability is now much closer to historic norms, a new Cotality report shows.

Density rethink: Fewer townhouses flagged for suburbs with weak transport links

New maps and fresh public submissions on the revised density rules are still to come.

Public pushback on social housing development

'The integrity of the street needs to be respected.'

'No giant button': Bishop pushes back on Seymour over Auckland density maps

Mayor Wayne Brown refuses to spend millions on maps before new housing law.

Big-name creditors line up in scramble over failed builder Teak Construction

Businesses on the Personal Property Securities Register could be first in line for money.

Seascape developer put into receivership

Calibre Partners is now running the company developing the country's tallest tower.

Inside Economics: Survey shows investors turn away from housing; are Aussie bank profits too big?

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

More flood and landslide-risk homes may be downzoned under new density rules

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says $13m has already been spent on the related planning work.

Building consents continue to rise as cost pressures ease

Lower interest rates and building costs have driven a pick-up in residential consents.

Subcontractors chase unpaid retentions and bills in Teak Construction liquidation

A subcontractor claims Teak stretched '30 days' to 30 working days for payments.

From police dog pioneer to new suburb: Bonnington legacy land up for grabs

The 49ha Bonnington Farm could be turned into about 400 new homes.