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Watch: Building a new home? Govt says you will need to buy a warranty

Minister Chris Penk is changing who is liable for defective building work.

MPs under fire over property rich list

Political analyst Bryce Edwards on MP property rich list. Video / Herald NOW

Simon Wilson's Love this City: Good growth or the worst plan ever?

Opinion: Plan Change 120, 'fraud' allegations in Papatoetoe, the Botanic Gardens and more.

Revenue down, profit up for Oceania after expenses cut

The $150m Helier opened in 2023, was 69% empty in 2024 but that has dropped to 45% now.

Napier’s new homeless shelter finds success but needs more financial support to survive

Six of Napier's most vulnerable have now found homes, some for the first time in years.

Don’t tread on Frank: How one man’s yard became a battlefield

NY Times: Frank Capone has waged nearly five years of war with his local homeowners' group

National architecture awards out: 29 prizes, 11 categories

Twenty-nine awards in 11 categories were made at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.

Landlord fined $33k over unsafe Lyttelton boarding house

Inspectors found leaking ceilings, broken guttering and missing smoke alarms.

Complaints surge 35%: Why real estate agents must lift their game

Authority is holding to account agents who do not maintain high standards, says CEO.

Shovels in: Christopher Luxon, Wayne Brown at Beachlands

Up to 5000 new homes, a town hub and schools are planned in the south-east coastal area.

'Landmark development': $300m apartments planned beside Henderson film studios

Apartments, creative studio spaces and offices are all planned beside the Westie studios.

Richard Prebble: Why the real election battleground will be the household budget

OPINION: Falling interest rates may boost voters' sense of financial relief.

UFO spotted flying through NZ streets – house movers navigate transporting home between islands

The UFO-shaped home was first put together in Christchurch in the early 1970s.

High Court backs asylum housing at UK hotel despite council fight

The Bell Hotel currently houses 138 asylum seekers under Home Office use.

Record number of first-home buyers purchase in September quarter as interest rates dip

New data shows first-home buyers made 27% of house purchases in the September quarter.

Residents oppose plans for 9-level purple apartment block, The Kubrick, in wealthy Auckland suburb

It could be much worse. Plan change 120 means area zoned for 15 levels, opponents admit.