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House-building trend still soft as annual consents fall

May's annual consent total is the second-lowest for any month since the end of 2018.

PwC says sell: 59-unit partly built Du Val block up for sale

Government-appointed statutory managers PwC call in Colliers to quit an apartment project.

Motel generation ends: Just 24 families in region still using them for emergency housing

It's made finding accommodation cheaper, but some single people are 'sleeping on streets'.

Helping homeless men: New Napier night shelter opens just in time for winter

'We knew we couldn’t let another winter pass without doing something.'

She's moved 14 times since toxic flooding forced her out - now she has a place to call home

'We can rest, heal, rebuild and dream again.'

'Not much': $7200 fine for landlords breaching healthy homes standards too low

'Purpose not to deliver healthy homes but to set minimum standards for habitability.'

'Bad advice': Hipkins reflects on Labour's Rotorua housing challenges

Hipkins said Labour's next campaign will focus on jobs, health, and homes.

Police investigate homicide in Ōtāhuhu

A person has suffered critical injuries following an assault at an accommodation block on Beatty Ave in Ōtāhuhu. Video / NZ Herald

Editorial: Lotto's allure grows as NZ faces financial challenges

OPINION: Kiwis chase Lotto dreams as cost-of-living pressures mount.

Time to 'trade up' to a larger property? The bedroom price gap that’s shrinking

The gap in prices between three- and four- bedroom houses is closing.

MP slams hospital discharge after homeless woman had to sleep in car

Nicola sought emergency housing but was told she was ineligible in Rotorua.

Govt instructs Auckland Council to allow 15 storeys-plus buildings near key train stations

The Government says previous density requirements don't go far enough.

Far North couple lose home, pets in devastating fire

Owners Susie and Kevin Wheller have been left with nothing but the clothes on their back.

Most of Ōrākei retirement village to be demolished, new $336m village to rise

The partnership means the retirement giant leases the Ōrākei site for 125 years.

Jeff Bezos moves Venice wedding after local protest threats

Protesters claim the wedding highlights Venice's focus on tourism over locals.

Cristean Monreal: If we keep sprawling to Hamilton, what happens to the heart of Auckland?

OPINION: Auckland's $5b City Rail Link is lighting the way for urban intensification.