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The concepts of resilience and sustainability are key priorities.
Infrastructure Report: Priorities for big projects
Public and private partnerships are needed to get investment and development moving.
A stronger business voice at the table needed
Investors will arrive to improve the country’s liveability if the conditions are right.
Developers oppose anti-greenfields Auckland housing plans, council defends
How will Auckland look with 2.2m people? New plan for housing is now out for consultation.
How do we get the balance right between housing and heritage?
A form of urban intensification will still play a role in New Zealand’s planning.
Community group ‘surprised’ by consent for controversial Kerikeri social housing block
But Kāinga Ora seems to have taken some community concerns on board, group says.
New data shows best month for house sales in a year. Is market starting to turn?
Another sign Auckland has bottomed out. A jump in volume, but sale prices flat.
‘Urgently reduce expenses’: Builder AHS Group eyes redundancies
'If we’re not building anything, we don’t particularly need a whole lot of builders.'
The ‘new norm': Are home loan borrowers getting used to higher interest rates?
Signs are there, but a mortgage broker says there is worse to come for some.
Latest data suggests ‘possible floor approaching’ in plummeting house prices
New reports from OneRoof, Corelogic and ANZ all suggest house prices may have bottomed out
Is Labour really soft on crime? The numbers reveal a surprising story
The Herald has analysed decades of data to see how crime has changed in Aotearoa.
Act fires up over Labour's refusal to define mātauranga
Labour and Green MPs voted against Act proposal over replacement RMA legislation.
Failed Auckland housing developer owes creditors $40m
Delays, material shortages and pandemic-driven cost overruns blamed.
Superannuation promise: Has Labour given National an attack opportunity?
Political editor Claire Trevett gives her verdict on parties' political point scoring.
Fed Farmers hosting roadshow on 'waffley' RMA reform
There is concern about a loss of local control over decisions.
'Mind blowing': National’s new housing policy and debate over density
The changes were a sledgehammer to fix a housing issue: Character Coalition.
'Nowhere to go': Housing squeeze in top tourist town
Workers are heading to Queenstown for winter - but there is nowhere for them to live.
Govt open to changing rules after National abandons housing deal
Further bipartisan efforts on housing seem unlikely after Nats' about-face on density.
Claire Trevett: Energy aplenty at Labour congress, but where were the new ideas?
Labour faithful did their job now Hipkins must do his and it's not talking about National.
Iwi calls for more funding to retrofit cold, damp homes
A significant number of families from a Taranaki iwi are struggling to heat their homes.
Consumer confidence falls flat, Kiwis slightly more hopeful
ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index in May showed Kiwis expect inflation to ease.
Auckland Council falls short on boarding house checks
WCC has left questions about its processes unanswered for more than a week.
Bound for the bulldozer? Interest in moving free two-storey villa tumbles
Talks with more than 30 people who wanted a free Tudor-style villa have come to nought.
Housing advocate takes aim at council over cyclone displacement
Toitu Tairāwhiti Builtsmart director Willie Te Aho has worked tirelessly to house people.
Adrian Orr appears before MPs: ‘It will feel painful for people’
No pain, no gain: MPs get a chance to grill Reserve Bank boss over rates hike.
Cyclone poll: Support for compensation for those forced out of homes by natural disasters
Central government a more popular option for payouts compared to local government.
'We’ve got it wrong': Luxon wants to change housing density rules
The National Party leader has backtracked on housing policy.
Peak OCR? Reserve Bank shocks market by saying it’s done enough
The Reserve Bank releases its full Monetary Policy Statement.
Owners nervous over accommodation aid as fate of cyclone, flood damaged homes remains uncertain
Many families can't live in their homes but are still paying mortgages on top of rent.
Flipping hell: Seven-year high of houses selling at a loss
Weakened housing market reflected in rise of properties selling for a loss.
Only a third of boarding houses have sprinklers
Most buildings like Wellington's Loafers Lodge do not have sprinklers.
Housing charity ordered to reinstate sacked employee
Habitat for Humanity sacked its Nelson manager - now an authority has ordered he return.