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Where Auckland rents spiralled fastest: Average now $642/week

Steep rises in an area where many can’t afford to own homes, so are long-term tenants.

'I feel quite powerless': Mouldy, damp rentals causing anxiety

Landlords are quick to hike rents but slow to fix homes, according to a new report.

'Taken off like a rocket': Mould thriving in Auckland homes

Experts say the wet weather has provided ideal conditions for mould take hold.

Missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao: Govt authority to raise safety topic

"The safety of all licensees is incredibly important to the authority."

Loafers Lodge probe: 70 boarding houses found without sprinklers

Government audit identifies 70 similarly vulnerable multi-storey boarding houses.

Nation of Debt: Kiwis putting more on the plastic to cope with the cost of living

How the economic slowdown is stretching household budgets.

Simon Wilson: A grumpy Winston Peters and his ‘mission to save our country’

OPINION: NZ First claims it will save us from "racism and separatism".

Letters: Govt spending, party policies, and what about a grand coalition?

OPINION: Letters on debt, fast-food diplomacy, home detention, and the St James Theatre.

Westpac, several smaller banks lift home loan rates - again

More banks have announced changes to their home loan rates.

Auckland apartment market: New sales plummet, projects abandoned

There's been an 83 per cent pre-sale drop in the last six years.

Wellington's plan to end homelessness reads more like a wishlist

OPINION: The city council already tried to end homelessness by 2020 and failed.

Kids Don’t Come with a Manual: Ep 5; Staying connected to my children who live somewhere else

Mum of five wonders how to keep her kids connected, despite living apart.

No improvements in cost of living survey since March

One in three New Zealanders are going without medical care when they’re unwell.

Mary Holm: Decaying house, no cash for repairs - how to patch up the financial damage?

OPINION: The owner is 63, his carer and sibling - with no ownership of the home - is 60.

Buyers line up for $70m-plus Ponsonby Central: What's inside?

Ponsonby Rd's retail vacancy rate is just 0.9 per cent, the lowest in central Auckland.

Success or 'a fantasy'? Has the police's gang 'crackdown' worked?

Has the police 'crackdown' on gangs worked? What are the other solutions?

New apartments have no car parks, bikes get dedicated lift

It's proof compact, well-sited apartments without car parks will sell, the developer says.

Greg McKeown: Building choice into decisions on how and where to zone for more housing

OPINION: Auckland needs to cater for growth and build affordable homes in a logical way.