New ZealandApprentice builders repairing flood-damaged Wairoa homesThere is no shortage of housing repairs needed in the Hawke's Bay town.28 Sep 12:32 AM
New ZealandElection 2023: New Napier homes solar energisedThe Seddon Cr project of 24 homes is only the second in NZ with the new solar technology.27 Sep 10:29 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionWhat landlords and tenants need to know this election - will renters take a hit?Tenant-favoured policies could swing more back towards landlords: details outlined here.27 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionFewer apartment jobs blamed for falling crane numbersSlowing pipelines of work in residential sector blamed for the decrease in skyline giants.27 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumInterest rates‘Be careful what you wish for’ as property market thaws out - economistsNew mortgage lending up 7 per cent between August 2022 and August 2023.27 Sep 03:00 AM
KahuWhānau get helping hand onto housing ladderOwn It lets whānau buy a share of their home and rent the rest from Tāmaki Regeneration.26 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandFines for building owners increased four times after Loafers Lodge fireThe Government has also agreed to a new offence for negligent building inspectors.26 Sep 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Tent city' stirs trouble for homeless day centre and local businessesA group of homeless newcomers have refused to move their tents on a downtown street.26 Sep 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘It’s rough’: Queenstown residents sleeping in tentsThe resort town is still dealing with a severe shortage of accommodation.25 Sep 07:26 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson on the political contest of style, substance and saving livesOPINION: From Viaduct lunches to saving lives, this election has it all.25 Sep 04:00 PM
TalanoaWhat parties hope to offer Pasifika through their policiesThe Pacific Election 2023 debate began with the issue of an amnesty for overstayers.25 Sep 03:56 AM
New ZealandNats working with Peters, housing policy welcomed and Queenstown clean-up continues | Focus Morning Bulletin September 25, 2023Luxon has finally confirmed his party will work with NZF, Labour pledges another 6000 public homes by 2027 and states of emergency were lifted in Queenstown and Southland as clean-up continues. Video / NZ HeraldWatch24 Sep 07:14 PM
PoliticsElection 2023: National declines to match Labour’s housing promise as campaign enters crucial weekBoth major parties will launch their budgets this week.24 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstruction$300m Seascape: Construction of NZ’s tallest apartments hits level 50The project isn't due to be finished until late next year.22 Sep 02:13 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionWhy Chinese pod home doors open into fresh air high up at Point Chevalier projectThe way things look with many of the doors now, if you stepped out you'd be in peril.22 Sep 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionFailed house buyer’s $429,000 penalty: Experts explain property purchase lawsMore buyers are reneging on house purchases.21 Sep 07:39 PM
KahuElection 2023: Housing, health and jobs key to Te Pāti Māori victory in Tāmaki MakaurauTe Pāti Māori candidate says housing, health and jobs are the big election issues20 Sep 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: The problem of ‘ghost homes’ - a useful housing tax is being overlookedOPINION: We need to start seriously considering a tax on empty houses.20 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeHe offered to buy an Auckland house - when he couldn't pay, it cost him $429,000Would-be buyer argued vendors should have accepted his lower offer, but he failed.20 Sep 02:00 AM
New ZealandIwi looks overseas to build cost-effective homesNgāi Te Rangi is partnering with Cavco Industries to provide housing for iwi.20 Sep 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionDeveloper battles PlaceMakers over materials, alleged delaysA $335,000 debt has sparked court action and a bankruptcy application.20 Sep 12:30 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionChina to Point Chevalier: Who's doing the bright green project?A green machine rises, with 24,717 applicants on the housing register.19 Sep 03:50 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsCoalition collision? Audrey Young on the tensions between National and ActOPINION: The Treaty of Waitangi referendum is likely to be the most problematic issue.17 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandWoman given four hours to leave home she owned in holiday parkEvicted then trespassed: 'I had to pay for the site, for a house I couldn't live in'16 Sep 08:06 AM
New ZealandReal estate agent implicated in doctored LIM case under spotlight in AustraliaA lawyer believes the offenders' real estate agent was "clearly part of the deceit".15 Sep 11:00 PM
New ZealandWeek’s top stories: NZ faces potentially worst El Nino scorch in 80 yearsEverything from the weather to politics to movie moguls made for another interesting week.15 Sep 10:00 PM
Politics'Bloodbath': The community likely to take a big swing against LabourPlus, why has Nicola Willis said she'll resign over a policy?15 Sep 06:01 AM
KahuGood news for Kāinga Ora resident abused by neighbourThe tenant and his partner are now on priority watch for a new whare.15 Sep 03:36 AM
LivePolitics'Irresponsible and unaffordable': Chris Hipkins slams National's policiesThe election campaign is nearing the end of its second week.15 Sep 01:35 AM
New ZealandWhat Whanganui candidates say about the cost of livingOther issues highlighted to candidates were the cost of housing and climate change.14 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Signs of spring in property market but...OPINION: The housing market bounceback is something of a double-edged sword.14 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHomelessness can be ‘grappled’ with housing and support services, PM saysDunedin’s homelessness crisis is estimated to involve upwards of 1500 people.13 Sep 10:34 PM
New Zealand'Any sort of rain': First-home buyers lament flooded newbuild property every rainfallDeveloper Precise Homes is blaming Auckland's historically-high rainfall.13 Sep 07:00 AM
BusinessHouse sales finally get a spring in their stepNew house sales figures show where to grit your teeth — and where to get a bargain.13 Sep 01:06 AM
