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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.

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.

Property Insider: Beachcroft gets new builder: Seascape, Du Val good news? Southern Cross at Epsom

Nervous buyers of a big Onehunga block have been told they will be settling soon.

Mortgagee sales jump: One agent has listed 37 distressed properties

New Zealand’s distressed sale listings have nearly tripled in recent months.

'Prowler' and isolation: Pensioners fearful over empty council units

Residents are growing uneasy as dozens of homes lie empty.

Luxury Tauranga apartments back on the market after six-month delay

They were pulled from sale in May due to 'challenging market' conditions.

From hood to haven: Hamilton’s Shakespeare Ave begins new chapter

Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa is opening a 45‑home intergenerational community.

Hillside headache: The drafty, damp and cracked rental property that's near a slip zone

The Nelson tenants have won $6000 after the rental fell short of healthy home standards.

'Incredibly weak period': No end forecast to falling rents

National rents have dropped 1.1% annually – one of the first falls since 2009.

Person injured in Wellington balcony fall was fleeing from gunman in ‘highly populated' apartments

Witnesses told police they had heard a gunshot before the person fell.

'Trend turns' - new housing consents up 3.6% annually

Auckland and Otago contributed most to annual rise in building consents issued.

Kāinga Ora housing village on affluent seafront street set to be sold

'It’s a nice little complex. Most people wouldn’t know they belonged to Kāinga Ora.'

House prices up: Second month of growth could signal start of recovery

Cotality data shows national prices up 0.2% in Oct, although Auckland is still sliding.

16 homeowners in dispute with Auckland Council as flood buyout deadline looms

The $1.2b joint buyout scheme is due to close on December 19 this year.

Auckland Council makes flood and erosion risks clearer for home buyers

A free council tool now shows flood and landslide risks by address and area.

Affordable housing a major issue in Dutch election

New York Times: Too many people are looking for homes, and there are not enough available.