PremiumPremiumConstructionFirst look: What's it like inside NZ's biggest build-to-rent project?"We allow people to do decorating of their apartments. You’re allowed to bring your pets."11 May 05:30 AM
EconomyInflation, Aussie migration change cited in housing market malaiseAuckland median house prices plummet 15pc in one year.10 May 09:47 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeDeveloper of $60m Waiheke Island coastal housing estate wants outSales of the housing sites taking longer than expected.10 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘I'm not losing my home’: Resident says 13% rates increase would be final straw“What are we supposed to do? Lose our houses?”09 May 08:59 PM
New ZealandFirst-home buyers hold lion's share of marketFirst-home buyers are holding on to their larger share of the housing market.09 May 08:46 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandClearing the state housing list in Napier, Kāinga Ora to start building 60 homesNumbers on the State Housing Register are starting to fall as new homes are built.09 May 06:28 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionModular house builder hits the wall, unable to pay IRD $298,000The company wanted to reduce waste and build in a more sustainable and higher-quality way.09 May 05:33 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Unsafe' living conditions: Landlords lose long-running court battleA Rotorua trust has lost a long-running legal battle.08 May 10:48 PM
New ZealandHouse value: National average house prices 13% down on a year ago - QVHousing values continue to slide, though the decline has slowed in many main centres.08 May 08:18 PM
New Zealand'Fear of missing out': Homeowners want to sell after $1250 a month interest hikeThe Rubins want to see more support brought in for those facing steep rate rises.06 May 03:53 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandOpinion: Inflation is here to stay, here's what businesses can doChamber boss: 'I'm preparing for inflation to stick around for a while'.05 May 10:30 PM
New ZealandSign reveals Kāinga Ora’s plans for six-storey building in Kerikeri — except it’s a hoaxResource consent sign added fuel to fire of social housing debate until truth came out.05 May 05:00 PM
CrimeTenant told home was a ‘pigsty’ awarded $1000 in damages, but can’t keep pet catKristen Gaunt was awarded $1000 in damages for the 'unnecessary' comments.05 May 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionBeachlands South developer on 307ha plans: $2.5b infrastructure just the startOne narrow, winding road and no schools are the locals' two main concerns.05 May 05:30 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNew Avondale units sold from $450,000 - with swimming poolMarutūāhu-Ockham will have delivered 541 Auckland apartments: 199 are KiwiBuilds.04 May 05:24 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSocial housing concerns spark record public meeting in KerikeriKāinga Ora a no-show as almost 800 people crowd into venue and another 375 follow online.04 May 03:51 AM
ConstructionConsents for new residential buildings plunge 21%Summer's bad weather might keep numbers low throughout the year.03 May 11:48 PM
KahuMarae containers packed with emergency supplies for top of the south MāoriThe containers house generators, portable loos and showers and BBQs.03 May 07:13 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNorthland house prices plummet but still ‘significantly up’ from pre-Covid levelsProperty values are still well above levels recorded in March 2020.03 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandWellington rental scam circulating on social mediaAnyone who suspects they have been a victim of a scam should make a report to the police.01 May 07:23 PM
ConstructionBuilding boss says he imagines being in Nazi camp during media ‘attacks’He imagines he follows the rules but still gets "hauled off to a concentration camp".01 May 06:01 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeData shows official inflation rates underestimates Kiwis' true painWho is feeling inflation the most and why.01 May 05:55 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNapier considering proposal for new 255-home subdivisionA resource consent application was lodged with the council earlier this year.28 Apr 05:15 AM
PoliticsWatch live: PM says nothing’s on or off the table yet in terms of new taxes, PM saysHipkins says his Government would not be bringing in major new taxes before the election.28 Apr 12:29 AM
PoliticsFocus Live: PM Hipkins addresses media in ChristchurchWatch Live: PM Chris Hipkins and Megan Woods address media after opening new Kainga Ora houses in Riccarton, Christchurch. Video / George HeardWatch27 Apr 11:30 PM
New ZealandQueenstown housing crisis: ‘Someone will die’Absentee property owners who used their properties four weeks a year blamed for shortage.27 Apr 06:27 PM
PoliticsNational will reinstate no-cause evictions if electedThe party also wants to scrap a range of regulations it says hurts landlords.27 Apr 05:38 AM
New ZealandThousands of state houses on flood prone land, more going upMore than 15 per cent of state housing is on flood-prone land.25 Apr 10:10 PM
New Zealand‘Out of her depth’: Realtor overstated the size of land plots she was sellingOne of the lots was only 61 per cent of the size they had been promised.24 Apr 09:00 PM
New ZealandMan with disability faces homelessness: 'I think it is so cruel. Where is the humanity?''I need a miracle. I know time is running out. I am very, very frightened.'24 Apr 06:00 PM
New ZealandSocial housing plans spark town meeting in KerikeriOrganisers say they support more social housing but it needs to be part of a broader plan.23 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessElaborate rental scam: 'Englishman' lures pregnant woman, flees countryPolice have vowed to arrest him at the border should he attempt to return to New Zealand.22 Apr 06:25 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionEnvironment Minister allows Auckland Council reprieve on Government intensification push after floods, cyclone'Extension to enable staff to investigate flooding impacts and its implications': Parker21 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTen ‘genuine prospects’ for future of Hastings Tudor-style villaTen prospects have been identified for the future of a Tudor-style villa in Hastings.21 Apr 02:10 AM