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Documents allegedly held by builder may hold clues to cost blowout on new home

Couple take builder to court to release documents they claim would prove they were misled.

Māngere residents stuck in waiting game after flood forces them from homes

Residents hit by devastating floods are in limbo waiting for an update on their homes.

First a new job, now a new name: “Chippy” gets a te reo moniker

The name was bestowed by Far North mayor Moko Tepania during the PM’s visit to Kerikeri.

Aucklanders to receive relief payments from $1.3m fund from Tuesday

Funding is available to those experiencing hardship from flooding or land slips.

'Their plans are flawed': Councillors call on Labour and Nats to stop intensification in Auckland

Labour and National have imposed greater intensification on Auckland.

Canny view: Glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel

OPINION: 2022 was ugly. 2023 so far – what a difference a month can make!

Israeli settler population in West Bank tops half a million

Figure crosses major threshold, set to surge further under Israel’s new far-right govt.

Payout: Couple awarded $270k after council wrongly sign off on pool

The pool, the centrepiece of the award-winning home, was found to be uncompliant.

Trust ordered to pay tenant nearly $3K after subletting 'uninhabitable' property

The judgment is the second against the trust in just over a month.

Builder insolvency to cost creditors $698,000

A slew of problems, some pandemic-related, seem to have struck another builder.

‘Hellish house’: Young mum wins payout over 'dire and unsafe' rental

Issues included rotting floorboards and cupboards and a mould-ridden ceiling.

Hipkins' big day, emergency housing in crisis & vodka slows to a trickle | Focus Morning Bulletin: 25 January, 2023

A historic changing of the guard in Wellington today, the longest temp accommodation stays for Kiwi kids revealed and why Unis are booking up plane seats in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

The price of your home: Latest values revealed; where the market is now heading

Property market downturn expected to continue, despite some promising signs.

Northland's median house price goes up to $785,000

Kaipara reach a record median house price of $1.1m

Auckland housing developer folds after lender says ‘no’

Five big problems blamed for housing developer's failure.

Native Hawaiians flock to Las Vegas for affordable living

House prices, stress, and thriving desert community driving some Hawaiians offshore.