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Government announces $204m for Porirua housing development

The development will unlock 2000 more homes in eastern Porirua.

House sales, prices remain down: REINZ

Last October, there had been a sense of urgency not present this year.

Property: Double-digit house market declines in main centres, new figures show

QV House Price Index shows the average home dropped in value by 3.9 per cent.

Australian developer bailing out of NZ's tallest apartment tower project

The 55-level project was approved under Govt's Covid fast-track law.

Cliff collapse under new Beach Haven home a 'natural occurrence', owner cleared

Slip occurred after unsettled weather, severe rain.

Yeah baby! A touch of Austin Powers at $22.5m Auckland apartment

Pinnacle was once $10m "but that is quickly becoming $20m or more." - Martin Cooper

'Absolute beachfront': Waiheke bach with $9.3m CV for sale

The Palm Beach holiday home was originally a small fibrolite bach.

Rotorua motel ads targeted Facebook users out of town

RotoruaNZ says motels attracting out-of-towners only exacerbate emergency housing issues.

Landlord cited climate change as possible reason for home humidity

Rent reduction ordered of $50/week for damp premises

Banks would withstand extreme housing market crash

The Reserve Bank has been "stress testing" how banks would cope in a severe scenario.

Māori housing 'beyond a crisis': Govt commits $55m to help Tai Tokerau

Iwi and hapū are getting the chance to pilot solutions they have designed for communities.

'Nightmare': Bad tenants knuckle down while some landlords eye holiday market

Desperate families are also applying for one-bedroom homes.

‘Utter nonsense’ to blame elderly housing vacancies on Covid - Age Concern

Auckland Council said many were vacated by owners moving out after Covid-19 arrived.

US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%

Overall, though, economic outlook has darkened and economists say recession is likely.

Protester who sat in a tree for a day tells judge it's not an action he took lightly

Judge: There's a right to protest ... but there's also the reality of the law.

PM on Wayne Brown, Three Waters: Rates will rise if NZ fails to tackle infrastructure

The meeting was billed as a be a polite and friendly get-to-know you event.