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No commute, more family time: The big company letting workers move away - and take their city wages with them

Xero senior project manager David Michl now works from his home office in Wanaka.

Strewth: Pre-made Aussie bathrooms for Avondale state units

Where five state homes once stood, now 18 state apartments are on the Avondale site.

House prices in 'full retreat' as FOMO gives way to fear of overpaying

New REINZ data shows the housing market cooling faster than expected, economists say.

Liam Dann: OCR double hike signals Reserve Bank ready to move faster on inflation

RBNZ looks prepared to hike rates faster but not necessarily to a higher peak.

Manager fined for evicting pregnant tenant to pay court costs

"They are specialist landlords. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse" - judge

Rental property heist: Tenant loaded two trucks with furniture

"Workers ... instructed by the tenant to remove the house contents" - tribunal decision.

Darcy Ungaro: My home, my castle - but what about an investment vehicle?

Many say it's not "valid" but consider the "low-cooked passive property-profit strategy".

Kaikohe's local heroes look forward to the booming opportunities coming to town

Kaikohe community has bounced back from the recent gang violence, says community heroes.

Parties, noise and death threats: Kāinga Ora tenant fed up

A disruptive neighbour has victimised one Kāinga Ora tenant for more than three years.

Northland property still booming, but slowdown on the cards

Property prices in Northland have risen more than anywhere else in NZ.

State housing development in Hamilton delayed by several years

Kāinga Ora is warning completion date for Hamilton housing complex may move again.

Experts welcome FMA 'stop' on Flat Bush 50% return scheme

"The industry as a whole benefits from this type of market regulation," Mark Francis says.

Prices rising as more Kiwis are already living beyond their means

Kiwis have taken on more debt and are saving less now.

Landowner to sell Ahipara section as occupation clocks up six months

Occupiers hoping for "positive solution" in the next two months - but can stay all winter.

Eventual 'slums' or much needed homes? Govt buys two plots for 80 homes

More than 80 new homes for the homeless at two new sites. But what do locals think?

Simon Bridges' $3.9m Tauranga home flops at auction

Politician's family home still on the market - but at a fixed price.