Salvation Army says housing shortage adding "incredible stress" to families as its State of Nation report shows Auckland's crisis worsened by a record near-4000 houses last year.

The global growth scare that's gripped financial markets is looking overblown to some economists.

Finance Minister Bill English has responded to a warning about a “sharp correction” in the housing market, saying that skyrocketing house prices “cannot go on forever”.

Despite the US government announcement that the economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter of 2014, the boom is still very much alive.

Auckland homeowners are finding themselves unable to sell, because they can't find another place to buy due to a listings drought.

The NZ economy may be in its first six-month period of deflation in more than a decade, in the face of weak crude oil prices says the BNZ.

The Kiwi dollar rose to a 21-month high against the euro after data showed the Eurozone slipped into deflation.

The NZ dollar has hit a fresh post-float high against the Aussie dollar - touching 96.22 Australian cents. Why is it doing so well?

New figures show Auckland property sales were the biggest in December for a decade - but it seems there's now a severe dearth of listings.

The New Zealand dollar rose to its highest against the Australian dollar since the Aussie was floated in 1983.