Property news

‘Over $10m? 100%’: Famous party house tipped to make history

Agents say the high-end buyers are there and ready to spend.

‘Going for a song!’ Historic villa built by God Defend New Zealand composer for sale

“It is so Kiwi. It embraces everything patriotic about being a Kiwi.”

Auckland Council's $320m plan to transform Wynyard Point: Park, offices, apartments

John Fillmore Contracting won the job for earthworks at Wynyard Point, starting in April.

For sale: Grand Designs house that ended in romance, not tears and heartache

It is the second home from the TV show to hit the market in less than a month.

NZ’s next Arrowtown: Baches for as little as $500K and parking isn’t a nightmare

Rural town with population of around 1200 set to hit the big time, say agents.

Mood of the Boardroom: Executives call for long-term energy plan

Half of bosses surveyed said coal use would not hurt export competitiveness.

Deputy PM job share gets mixed review from business leaders

Business leaders give the shared deputy role a score of 3.07 out of five.

Scott St John: New Zealand needs a long-term population policy

Accurate population forecasts shape schools, roads, hospitals and housing.

Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $1.77 trillion pay package

The plan keeps Elon Musk at Tesla for at least seven-and-a-half years.

Briscoe Group sales dip as Rebel Sport slump offsets homeware growth

The transformation of Rebel Sport's Panmure store was a key contributor.

Qantas releases first images of ultra long-haul plane that will fly Australia to London

The airline is a step closer to launching the world’s longest flights.

More international films and TV shows are set to be produced in New Zealand

Nicola Willis announces Screen Production Rebate scheme boosted to attract more international films and TV shows to New Zealand. Video / NZ Herald

Incentive scheme boosted to attract more big films, TV shows to New Zealand

NZ competes fiercely with the likes of Australia and UK to draw productions to our shores.

Stock Takes: Is a2 Milk on a roll again?

Shares in a2 Milk have rallied by about 77% so far this year.

Goldrush: Small-cap miners brisk business on NZX, Microsoft AI pricing apology, Musk’s $1T payday

Business with 2degrees: BusinessDesk’s small-cap wrap looks at Uvre, Santana Gold and others, CoPilot bundling apology , Telsa votes on a US$1T pay deal for Elon Musk.

Matthew Hooton: Bipartisan deals don’t build progress – leadership does

OPINION: Calls for bipartisan policymaking risk undermining democracy.

Faradays plans $30m luxury department store on Queen St by 2026

The ambitious downtown project will transform the heritage Milne & Choyce site.

Air NZ begins nationwide test flights of its first electric aircraft

The Beta Alia CX300 will fly across the country over the next four months. Video / Mike Scott

‘1140th in the queue’ - Customers trying to claim Microsoft 365 refund face billing foul-up, chat support meltdown

Refund also fails to head-off regulator's push for $59m penalty.

Market close: NZ sharemarket dips as profit taking ends 9-day winning streak

Fletcher Building rose 3.85% after handing over the NZICC to SkyCity.

Air NZ electric aircraft starts intensive trial runs today

Pilots and tech experts will test the new-age Alia CX3 aircraft in a range of conditions.

Week-ends with Jack: Tame to host 6pm news on Fridays, Saturdays

Jack Tame will continue to host Q+A on Sundays and his Newstalk ZB show on Saturdays.

New data signals tentative recovery in construction sector

Auckland has the most cranes in operation, while Wellington dropped to a record low.