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Sleeping man wakes to find property manager in his room filming him in bed
"We understand we're not perfect people... but our privacy is a big issue," says tenant.
Inside $150m St Heliers retirement village
Hybrid Jaguars and smart assistants feature in 'luxury' retirement village.
The art of the passive-aggressive Airbnb note
As a guest, you expect certain house rules. But these are manipulative.
Auckland house prices, sales volume increasing despite tough market
Despite an unpleasant combo of ingredients, some confidence is building.
Letters: Rental properties, nurses' pay, EVs and farm emissions
OPINION: Also letters on Kennedy Pt Marina, intellect, heating, and the harbour bridge.
Kāinga Ora plan could see up to 40 small apartments built
There's a conditional contract between Kāinga Ora and a developer.
Bond payment and deposit scams: REINZ's warning for tenants
Phriendly Phishing gives five key pieces of advice: how to protect yourself.
‘Not safe to live in’: Flat destined for demolition rented three years in a row
Former tenants claim the owners have found a loophole in Healthy Homes regulations.
Defective Victopia apartments: Repairs spiral 169 per cent to $62 million
Disappointment expressed that costs had escalated so much.
Housing biggest cost for Northlanders facing cost-of-living pressures
Median weekly rents are up 5.5 per cent since May 2022.
$3.2b landlord hit by outlook revision
'Change is due to the temporary decrease in our funds from operation/debt ratio.'
Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse is back on AirBnB and pinker than ever
A property this eye-catchingly pink was difficult to keep under wraps.
’We need a system that treats people with respect’: Calls to wipe welfare debt
Beneficiaries owe the Government $2.4 billion nationally.
20-level tower residents throw caution - and rubbish - to the wind
A burning cigarette butt burned a hole in a canopy, says an upset resident.
How much is the interest limitation rule costing property investors?
Investors might be paying more tax than expected.
Unruly neighbours: Why aren’t more Kāinga Ora tenants evicted after complaints?
Some neighbours have reported feeling unsafe and threatened.
Developers worry after 80.5ha Riverhead knockback
'The fear is that they’ll throw everything out.'
Neighbourly feud: Tenant takes on landlord for not sorting out ongoing 'harassment'
'The right to quiet enjoyment, peace and privacy is at the heart of a tenancy.'
Loafers Lodge fire tragedy: 'We are all responsible'
Hundreds gathered in Wellington's Cathedral of St Paul to remember the victims.
Housing becoming a struggle for older people, Age Concern says
'We have an ageing population but New Zealand has prepared poorly.'
Retirement village ripoff: $100 charge to replace $5.80 washer for toilet
'Always happy to investigate any issue of alleged unfairness or inappropriate charging.'
Chlöe Swarbrick: If it’s the economy, it's not stupid to define what that means
OPINION: Who does the economy work for when it comes to housing?
Community group ‘surprised’ by consent for controversial Kerikeri social housing block
But Kāinga Ora seems to have taken some community concerns on board, group says.
New data shows best month for house sales in a year. Is market starting to turn?
Another sign Auckland has bottomed out. A jump in volume, but sale prices flat.
Man booted out of rental after former partner ends their lease
The plaintiff challenged the Tenancy Tribunal decision in the Nelson District Court.
‘Hotel of horrors’: Solo mum battles mould and cockroaches at rental apartment
Tenant feels trapped in home she cannot afford to move out of.
Dog gone: 'there was virtually no lawn left': tenant ordered to pay up.
Not only did the dog ruin the lawn, it used the carpet inside as a toilet.
Opinion: Why the rental crisis is a national disgrace
Opinion: Kāinga Ora’s home ownership schemes deserve more taxpayer money.
The Premium Debate: Subscribers share views on family's rental struggle
Subscribers have their say.
Four leaks in four months: Ceiling collapsed on young family’s bedroom
Their bed and belongings were covered in debris.
Big retirement village company's net profit tumbles
Giant of the sector reports in the face of falling house prices, Government scrutiny.
Threat to knife neighbour results in tenant's immediate eviction
Mac Pulefale threatened his neighbour that "if they got involved, they would get knifed”.