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750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle

Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.

Muriwai residents vent anger at Auckland Council staff over future of slip-hit houses

Locals had packed into Muriwai Golf Club to find out the fate of their homes.

Kids take to the streets and strike for climate, cyclone taskforce finalised & why landlords are pushing up rents | Focus Morning Bulletin: 3 March, 2023

School kids around the world strike for climate, Cyclone Gabrielle taskforce finalised and the reason why so many landlords are pushing up rents in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Landlord who inherited dad's property wanted long-term tenant's bond

An 18-year tenancy went bad when her landlord's son inherited the house.

Baby living in mouldy, damp house suffers respiratory illness

Medical evidence showed the mould-ridden house caused lasting health issues to a baby boy.

'Terrifying': Pensioner describes harsh reality of living in a car for two years

Rental boss: 'I don’t know how some of them can afford to pay the rent.'

Lower wages but higher rent: Northlanders stung by price hikes

Rents have risen more in Northland than in any other part of the country.

Cyclone Gabrielle worsens Gisborne’s housing crisis

More than 170 houses red or yellowed stickered in a city desperately short of housing.

Musk, Twitter face more lawsuits over unpaid rent

Latest action is over unpaid rent at San Francisco HQ and UK offices.

‘A tragedy’: Wellington’s desperate rental rush is crushing spirits

Rental hopefuls face 60 other people at some viewings, mouldy rooms, and high prices.

Tipped off: Tenant gets $10,000 back in rent after retaliatory notice by landlord

He was given notice after a call to the council revealed his flat wasn't permitted.

The flashy Auckland suburb where rent prices have plummeted

Rents fell by 18 per cent in what were the biggest rental drops in NZ last year.

Aftermath of cyclone Hale, courts getting it wrong & where the cheapest rentals are | Focus Morning Bulletin: 12 January, 2023

Devastating aftermath of Cyclone Hale revealed, how often does our justice system get it wrong? And the surprising suburb where rental prices have seen the biggest drop in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

‘It’s just nuts’: Workers leaving Queenstown in droves

Queenstown’s housing crisis is hitting home and workers cannot find digs.

Emergency housing: Human Rights Commission’s damning report points to rights breaches

Inquiry finds emergency housing system is seriously flawed.

Boom at top end, but unsold houses hit 12-year high so it's a buyer's market almost everywhere

Big jump in $3million-plus sales bucks an otherwise stagnant market.