BusinessLandlord fined for threatening to shoot tenant's dogLandlord also likely pretended to sell house to evict tenant, Tenancy Tribunal concluded.05 Oct 11:30 PM
KahuNZ's 'national shame': Labour's plan to end rheumatic feverLabour promises extra $55m to make disease "vanish", by bolstering Healthy Homes policy.03 Oct 10:00 PM
InvestmentAuckland housing market brushes off Covid as spring fever kicks inThe median residential sale price for September was $930,000, up on August's $911,000.02 Oct 04:32 AM
New Zealand'Not acceptable': Social housing provider under fire for mould-ridden rentalThe Tenancy Tribunal ordered the landlord to pay more than $2000 in damages.01 Oct 06:40 AM
New ZealandTenant asks if their rental home is insulated - and gets evictedThe landlord arranged to come over - but instead served a retaliatory termination notice.30 Sep 05:40 PM
New ZealandUp in smoke: Cannabis-growing renters set million dollar rental on fireBut despite causing $400,000 damage, tenants asked to only pay $800 towards repair costs.29 Sep 08:53 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careFund manager opposes $1.27b Metlifecare takeover"Discount relative to its peers excessive" - Matthew Goodson.29 Sep 04:53 AM
PremiumPremiumAged careNZ Super Fund to quit Metlifecare at $6 a shareFund backs majority of directors, in favour of share price offer.27 Sep 09:50 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandElection 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis? Policies comparedHow the main political parties plan to deal with house prices and a shortage of homes.27 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLetters: Cancer treatment, tax cuts and German sailorsLetters on cancer treatment and Pharmac; tax cuts, Matariki and more.27 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandBarfoot & Thompson, others call on National to back Healthy Homes standardsNational wants to scrap new rental standards. Leading agent urges party to reconsider.25 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe West Auckland renter with 18 cats and feuds with neighboursRubbish and car wrecks littered the rental property where 18 cats lived with their owner.23 Sep 10:00 PM
New Zealand'Worst flea infestation ever': Tenant told to pay up for trashed rentalCigarettes were stubbed out on the bathroom's basin and hair was found in the plughole.22 Sep 05:15 AM
New ZealandLandlord fined by Tenancy Tribunal for 'shocking, vulgar' language towards tenantA tenant has the right to quiet enjoyment, but the landlord breached that through WeChat.21 Sep 07:10 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesNZ Post to expand to $100m+ Auckland super building3.3ha building is for international parcel sorting and distribution.21 Sep 05:45 AM
New ZealandPartying teens take over Airbnb property, trash it and taunt ownerA teen has since taunted the owner saying she'll never find out who they are.15 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandTenants win compensation after living with ill-functioning toiletTenants resorted to not flushing toilet paper but instead putting it in rubbish bin.13 Sep 05:25 AM
InvestmentSurprise: Why NZ, Auckland house prices hit new recordEvery region recorded an annual increase in median prices.10 Sep 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesMark Francis sheds more light on 'speculative' Warkworth dealFrancis described the risks he took as high but denies conflict with Augusta.09 Sep 05:47 AM
New ZealandTenant warned landlord steps were dangerous before falling 1.5mInjured tenant off work for four months after landlord failed to fix 'urgent repairs'.08 Sep 01:12 AM
OpinionAndrew King: What we are telling landlords about heating rental homesComment: Property investors' lobby group urged members to ask tenants about heat pumps.07 Sep 07:16 PM
Property'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election resultLabour calls landlord advice 'deeply disappointing' and letting down their fellow Kiwis.06 Sep 07:03 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Dirty, smelly and full of mould': Workers slam orchard accommodationThey paid $130 a week for stained mattresses, no insulation, and a leaky roof.06 Sep 04:26 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionBusiness Hub: The man bringing Chinese-made homes to NZTony Houston plans to finish 200 new Auckland homes by 2022.04 Sep 05:38 AM
PropertyWellington tenants forced to spend months without 'functioning' toiletWellington tenants had to use their "throne" knowing each flush would bring fresh trouble.03 Sep 11:36 PM
ConstructionProperty for Industry pushes up revenue, devaluations take tollPrime industrial vacancies remain at historical lows.03 Sep 08:36 PM
Aged careMetlifecare chairman to vote against $1.27b takeoverNo opportunity for board to use litigation to push up offer price, Kim Ellis says.03 Sep 12:08 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionWatch: $100m apartment project riseAn unusual construction story in these Covid times.02 Sep 05:36 AM
InvestmentAuckland house prices hit new $995,543 recordAgency data emerges after a number of sales that exceeded expectations.01 Sep 10:00 PM
New ZealandShut the front door! Landlord's costly move before home wreckedThe landlord wanted his tenants gone. His eviction methods have proved costly.01 Sep 01:06 AM
New ZealandACC's new investment: $50m of Auckland housingThe investment will allow 100 community houses to be built in Auckland in two years.31 Aug 11:56 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNZ's new homes: How house-building is faring during the pandemicA new report for Master Builders raises concerns about Covid's effects on the sector.30 Aug 05:00 PM
Investment'No U-turns' on housing post-election: minister'Determined that housing doesn't look like it did post-GFC' - Woods27 Aug 05:45 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentProperty chiefs hear about build-to-rent apartments: Auckland's future?Sharing economy drives appetite for more rental housing, says Chris Key, Greystar.27 Aug 05:40 AM
