New Zealand'Unfair' sky high rents hit pensioners hardSome pensioners are forced to spend almost all of their money on rent.03 Sep 12:45 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'We can't sleep': Couple fear for future, loan on Du Val unit axedMeanwhile, a decision on media access to court and receivership files has been reserved.02 Sep 05:30 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJane PhareDu Val downfall: From champagne, private jets to receivership and $250m debtNow Du Val investors and creditors want their money.02 Sep 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDarcy Ungaro: Is this the right time to buy a house?OPINION: Renting looks a better deal than buying for now – but not for long.31 Aug 11:23 PM
AnalysisAnne GibsonExploding liability: Fletcher paying $168m for Perth pipe disasterIplex will pay 80%, Western Australian Government to pay 20% to help homeowner victims.30 Aug 02:05 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: There's more to solving the housing crisis than upping supplyOPINION: A closer look at the web of factors that influence house prices and rents.25 Aug 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstruction'Suspended' - building work on NZ's tallest apartment towerDispute between China Construction and developer Shundi Customs: Work suspended.23 Aug 05:00 AM
New Zealand'Insult to injury:' Corrections evicts veteran prison officer over unclean houseSharon Irwin claims it's retribution for suing her employer after an inmate broke her arm.22 Aug 07:00 AM
Letters to the EditorLetters: Marae investment will prove its worthReaders have their say on marae investment, food safety and residential cabins.18 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandTenants kept awake by cockroaches ‘scuttling across ceiling’ awarded $12kThe residents were paying $1300 per week to live in the house.18 Aug 02:00 AM
InflationFood price data: Cost of eating out spikes but fruit, vegetables and meat still fallingNew Selected Price Index offers insight into how inflation is tracking.15 Aug 12:42 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: Fletcher Construction ‘restructures’ teams, Williams Corporation boss on investor returns'Investors with us for years, they get paid quarterly. We’ve never missed a payment.'12 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstruction'Surprise, intrigue' at three-home building which appears as oneCould this be a new prototype for terraced housing on medium-density Auckland sites?12 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careRetirement giant wins fast-track consent for 13-level block at $500m villageBuilding to rise in Parnell after a joint venture between developer and charitable entity.12 Aug 02:17 AM
NewsStep into Polly’s world with Airbnb’s life-size Polly Pocket houseIt's now possible to stay in an enormous replica of the iconic 90s toy.09 Aug 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeOwners of Du Val-managed Lakewood Plaza units pay millions after water mains burst'Millions of dollars in repairs, ridiculously expensive': owner paying $30,000.07 Aug 09:17 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeDu Val investor worried after interim receivership'It’s been nearly two years since I’ve been paid anything.' - Du Val investor06 Aug 09:17 PM
BusinessApartment owners may have ‘heads in the sand’ about rent increaseThe lease of the iwi's downtown Auckland land is up for review next August.06 Aug 08:14 PM
ConstructionFletcher's Iplex: leaky pipe class action launched in AustraliaAround 30,000 homes in Perth are thought to be involved.06 Aug 05:50 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'Rent will continue' - Du Val to worried apartment landlordAround 500 people live in the high-rise.06 Aug 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'It would take out 20% of sales': what many Catalina Bay apartment buyers wantOne-bedroom units are $1.1m, the penthouse is $5m: New project, nearly done, move-in soon.05 Aug 07:46 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'What I learned': Why Ben Wilson converted offices to apartmentsSeveral CBD office buildings in Auckland have been converted into apartments, hotels.05 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'I'm not a freeloader:' Man who lived rent-free for 15 months overturns order he pay landlord $52kThe Camerons lived rent-free for 15 months, now they only have to fork out half the bill.04 Aug 03:00 AM
New ZealandVengeful landlord tried to evict woman who complained about having no water for 8 monthsTribunal: It's 'extraordinary' Kyle Webster ignored such an important issue for so long.02 Aug 08:00 AM
New ZealandLandlord ordered to pay tenant $30kRenting an old property out cheaply doesn't excuse landlords from ensuring it's habitable.30 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeCrushing 4% rental yield gap largest in 15 years – but many investors undeterred'Rents are nowhere near enough to cover the mortgage for a typical debt-backed purchase.'30 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeANZ reverses house price forecast, expects 1% fallThree aspects of house prices and interest rates have been revised in new research.30 Jul 05:16 AM
New ZealandTourism operators buy hotels to house workers as housing crisis hits hardQueenstown housing issues continue, as businesses supply their own worker accommodation.29 Jul 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: Auckland a Yimby city; art in new hotel; Mt Roskill's Soho Hotel opens'Auckland... has become a test case for housing deregulation,' the Economist says.29 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessAuckland landlord's sub-letting scheme ends with $14,000 fine, banning orderAuckland landlord was advised to get her act together but chose not to, tribunal says.22 Jul 11:21 PM
New ZealandShort-term rentals have limited effect on house prices in major citiesPopulation growth has more effect on local rent and house prices, Airbnb survey shows.22 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Forced out': 93yo yet to find buyer for home surrounded by supermarket buildFoodstuffs says it offered to pay well above CV for home. Owner says he never got an offer19 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionSome new houses so energy efficient, they must be cooled in winter, Minister saysOver-insulated? Penk says some people are taking extreme steps.17 Jul 09:34 PM
PremiumPremiumAirlines'NZ's truly first high-rise fully modular block': $75m 16-level Moxy for AucklandModular units allow a much shorter timeframe for construction, planning consultants say.17 Jul 03:41 AM