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Plans for the new Generator Pipiri Lane, Wynyard Quayside
This shows what Precinct Properties' new mass timber building on Halsey St will look like, once Hawkins has finished the construction work. Video / Generator New Zealand

Public invited to see first Maungārongo apartments
A third of the 65 units have sold in this tough market. Invitations may mean more sales.

Letters: NZ’s housing market model is unsustainable
OPINION: House price increases cause economic harm, a Weekend Herald article says.

Construction sector likely to pick up, but not immediately
The construction sector had a tough end to 2024, so when might things improve?

Wealthy townhouse developer linked to ‘premier’ Wellington site
The former Teacher's Training College in Karori has sat empty for nearly a decade.

Government wants more homes built: New data shows 7.2% annual decline
Minister Chris Penk says Govt 'focused on making it easier, cheaper to build homes'.

Bayswater Marina wants 156-boat drystack plans non-notified
Auckland Council is yet to decide if plans for the new building should be notified.

The Reserve Bank is worst in OECD - Richard Prebble
OPINION: The RBNZ relies on official statistics even though they are prone to be wrong.

Letters: China’s ambitions echo history; split housing market reflects society
OPINION: 'If China hadn't retrenched in the 1400s, the world might look very different.'

Editorial: Kiwi home owners floating in a world of uncertainty
OPINION: Borrowers are increasingly banking on better days ahead despite global unrest.

Staff perks: ANZ’s exclusive home loan rate revealed
ANZ staff receive a special home loan rate as part of benefits.

Editorial: Govt must listen to RBNZ call for better economic statistics
OPINION: Failure to accurately record economic progress can have costly consequences.

Landlord with quarter-kilometre downtown tower plans pushes up profit
New leases in 1HY25 were 22.8% above previous contract rents, company said.

How recent rate cuts could impact your mortgage strategy
Banks are expected to offer more fixed-rate cuts after the Official Cash Rate drop.

‘Black hole’: Crown quitting 109 new homes underwritten by KiwiBuild
First home buyers did not snap up these 109 homes: now we the taxpayers have bought them.

‘Market turned down more quickly ... deeply’: Fletcher CEO on climbing losses
New CEO steps in as losses climb further: what next for the giant Australasian business?

Opinion: Building consent reforms and learning from the $11b leaky homes crisis
OPINION: We need a building intelligence service to register and audit products.

ASB warns long-term mortgage rate cuts unlikely amid market shifts
Bank's economists expect slight easing in fixed rates up to one year.

Opinion: Time for Kiwis to change their attitude to state housing tenants
OPINION: A very small number of tenants cause serious disruption for their neighbours.

New Rotorua Kāinga Ora one-bedroom apartments open to the public
Locals feared they looked like container homes when they first arrived, but today they had a chance to look through the finished product. Video / Kelly Makiha

Buyers have more power in 'deep' property downturn, new figures show
REINZ stats show sales were down 27.4% in December compared to November.