Brian Rudman asks, how many buildings does the panel think can penetrate a viewshaft before the view becomes as extinct as the volcano we can no longer see?

NZIER's Peter Wilson looks at the bright side for Auckland - its challenges are the kind that other cities would love to have.

Finance Minister says Chinese counterparts have expressed concern to him, saying debate on foreign buyers more "hard-edged" in NZ than in other countries.

An agent from Auckland's biggest residential real estate business says some buyers are trying to beat the Government's new property speculator restrictions.

The Property Institute has vowed to find out how many foreigners are buying Auckland houses and what influence they are having on the market.

Prime Minister John Key has opened the door to possible restrictions on foreign buyers if information gained shows high numbers of foreigners are buying in New Zealand.

Auckland’s top Barfoot & Thompson real estate agent says most of the clients she sells homes to are people who live here, not China.

An Auckland real estate agent says "some groups of buyers" are trying to beat the Government's new restrictions on foreign property purchases due in October.

There is a important debate to be had about foreign investment in NZ because we are a small, open economy and a big shift in global trends can have a disproportionate impact, writes Liam Dann.

Colliers' advertising in China for Auckland apartments talks up soft rules.

Neighbours in Auckland's prestigious Paritai Drive are fighting moves to tag their properties with a Maori heritage designation.

Winston Peters says Labour has previously accused him of xenophobia and racism on the issue, but now "they've finally cottoned on to what is going on."

The form letter posted to numbers "68 to 110a Paritai Drive" was not well-received by residents of one of Auckland's most wealthy streets.

The former empire of legal-highs godfather Matt Bowden is disintegrating - three of his properties, worth more than $5 million, are listed for mortgagee sale.

Labour has lifted by six points to its highest level since March 2014 in the Roy Morgan Poll.

Former Labour party official attacks leadership for singling out Chinese people: "I am Maori. My wife is of Chinese descent. My money is not foreign."

Exactly where does the housing ladder lead, asks Brian Fallow - to financial security, or to years and years of debt servitude?

Househunters based in China made up more than half the visitors to New Zealand’s top Mandarin property sales web site, most only looking in Auckland.

The heritage lobby is predicting wholesale destruction of the city's character suburbs following an interim call to loosen heritage rules.

Sacked real estate agent says he's never spoken to anyone in the Labour Party.

The founder of a Mandarin property website says the true buyers from China are migrants and those looking for good schools.

In a week when Chinese buyers have been singled out for pushing up house prices, wealthy developer Donghua Liu is nearly ready to build 500 apartments in Auckland.

Phil Twyford says Auckland owes a real estate employee who leaked data about thousands of real estate deals a “debt of gratitude”.

The number of French interested in buying Kiwi land has grown enough to warrant one locally based Frenchman to establish a French real-estate business.

The Government's proposed foreign house buyer law change could damage NZ's international reputation, a Parliamentary select committee heard yesterday.

Labour used leaked data to show the amount of residential sales in Auckland to people with Chinese surnames

Auckland’s property market continues to increase 10 times faster than the rest of the country, new data has shown.

Rodney Jones says it's time to take action on the issue of Chinese property investment.

Landlords, lawyers, real estate agents and accountants have presented submissions to the Parliamentary select committee.

The debate about non-resident Chinese buying Auckland houses could hurt bilateral relations and Labour has already done "immeasurable" damage to the links between the two countries, says a top boss.