KahuResidents fighting heritage designationNeighbours in Auckland's prestigious Paritai Drive are fighting moves to tag their properties with a Maori heritage designation.17 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZ First deems leaked sales list 'old news'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."17 Jul 05:00 PM
KahuParitai Drive: Cultural collisionThe form letter posted to numbers "68 to 110a Paritai Drive" was not well-received by residents of one of Auckland's most wealthy streets.17 Jul 05:00 PM
TaxLegal-highs empire under the hammerThe former empire of legal-highs godfather Matt Bowden is disintegrating - three of his properties, worth more than $5 million, are listed for mortgagee sale.17 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessPoll boost for LabourLabour has lifted by six points to its highest level since March 2014 in the Roy Morgan Poll.17 Jul 04:41 AM
BusinessUnder fire for singling out ChineseFormer Labour party official attacks leadership for singling out Chinese people: "I am Maori. My wife is of Chinese descent. My money is not foreign."17 Jul 12:10 AM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Is it goodbye to the back yard?Exactly where does the housing ladder lead, asks Brian Fallow - to financial security, or to years and years of debt servitude?16 Jul 09:28 PM
BusinessHalf of hits on property site from overseasHousehunters 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.16 Jul 06:56 PM
New ZealandChinese locals snap up sectionsAbout 50 Chinese buyers packed a real estate agency office in Epsom, and snapped up 23 sections within minutes of release yesterday.16 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand84-year-old hit with rates rise of $4725A family are livid at a $4725 rates rise for their elderly mother and say it points to a fundamental problem with property rates.16 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandHeritage protection 'bombshell'The heritage lobby is predicting wholesale destruction of the city's character suburbs following an interim call to loosen heritage rules.16 Jul 03:51 AM
BusinessBarfoot leaker revealed - and he doesn't know how Labour got the dataSacked real estate agent says he's never spoken to anyone in the Labour Party.16 Jul 02:45 AM
BusinessEducation driving China property interestThe founder of a Mandarin property website says the true buyers from China are migrants and those looking for good schools.15 Jul 10:10 PM
BusinessMy $100m housing planIn 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.15 Jul 09:47 PM
Business'Govt did not want Aucklanders to know'Phil Twyford says Auckland owes a real estate employee who leaked data about thousands of real estate deals a “debt of gratitude”.15 Jul 09:00 PM
InvestmentForeign rules could hurt reputationThe Government's proposed foreign house buyer law change could damage NZ's international reputation, a Parliamentary select committee heard yesterday.15 Jul 05:00 PM
InvestmentFrench investors look to NZThe number of French interested in buying Kiwi land has grown enough to warrant one locally based Frenchman to establish a French real-estate business.15 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessBarfoot & Thompson staffer firedLabour used leaked data to show the amount of residential sales in Auckland to people with Chinese surnames15 Jul 04:24 AM
BusinessAuckland housing market 'continues to go mad'Auckland’s property market continues to increase 10 times faster than the rest of the country, new data has shown.14 Jul 11:11 PM
OpinionNZ top China expert Rodney Jones: How he'd solve the property crisisRodney Jones says it's time to take action on the issue of Chinese property investment.14 Jul 10:40 PM
Personal FinanceAgents support foreign investor law changeLandlords, lawyers, real estate agents and accountants have presented submissions to the Parliamentary select committee.14 Jul 09:55 PM
Personal FinanceDebate 'damaging' China linksThe 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.14 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionRaybon Kan: 'If Chinese buy houses and pay you too much - you don't like it'Comedian weighs in on the property debate: "Being Chinese in New Zealand always puts you on the back foot."14 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandGroup rallies to fight perception issueA group of Chinese individuals and businesses are planning on taking out a full-page advertisement in the Herald to speak out against housing claims.14 Jul 05:00 PM
Personal FinanceChinese buyers not leaving houses empty - dataJuwai.com has surveyed users and found 36 per cent of people spoken to bought property in New Zealand for investment.14 Jul 06:53 AM
OpinionDon McKinnon: China will be listening to our housing debateFormer deputy PM Sir Don McKinnon says we need to have a national debate on housing that avoids sending mixed messages to valued overseas partners.13 Jul 10:43 PM
BusinessLittle denies accusations of racismLabour leader says "the issue isn't about being Chinese, it's about non-resident foreign buyers".13 Jul 09:15 PM
Personal Finance'You like Chinese buyers when you're selling your house'Chinese newspaper accuses Labour of racism over property market data.13 Jul 05:00 PM
ConstructioneHome now in liquidationOne of NZ's biggest off-site housing manufacturers is now in liquidation, but creditors have hope of getting paid.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandChinese buyers: We work hard for homesChinese people work and save hard to buy Auckland residential property, while Kiwis spend up large - that's the tenor of responses to figures released by Labour.13 Jul 07:34 AM
Business'If it's our data, it’s been given illegally'Director of Auckland's biggest real estate firm says company is “seeking advice” following the leaking of sales data.13 Jul 02:33 AM
OpinionPhil Twyford: Forget racism - we need informed debatePhil Twyford writes: Here's the thing. We do need to have a mature public debate about Chinese foreign investment in New Zealand real estate.13 Jul 02:00 AM
BusinessInsider: It's bigger than you thinkInsider tells Herald that almost 90 per cent of Auckland properties in May sold to overseas Chinese.13 Jul 01:29 AM
Business'They should build, not buy'BNZ chief economist calls on New Zealand leaders to follow Australia's example as fears grow Chinese rich will seek shelter from turbulent stock market in property market.12 Jul 09:51 PM
