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Heritage rules needed: lobby group

Auckland will not solve the city's affordable housing crisis by loosening heritage rules, says the heritage lobby.

Leaky-home legal battle

More than 500 New Zealand leaky-home victims, whose places have been clad in James Hardie materials, could lodge legal action in Auckland in the next few weeks.

Hong Kong houses rise fastest

House prices in Hong Kong have risen at the fastest pace of any country in the world over the 12 months to March.

Iwi takes land row to High Court

Government and Auckland iwi are headed to court over plans to sell off up to 500 hectares of surplus Crown land to private developers.

Political roundup: Solving the housing crisis

Vested interests are preventing any meaningful solutions to New Zealand’s housing crisis from being proposed or implemented, writes Bryce Edwards.

Housing policy a 'train crash'

One of National’s major housing policies has turned into a “slow motion train crash” after iwi confirmed plans to challenge it in court.

Iwi land row heads to court

Tribes have decided to go to court to challenge the Government's interpretation of "right of first refusal" in light of moves to free up land for private housing developments.

Warning of city apartment bubble

An over-supply of low-quality CBD apartments risks sparking a crash that could see prices plunge.

Oz house price gains tipped to slow

Australia's house price gains are expected to slow although prices are unlikely to fall in the near-term, an investment bank says.

Housing crisis a godsend for Labour

Phil Twyford's reputation has grown as steadily as homeowners' and state house tenants' woes, writes Claire Trevett.

Manukau housing: Who owns the land?

Government plans to fill vacant Crown land with houses are being lambasted by Labour as a fiasco after one of four would-be Auckland sites turned out to be largely council-owned.

Feeley has 'total integrity' - Nick Smith

Queenstown Lakes District Council boss Adam Feeley has "total integrity", Minister of Building and Housing Nick Smith says.

Prices will cool despite $2m suburb

As Auckland's Herne Bay becomes the first NZ suburb to hit $2 million mark, the Reserve Bank says house prices will rise at a slower pace in coming years.

NZ's first $2 million suburb

The prestigious suburb - first to reach the $1 million mark in 2003 - has now set a frightening new benchmark.

Looming rates rises discussed in public meeting

A small crowd of about 50 people have turned out at a public meeting in Auckland tonight to discuss looming rates increases.

Home equity release - written in reverse

Personal finance and investing columnist Brent Sheather on the pitfalls of home equity release arrangements or reverse mortgages.

Home values rise at fastest pace in year

QV's latest figures show NZ house values have risen at the fastest pace in 15 months.

Govt moves to end land row

The Government is seeking a "workable solution" with Ngati Whatua over plans to develop huge tracts of land in Auckland, after two more iwi spoke out against the Crown.