PremiumPremiumConstructionBedroom swelter: Too hot upstairs in new Auckland terraces, apartmentsFree-standing fans, airconditioning units, ceiling fans and heat pumps go into bedrooms.17 Sep 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionFourteen-level apartment block under $46m leak repairsAn owner of a two-bedroom unit wanted only $179,000: faced a massive $446,000 repair bill.16 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Council’s plan change risks driving up new house prices by 20%OPINION: Around half of the houses built in Auckland will be affected.11 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeNZ’s biggest house-builder G.J. Gardner planning 30% franchise growth'If you’re in a really tough game, go on the attack.'11 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionWestgate's traffic 'disaster': Owner to square off with council in courtMark Gunton plans robust appeal to traffic decision.11 Sep 01:00 AM
New ZealandStink over sewage from Auckland housing development goes to courtWatercare plans to truck sewage away at three other housing developments.07 Sep 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeDu Val's legal tsunami: eight court cases pending against businessesTwo advisers listed in a Du Val document told PwC they did not have any involvement.05 Sep 05:25 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeA Du Val business valued at $431m? Receiver notes no independent valuationNo external valuation to show one entity was worth $431m, according to new PwC report.04 Sep 10:46 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNew house-building business couldn't survive downturn: $8.9m liabilitiesKPMG will now go about realising assets in an attempt to repay company debts.03 Sep 09:19 PM
New ZealandGreen Bay resident fights against new housing developmentGreen Bay resident Tomasz Malarczyk is challenging a new housing development that plans to install a wastewater pipe through his property. Video / Dean PurcellWatch28 Aug 05:00 PM
Banking and financeBNZ predicts 7% increase in house prices by 2025 amid falling interest ratesPrices will be flat this year but increase 7% next year, bank economist says.27 Aug 05:19 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSewage trucked away from hundreds of Auckland homes with no proper connectionSummer is potentially going to be really smelly, one homeowner says.23 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandWaste water from 300 Auckland homes trucked off-site to pumping stationWaste water from 300 homes in Auckland the Red Hills development gets trucked off-site to a pumping station. Video / Jason OxenhamWatch23 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandExplained: What you need to know about Du Val group issuesWho is behind the group, and why did the FMA start investigating it?22 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyThree-home development looks like one from the outsideThe owner of the G.J. Gardner Manukau franchise, which includes the isthmus, tells how a showhome at 45 Campbell Rd is a new take on medium-density development. Video / Jason OWatch12 Aug 05:00 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'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
PremiumPremiumBusinessOffices to apartments: floor owner creates eight Auckland CBD rental and short-stay unitsBen Wilson converted a Victoria St office floor into eight upmarket apartments. Video / Dean PurcellWatch05 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Hard loss to bear': Burglar stole family heirlooms to pay $13k drug debtJamie Downard, who has nearly 80 burglary convictions, broke into seven homes.05 Aug 08:00 AM
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 ZealandMarket slump: House prices fall for fifth month in a row, are interest rate cuts imminent?Market talk suggest interest rates will soon come down. But will it drive up house prices?31 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
New Zealand'Rapidly rising': Kiwis face housing pain despite inflation dropFood prices have stabilised, but insurance, rates and rents are still “rising rapidly".17 Jul 07:09 AM
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
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessLiam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data outConsumer Price Index data should confirm whether November rate cut hopes are on the mark.14 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMeet the 30-year-old with 13 properties – how he built his $7.5m portfolioInvestor says new debt rules won't stop him buying more and becoming a billionaire.13 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionOpinion: Size matters – why new housing rules risk cheap builds, shoebox apartmentsOPINION: Will removing minimum dwelling sizes result in poor-quality housing? Yes.10 Jul 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstruction'Remote' building inspections bring pluses and minuses, industry leader saysJohn Gray urges 'greater consequences' for lawbreakers as the Govt removes red tape.08 Jul 11:47 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Leave Western Springs Stadium untouched; higher speeds don't defeat trafficOPINION: 'That is not what ratepayers expect of their council.'07 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessHow two developers gazumped Government plans for Auckland's housing 'flood'Developers have fought for years to create new townships on outskirts of Auckland.05 Jul 12:37 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNew homes from $49k: House Me cuts pricesNew showroom is about to open at Wigram in that fast-growing area of Christchurch.04 Jul 03:30 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeProperty Insider: Insolvent modular apartment-builder owes $51.7mA modular housing project has a big financial fallout, liquidators picking up the pieces.01 Jul 05:00 PM