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'Hard loss to bear': Burglar stole family heirlooms to pay $13k drug debt

Jamie Downard, who has nearly 80 burglary convictions, broke into seven homes.

'I'm not a freeloader:' Man who lived rent-free for 15 months overturns order he pay landlord $52k

The Camerons lived rent-free for 15 months, now they only have to fork out half the bill.

Market 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?

'Forced out': 93yo yet to find buyer for home surrounded by supermarket build

Foodstuffs says it offered to pay well above CV for home. Owner says he never got an offer

Some new houses so energy efficient, they must be cooled in winter, Minister says

Over-insulated? Penk says some people are taking extreme steps.

'Rapidly rising': Kiwis face housing pain despite inflation drop

Food prices have stabilised, but insurance, rates and rents are still “rising rapidly".

'NZ's truly first high-rise fully modular block': $75m 16-level Moxy for Auckland

Modular units allow a much shorter timeframe for construction, planning consultants say.

Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out

Consumer Price Index data should confirm whether November rate cut hopes are on the mark.

NRC cracks down on defiant firelighter

A Northland council has been granted a court order to stop a resident lighting fires.

Occupied Northland school pulled from sale after vendor dies

Hapū members have occupied the former Tōwai School site since the end of March.

Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming

At least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.

Lowe & Co's Emma Young talks Wellington property

Emma Young was one of four people who founded real estate company Lowe & Co in 2015.

Editorial: Housing prices not a sign of a thriving, functioning market

OPINION: Housing price slumps have left markets dwindling in the doldrums.

ANZ predicts interest rate cuts from February next year

Previously hawkish economists now see first OCR cut occurring in February, not May.

Auckland house prices: The biggest falls and the district bucking the trend

Analysts CoreLogic say Auckland is among the regions with the biggest price falls.

'Life is not a dummy run': Philanthropist gets King's Birthday Honours nod

Leigh Hopper is proud of his family legacy.