Banking and finance'Significant falls' in interest rates may lie ahead – ANZANZ has downgraded its expectations for house price growth this year.26 Jun 11:55 PM
New ZealandRelief and rising rates costs: July 1 brings financial changes for KiwisIf you’ve been struggling with the cost of living, there is some good news in store.26 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandNRC cracks down on defiant firelighterA Northland council has been granted a court order to stop a resident lighting fires.25 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuOccupied Northland school pulled from sale after vendor diesHapū members have occupied the former Tōwai School site since the end of March.17 Jun 11:40 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change comingAt least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.17 Jun 05:00 PM
PropertyLowe & Co's Emma Young talks Wellington propertyEmma Young was one of four people who founded real estate company Lowe & Co in 2015.Watch14 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Housing prices not a sign of a thriving, functioning marketOPINION: Housing price slumps have left markets dwindling in the doldrums.14 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeANZ predicts interest rate cuts from February next yearPreviously hawkish economists now see first OCR cut occurring in February, not May.06 Jun 11:39 PM
New ZealandAuckland house prices: The biggest falls and the district bucking the trendAnalysts CoreLogic say Auckland is among the regions with the biggest price falls.05 Jun 05:00 PM
Royals'Life is not a dummy run': Philanthropist gets King's Birthday Honours nodLeigh Hopper is proud of his family legacy.02 Jun 05:00 PM
PoliticsBudget: $14 billion revealed in tax cuts worth $4-$40 a fortnightFollow our live coverage – what's in the Budget for you?30 May 04:31 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Families are drowning': Tenants under pressure in NZ's priciest region for rents'Landlords are trying to increase rents, but without the demand.'28 May 03:31 AM
Construction'Like containers' – new Chinese-built apartments shock SandringhamKingsway Ave is a street of mainly older wooden Californian-style bungalows.28 May 02:30 AM
OpinionJohn Tamihere: The big winners of next week's Budget are not MāoriOPINION: There's not much for Māori to celebrate in Budget 2024.25 May 11:15 PM
Official Cash RateHouse prices won’t return to 2021 peak until after 2029 - forecasterPredictions of house price increases are being revised down as interest rates stay higher.23 May 08:20 PM
New ZealandHave First Home Grants really been helping buyers?They look like they're on the way out, but how much difference were they making?22 May 12:29 AM
New ZealandCoromandel property values see steep riseSince the district’s last revaluation, residential values have increased 33 per cent.21 May 02:44 AM
New ZealandProposed rates rises for Auckland households lower than first proposed'I’ve proposed the lowest rates increase of any metropolitan council in New Zealand.'14 May 06:47 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: The latest on Kāinga Ora builds, and the house price outlookThe scale of financial trouble the builder contracted by Kāinga Ora is in is revealed.13 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeSecond half-year tougher than expected: Fletcher downgrades full-year profitFalling revenue and margin pressure in some building products businesses cited in update.12 May 09:31 PM
ConstructionSurfer-turned-top property boss reveals secret to being wealthyPodcast: Ockham's Mark Todd on social inequality, urban design and the beauty of maths10 May 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionPocket rocket: 143 per cent growth for tiny house business, 21st to fifth-busiest NZ house builderThe company targets the budget-conscious, trucking places nationally. Prices from $65,000.03 May 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleSelling dreams: What it’s really like to be a Kiwi real estate agentThink you could be a real estate agent? Three top sellers on what the lifestyle is like.02 May 10:31 PM
New Zealand'Like stepping back in time': 1950s Auckland 'bachelor pad' for saleThe property on 2020sq m is like a backdrop for the Mad Men TV series.01 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionPower list: 20 busiest residential builders - who's up, who's down?Most businesses built fewer homes, yet modular builder HouseMe's completions skyrocketed.01 May 04:15 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: Kāinga Ora probing finances on four state house sites; changes at Mitre 10Kāinga Ora on accounts, aesthetics, Mitre 10 in Waikato, what price a Resido car park?29 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careRetirement village, hotel and more planned for $200m+ Ayrburn near Arrowtown'It will take us five years, hoping to be the most visited destination in Queenstown.'26 Apr 05:00 PM
ConstructionProtected Norfolk Island Pine was felled for more developmentThe man 'was aware that the removal of the tree would yield more developable land'.23 Apr 10:39 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNZ's biggest build-to-rent apartment project hits market: prices revealedTour bookings are now being offered, but the first residents won't move in until May.23 Apr 02:01 AM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesProperty Insider: Horse racing grandstand coming down; crane numbers plummetA grandstand going for apartments but the latest study shows fewer cranes on our horizons.22 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandRecord number of home owners fix on one-year terms as they bet on interest rates fallingHome owners don't want to miss out on the chance interest rates could fall next year.17 Apr 12:01 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionBuild Partners' job: Director says he's doing his best in tough market'Not a rogue contractor but a trusted partner with the Government that came unstuck.'12 Apr 02:30 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGovernment to make it easier to evict tenantsIt hopes to encourage more rentals. Officials are unsure if tenants will benefit.11 Apr 01:36 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionKāinga Ora takes control of four Build Partners' housing sitesThe move came after concerns subcontractors were not being paid.10 Apr 02:30 AM