Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand Herald.
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One dead two-car crash south of Whanganui
State Highway 3 is blocked near Turakina after a person died in a car crash.
'Pack a lot of punch': Why rams attack and why pet animals can be worse
Experts: It's not uncommon for farms to have one or two rams that like to charge.
'High danger': Risk avalanches could hit Ruapehu mountain huts, skiers warned
'There is a very real risk of avalanches around club huts', mountain operator says.
Potentially thousands of HB residents yet to be contacted - PM; reports of more victims
Cyclone Gabrielle has claimed an eighth victim.
Live: 'We have no water' in Gisborne, morgue at Napier port; seventh body found
Cyclone Gabrielle has claimed a seventh victim.
Live: Morgue set up at Napier port; seventh body found; 37,000 HB homes powerless
State of emergency still acute in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay, PM says.
'It's getting worse': Heavy rain, wind as Gabrielle hits NZ; cyclone's latest track
Evacuation centres are today being opened as category three Cyclone Gabrielle bears down.
17 rain, wind warnings/watches as Gabrielle looms, Harbour Bridge may close tomorrow; Air NZ cancels multiple flights
Evacuation centres are today being opened as Category 3 Cyclone Gabrielle bears down.
Live: 17 rain, wind warnings/watches for entire North Island as Gabrielle looms; cyclone's latest track
Evacuation centres are today being opened as category 3 Cyclone Gabrielle bears down.
Covid: 4540 new cases; 473 in hospital, 16 deaths
Case numbers are trending down. Has NZ turned a corner with the virus?
Eight Covid deaths and 5202 new community cases
Today there are also 332 people are in hospital, four of them in intensive care.
Covid update: 6635 cases, six deaths today as some schools reintroduce mask wearing
There are 400 people in hospital with the virus, including 12 in intensive care.
Almost 1 million cases since Covid arrived in NZ - rolling average rises again
The seven-day rolling average of new cases shows numbers are up on a week ago.
13 new Covid deaths, including person aged between 10-19
Person aged between 10 and 19 is one of 13 people reported to have died with Covid.
Volcanic unrest elevated at Mt Ruapehu as scientists monitor tremors
Mt Ruapehu has been subject to elevated tremors for weeks, but eruption not expected.
Coming down - only 63 new cases as Aucklanders prepare to leave city
Aucklanders will be rushing out of the city this week for the first time in four months.
Watch: 92 new community Covid cases as Aucklanders grab a beer, hit the gym
There are now 79 people in hospital, including nine in intensive care.
Live: 172 Covid cases ahead of traffic light move; 10 new cases near Nelson
Eighty-six people are in hospital and nine are in intensive care.
Record 129 Covid cases today, 51 people in hospital
Today's cases hit a new record.
Covid: 41 new cases, Auckland woman connected to Northland pair tests positive
More than 70,000 Kiwis have already received a vaccine as part of Super Saturday.
The 10 Covid Delta cases: Here's what we know
The 10 cases include an AUT student, an Avondale College teacher and a tradesman.
No new cases in MIQ or community today
Ministry of Health still trying to reach five Melbourne returnees.
No new Covid-19 community cases, three in MIQ
The three new cases in MIQ come from France, the Maldives and Guatemala.
NZ suspends travel from India to combat surge in Covid cases
Ban on travellers from India begins on Sunday and will remain in place until April 28.
First-home buyers big winners, prices 'could tumble 10pc'
Investors have been targeted with tax changes to help stem soaring house prices.
Buyer beware: Warning over common contract clause that can cost home buyers
Single mum Madhu bought a new Auckland home but wonders if she'll ever get to move in.
Live: Freedom beckons? No new Covid community cases - Cabinet meets
Today's Covid community results could play a big part in bringing lockdown to an end.
Family sell house for $980,000, but cannot afford to buy new Auckland home
George and Lee just made a big sale, yet still can't afford suitable home in Auckland.
Covid-19: Here are the rules of alert level 3 and 2 lockdown
Auckland is now at alert level 3, while the rest of New Zealand is at alert level 2.
Covid-19: One new case in managed isolation
There is one new case of Covid-19 in managed isolation - but none in the community.
Family with Covid-19 had private home viewing; No new community cases
Three people attended the viewing in Papatoetoe.
Less than $300k to buy in Epsom: Check out 2020's cheapest house sales
Find out where you could've bought a classic timber villa for just $15,000.
Investors buy record share of homes as first-home buyers squeezed
The biggest housing boom in two decades is taking its toll on first-home buyers: analysts.
Vacant land sales soar as developers rush to cash in on housing demand
Pundits hope a jump in vacant land sales helps ease Auckland's pressing housing shortage.
Where to go to escape Auckland's skyrocketing house prices
Can you achieve work-life balance and pay less for your home?
New Zealand's flashest homes: Take a moment to dream
Lockdown might even be a joy if you owned one of these stunning properties.
Revealed: 2020's most expensive home and its All Black billionaire owners
Luxury house sales boomed again in 2020 even without foreign buyers.
Another Pakistani cricketer tests positive for Covid-19
The squad member was one of the three cases reported as under investigation yesterday.
Three new Covid cases in managed isolation; Xmas party warning
Further swabs were taken from Pakistan cricket team members who earlier tested negative.
NZ already has a capital gains tax - you probably just didn't know it
There is a capital gains tax already on the books, it's just not enforced: Researchers
Ghost town: Photos show CBD deserted apart from queues at testing station
Aucklanders face nervous wait as authorities consider imposing tougher Covid restrictions.
New house buying frenzy tipped as funding fuel poured on property market
If you thought house prices were high, they could be about to rise even further.
Why you're not seeing any political news right now
You may be wondering why you aren't reading myriad election articles today.
Modest Auckland home sells for $2.4m - and it wasn't bought by a developer
Developers have been paying big bucks. Now homes are becoming too expensive for even them.
Two new Covid cases in managed isolation
Health officials with today's case numbers update.
Exclusive poll: How Kiwis are really feeling about house prices
Should house prices rise or fall? Kiwis have their say and it may surprise you.
Election 2020: What's the plan to tackle the housing crisis? Policies compared
How the main political parties plan to deal with house prices and a shortage of homes.
Barfoot & Thompson, others call on National to back Healthy Homes standards
National wants to scrap new rental standards. Leading agent urges party to reconsider.
'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election result
Labour calls landlord advice 'deeply disappointing' and letting down their fellow Kiwis.
One new Covid case - man in his 40s who flew from Africa
The man was in managed isolation
House prices: Find out what your suburb's Auckland Council CV could have been
Auckland Council delayed its three-yearly CV estimates. Here's what they could have been.
The housing market change first-home buyers are begging for
First-home buyers are battling to save deposits. This change could make a huge difference.
Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad
Experts and investors take a deep dive into what to expect from post-Covid house prices.
House prices tipped for 7% fall, despite lockdown success
Westpac tips house prices to fall 7 per cent by the end of this year.
$1.6m portfolio: Investor buys four properties by age 25
A young Kiwi isn't letting the coronavirus slow him down as he buys his fourth property.
Almost 10 per cent tenants stopped paying rent or left rentals: landlords
Hardship for renters and landlords expected to get worse, property investors say.
Workers on Avatar film accuse landlord of coronavirus profiteering
Three film crew from Avatar's cancelled film set say landlord unfairly pocketed $20,000.
Free or cheaper Airbnb rentals offered to coronavirus medical workers
Airbnb wants to match medical workers tackling coronavirus with safe places to stay.
Tenants found moving house during lockdown warned by police
There is confusion over whether tenants and house sellers and buyers can move homes.
Coronavirus rents: Thousands of Kiwi businesses might not have to pay
Businesses and commercial property owners need to check their leases to see who pays.
Landlords flooded with rent relief requests, tenants want Government help
Landlords and tenants urged to work together because both will need the other in downturn.
House sale confusion: Can buyers move into their new houses?
Settlements and house moving likely to be deferred but no official decision has been made.
Coronavirus lockdown: Wave of uncertainty sweeps NZ property market
New Zealand's lockdown has raised more questions than answers in the housing market.
Auckland first-home buyers at greatest risk from coronavirus pain: experts
Banks are urging any customers hit financially by the crisis to contact them early.
ANZ offers NZ's lowest ever home loan rate from a major bank
Bank drops one-year fixed home loan rate to 3.05 per cent.
Airbnb bookings 'collapse' as tourist numbers fall off a cliff
Now some Airbnb owners have turned to targeting guests needing to self-isolate.
KiwiBuild apartments sell seven times faster than other units: report
KiwiBuild flats are the "success story" of the Auckland apartment market, report says.
Māngere Millionaire's Club: Housing boom spreads to South Auckland
Humble Māngere home sets a record sale price above the million-dollar mark.
Hong Kong family booted from Airbnb rental over coronavirus fears
Family claim Airbnb rental owner discriminated against them based on their nationality.
Deadly coronavirus looms as threat to red-hot housing market
Virus most likely candidate to topple Auckland's thriving housing market, economist says.
$4m in the pocket: Auckland's biggest property winners
A Remuera couple recently made a $4m resale gain by selling their mansion.
100 months in a row: NZ house prices haven't fallen since Rugby World Cup 2011
House prices are on a longer winning streak than the All Blacks.
Auckland boom: modest New Lynn home sells for close to twice its CV
A simple New Lynn quarter acre block has sold for close to $2m as Auckland prices heat up.
House prices to grow by 10 per cent and play key role in election
House prices are flying again and threatening to play a big part in the election.
How to get foot on Auckland property ladder from $50k
New business offers alternative way to get foot on the property ladder.
Multi-million-dollar slice of South Island paradise up for sale
A luxury lodge on 330ha of coastal forest and limestone cliffs is up for grabs for $22.5m.
Government's $300m boost aims to get homeless out of motels
New funding aims to better prevent homelessness, while providing better accommodation.
Rogue landlords fined $124,000 for flouting insulation law
Landlords have been shifting the cost of cold houses on to taxpayers, health expert says.
University splurges $5m on Parnell pad for new vice-chancellor
University of Auckland's new head will move into one of the city's best neighbourhoods.
From selling socks in high school to buying three homes by 22
Christchurch investor Logan Freeman's sock start-up landed him his first home deposit.