Unusual feature of new $15m heritage apartment project revealed

Breaking his campaign promise, Donald Trump will not be releasing his tax returns - so WikiLeaks said they will instead.

KiwiSavers could be missing out on higher returns because of the tax impact of their providers' offshore structures.

Auckland's worsening housing affordability could be eased by freeing up more development land, one business leader says.

Auckland has gone from the world's fifth least affordable city to its fourth, now behind Hong Kong, Sydney and Vancouver as the least accessible housing market.

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Giapo, Auckland's radical icecream business, is on the move.

Peter Alexander, chief executive of NZX listed landlord Stride Property, is optimistic about the upcoming general election.

COMMENT: We all like to think that when our children grow up they will have a better standard of living than us.

A community action group says big opposition to a retirement village in Devonport hasn't stopped the council granting consent.

Presidential attention didn't just change the rules for financial advisers. It helped change how investors shop for financial help.

Homeowners will find themselves in trouble if interest rates rise by as little as 0.5 per cent. And it's the young and rich most at risk.

Kiwis are more likely to let their credit card payments slip in the first three months of the year.

Where in the country are house prices cooling and rising?

Mark Francis, managing director of NZX listed Augusta Capital, gives his take on the year ahead.

Wellington rents jumped 9.8 per cent annually while Auckland's rose only 3 per cent, falling slightly last month, according to the latest stats.

While some projects are cancelled, work has begun to convert a 17-level office block in to apartments.

A franchised Nosh store located on Auckland's North Shore has seemingly split from the gourmet supermarket chain.

The Property Institute of New Zealand takes a look at the crystal ball to see what's in store for housing in 2017

Consent has been granted for an application from a Thai business to acquire an interest in the towering Metropolis in Auckland's CBD.

In the US families shell out an average of US$233,610 from birth through age 17 to raise a child.

As the country's property prices finally flatten off, this town is bucking the trend with people buying up the city's houses in their droves.

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Auckland house sales and prices fell last month as the country's biggest city continued to enjoy a glut of properties on the block.

Now that Christmas is over it's time to get rid of all those unwanted items - you could make thousands in the process.

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New apartments, construction of the five-star $200 million hotel, offices and transformed streetscapes: The urban renewal of Auckland's waterfront in 2017.

Trump has threatened General Motors in a tweet, as rival Ford scraps a plan to build a US$1.6 billion plant in Mexico.

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All things Russian and Indian are popular, as are Brazilian corporate bonds and Mexico's cheap peso.