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House price trends hard to gauge
Is it better to sell down now and reduce the mortgage burden and then to save some money for retirement - if my health holds I don't necessarily need to retire at 65?

Hickey: Nimbys thwart housing options
Bernard Hickey looks at how nimbyism is thriving, magnified by the power of tax-free capital gains.

KiwiSaver boom slowing
With KiwiSaver now out of "the toddler stage", expect to see some of the smaller providers get swallowed up in the coming years.

Crafar Farms: Final legal bid rejected
A Chinese company's bid to buy the Crafar dairy farms passed its final legal hurdle today after an attempt to block the deal in the Supreme Court was dismissed.

Homes more affordable
Buying a home has become more affordable in every part of the country over the the past twelve months - except in Auckland.

Crafar buyer eyes more land
The Chinese conglomerate that bought the Crafar Farms this year is not ruling out the possibility of buying more New Zealand dairy land to fuel its exports to China.