Almost all of New Zealand has had a "hotspot" feeling to it this year, but one part of Auckland is about to boom with 254 per cent growth.

Watch NZH Focus: Up to 75 per cent of Auckland properties going under the hammer are failing to sell.

A house in Spain has been crowned as the world's best house after it won House of the Year at 2016's World Architecture Festival.

Super-investor Ron Hoy Fong discloses how his students get into property by using their parents' house and help.

WATCH: Demolition of Auckland's Downtown shopping centre is finishing and construction on the $850 million Commercial Bay is beginning.

Auckland households earning over $104,950 are cut out of new affordable housing developments.

Watch NZ Herald Focus: Property boss defends apartment developers asking for more money from off-the-plan buyers.

An multi-millionaire landlord says New Zealand homeowners lack financial knowledge.

COMMENT: Unbridled bank lending is the driving force behind house price growth, Michael Rehm writes.

Auckland Council is yet to loan $15 million for the upgrade of the city's historic St James Theatre and no public money is at stake in the troubled project.

The site removes the need for agents and for vendors to pay commissions.

One of Auckland's biggest inner-city apartment projects has been hit with funding issues and buyers have been asked to fork out more.

IAG, Tower expect claim inquiries to mount

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Vodafone is heading to Mt Eden before shifting into its new permanent North Shore headquarters.

The CEO of an engineering firm has raised concerns about structural damage to towers that were swaying in the earthquake.

Thousands of people who work in two huge Wellington buildings can't get in this morning because of earthquake damage.

Sally Ridge is now a licensed real estate agent with her first listing for sale in Auckland.

American golfers visiting luxury Tara Iti club have been enquiring about moving permanently to New Zealand.

Tauranga couple facing a $30,000 bill after their rental property was trashed hit with news their house tested positive for meth.

The luxurious five-bedroom Sydney property is expected to fetch more than $38.9 million.

One of New Zealand's most controversial citizens is linked to the 50-unit Albany project where financial problems were revealed.

The mortgagee of an apartment development has seized 50 almost-finished units after the business behind the project hit "financial difficulty".

An apartment buyer is being asked for an extra $50,000 for his place at New Zealand's biggest new multi-unit apartment project.

A global index of the world's best place to live put Aotearoa at the top.

Rental property data reveals Auckland's rental supply is barely keeping up with demand.

The Auckland property market is losing its momentum, says one of the country's largest real estate agencies.

Financial publisher Bloomberg says the mega wealthy of the world have found refuge from terror threats and political uncertainty in New Zealand.

If you win tonight's $34 million Lotto draw you could become one of the country's biggest property magnates.

Wellington house values are flying - but what's happening in Auckland?