The first stage of a new $100 million Bay of Plenty shopping centre will be officially opened on Tuesday.

The dumping of a Rakon director is a rare example of NZ investors taking charge - is this the start of a revolution?

Auckland property prices are rising rapidly but rents are heading in the opposite direction, unlike other parts of New Zealand.

One of New Zealand's largest shopping mall owners has put a big Auckland property on the market via an Australian real estate agency.

Some of the features include imported Italian kitchens, a 170sq m heated outdoor pool and a podium deck sprawling across a third of a hectare.

More than a third of people overseas who own NZ properties are escaping the tax net, an Opposition MP says.

Latest sales figures from the Real Estate Institute show a national median house price rose 5.8 per cent annually.

Off-the-plans buyers in two big apartment complexes have been on-selling for big profits.

A shakeup of the laws New Zealand's $40 billion apartment sector is imminent.

Property investors are increasing their stronghold on the housing market - shutting out families needing a bigger home.

Veritas, the owner of the Mad Butcher franchise and Nosh food market outlets, is in talks with its bank over the terms of its debt.

A former $17/hour Auckland storeman who started out with only $4000 cash wants to help you become a multimillionaire.

Bay of Plenty first home buyers are being pushed out of the new house market. But why?

Rents are rising fast in regions around Auckland, adding more fuel to the theory that the city's overheated property market is affecting other parts of the country.

Super City property buyers snaffle almost 20 per cent of June home sales in Hamilton and hit Tauranga and Whangarei markets.

COMMENT: Investors have become scapegoats to divert attention from a council that is expensive to do business with and has lacked proactive policies.

A new free residential property database will soon be expanded and more information added.

COMMENT: It's as though a bee smoker has been pointed at Wellington's most famous hive and its inhabitants have become dopey.

Under growing pressure to control the housing market, John Key said that the Reserve Bank should consider targeting investors with tougher lending rules.

After a big do-up, owners of this Cheltenham Beach property are asking for 'north of $9m' for a four -bedroom home.

Silver Fern Farms and Shanghai Maling have agreed in principle to extend the deadline for their joint venture.

Today on NZ Herald Focus - New research has put a dollar amount on exactly how much extra Aucklanders are willing to pay to catch a glimpse of the sea.

Time is running out for the proposed tie-up between Silver Fern Farms and a major Chinese investor.

A modest Whangarei bungalow has sold for $230,000 above its capital value - has the world gone mad?

It's getting more expensive to buy a house in two Australian states if you live overseas.

Landlords say they're not responsible for any homeless problem - in face we need more rentals for people on low incomes.

Director of the Overseas Investment Office, Annliese McClure, has effectively been sidelined by the appointment of a "new short-term deputy chief executive".

A unit in Mt Roskill? Or a country house with its own natural moat? This Auckland 'island' is for sale - tipped to go for under $1m.

Hart's big US car part maker has been put into bankruptcy protection after losing big customers to Chinese rivals.