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![$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=785)
$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?
Economic downturn didn't dent our food market: biggest owner expanding, replacing stores.
!['True to their word' – infrastructure chief on Budget 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=785)
'True to their word' – infrastructure chief on Budget 2024
'Government appears to have recognised the deficit with roading and rail maintenance.'
![Evacuations and no power: The fate of 1000 retirement village residents during cyclone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Evacuations and no power: The fate of 1000 retirement village residents during cyclone
"Mobile generators were a godsend. In our new villages, we’re building generators."
![Cyclone Gabrielle: 6 Summerset villages lost power, communications](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Cyclone Gabrielle: 6 Summerset villages lost power, communications
"Ran essential services on generator power, fully supplied with food and medication."
!['Selling a house is not a hopeless exercise': Inside Hawke's Bay's property market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Selling a house is not a hopeless exercise': Inside Hawke's Bay's property market
Agents say the property market is slowly, but surely, improving.
Property news around NZ
![Sellers' risky auction room gamble pays off as they walk out $1.78m richer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Sellers' risky auction room gamble pays off as they walk out $1.78m richer
Drop the reserve mid-way through and hope the bids come thick and fast.
!['A privilege to come to New Zealand' - Phil Spencer on popular TVNZ 1 series](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'A privilege to come to New Zealand' - Phil Spencer on popular TVNZ 1 series
The series finishes next Sunday at Te Arai, Cheltenham and Aotea Great Barrier Island.
![Inside NZ's biggest house sale of 2024: How local family fought off international jet-setters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Inside NZ's biggest house sale of 2024: How local family fought off international jet-setters
Mansion on Paritai Drive sold for $21.84 million, OneRoof can reveal.
!['If you’re forced to sell, you’re screwed' - mortgagee sales expected to rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'If you’re forced to sell, you’re screwed' - mortgagee sales expected to rise
Agents and mortgage brokers are seeing a lot of pain in the market.
![$7m lodge linked to NZ racing legend fails to cross finish line at mortgagee auction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
$7m lodge linked to NZ racing legend fails to cross finish line at mortgagee auction
Luxury lifestyle property passes in at $2.22m.
![West Auckland real estate drama: Four deals that left agent in tears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
West Auckland real estate drama: Four deals that left agent in tears
“We were just pushing these houses to be sold. I wasn't sleeping. I was so stressed.”
More Hawke's Bay Property news
![Surrounded by social housing: Family takes fight for their dream home to council](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Surrounded by social housing: Family takes fight for their dream home to council
The Wilkinsons are in the middle of a development they didn't expect and are now fighting.
!['A patient game': 500 more homes on market in Hawke's Bay than year ago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'A patient game': 500 more homes on market in Hawke's Bay than year ago
Hawke's Bay had 800 houses on the market in June.
![Fire in 1931 sparks $150k legal headache for property development in 2022](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Fire in 1931 sparks $150k legal headache for property development in 2022
Court action needed to clear away legal hurdle on Te Awanga subdivision.
![Reluctant landowners bring Haumoana seawall plan to a halt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Reluctant landowners bring Haumoana seawall plan to a halt
Two Haumoana residents not in favour of targeted rates
!['Heaps of supply': Over 900 listings in cooling Hawke's Bay property market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Heaps of supply': Over 900 listings in cooling Hawke's Bay property market
Houses taking longer to sell
![Agent reveals which homes are bucking real estate trend in Hawke's Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Agent reveals which homes are bucking real estate trend in Hawke's Bay
High-end properties are still selling well but which area is now Hawke's Bay's top suburb?
![Fake cop pulls over motorists, gives road safety advice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Fake cop pulls over motorists, gives road safety advice
A man due to be sentenced for impersonating police failed to appear in court.
![Court victory could seal 600-home Havelock North subdivision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Court victory could seal 600-home Havelock North subdivision
A developer has had a big win in court over the project.
![Budget 2022: First-home buyer loan scheme shaken up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Budget 2022: First-home buyer loan scheme shaken up
Big jump in some price caps for aspiring first home owners - but prices vary nationwide.
![Hawke's Bay house prices decline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Hawke's Bay house prices decline
The latest real estate figures have been released for Hawke's Bay.
![Rates rise of 'at least $400' for Central Hawke's Bay home owners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Rates rise of 'at least $400' for Central Hawke's Bay home owners
Home valuations are going up but what does it mean for ratepayers in Hawke's Bay?
![Region's house prices coming off the boil](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Region's house prices coming off the boil
House prices are beginning to fall in Hawke's Bay
!['It's really tough': Rental crisis adds to pressure on emergency housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'It's really tough': Rental crisis adds to pressure on emergency housing
For every seven homes up for sale in Hawke's Bay, there is just one rental available
![Historic Hastings manor once hosted murder acquittal party](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Historic Hastings manor once hosted murder acquittal party
The sprawling home has seen a lot of history in Hastings.
![Hawke's Bay 'not a seller's market anymore'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Hawke's Bay 'not a seller's market anymore'
Big jump in the number of homes hitting the market.
![Long-time Napier landlords pay nearly $4000 for infringements](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Long-time Napier landlords pay nearly $4000 for infringements
Infringements cost landlord nearly $4000
![Napier among NZ's worst for first-home price hikes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Napier among NZ's worst for first-home price hikes
It has been another tough year for those in Hawke's Bay trying to buy their first home