Finance experts have voiced support for SkyCity Entertainment Group's $263 million capital raising plans announced yesterday.

The Government says it will not rule out new restrictions on house-buying which are tied to a buyer's income.

Property prices dipped one per cent across New Zealand in April - but are up 7.7pc compared to the year before.

Experts and politicians are skeptical about the new data on foreign buying in New Zealand; one reader shows how the system can be beat.

Nearly 60 per cent of Auckland houses sold to foreign buyers went to Chinese investors, new data shows.

Dick Smith's exit from 62 New Zealand stores is providing a leasing bonanza for real estate agents, hunting for new uses for the sites.

This grand old lady is a hidden gem, reports Sandra Goodwin