The upmarket Auckland suburb of Pt Chevalier will be home to the next series of The Block NZ.

Kiwibank has announced it will lift its home loan rates in response to yesterday's Reserve Bank decision to increase the Official Cash Rate.

It was to be a development so huge it was nicknamed Neverland, but now nearly 1ha of St Heliers land has been put up for sale.

The $1.26 million seismic upgrade of Diocesan School for Girls' old chapel will be finished around mid-May.

Some cynics think plans for the country's biggest new skyscraper are just a lot of hot air but an Auckland Council boss says wind is something to be avoided.

About 600 construction workers are on the 17ha site of New Zealand's biggest new prison and the country's largest public-private partnership, which is recruiting staff now.

Property expert Jonno Ingerson joined us for a live chat, with the Reserve Bank expected to lift official interest rates later this week.

Its first Property Connector for the year contains CBRE's biggest portfolio of Auckland office properties for lease for two years.

For the first time in 10 years a stand-alone office building has come up for lease in Newton that will appeal to creative and commercial companies.

A glimpse at plans for the country's tallest new skyscraper shows how it will have open skydecks, with gardens or trees, and has been designed to reflect the Sky Tower.

There is strong demand for places in Auckland's Innovation Precinct.

Online campaigns have succeeded in reviving Georgie Pie and Choco-ade - but have failed to convince furniture giant Ikea to come to New Zealand.