Gisborne Digest: A round-up from around the district
News snippets from around the Gisborne area.
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Proposed rates rises for Auckland households lower than first proposed
'I’ve proposed the lowest rates increase of any metropolitan council in New Zealand.'
The Block NZ homes under construction to be sold
Four new homes under construction to be sold after The Block NZ is canned. Video / Shayne Currie
Property Insider: The latest on Kāinga Ora builds, and the house price outlook
The scale of financial trouble the builder contracted by Kāinga Ora is in is revealed.
Cold houses to blame for people needing to ‘blast the heater’ - Green Building Council
New Zealand's housing building standards labelled decades behind most other countries.
Watch: A tour through Kāinga Ora's newest city apartments
Take a peek inside one of the new Kāinga Ora Lake Rd apartments.
Chris Bishop makes way for more housing in Wellington but keeps controversial heritage listings
The Minister has delivered his verdict on Wellington's District Plan.
ANZ, BNZ bosses in no hurry to follow Reserve Bank’s advice on insurability of property
The Reserve Bank believes more risk-based pricing could improve financial stability.
It's very distressing: Auckland company offers reward for return of portable cabin
A 6x3m cabin was stolen from a Marsden Point Rd property in Ruakākā on Tuesday.
'Speechless': Family go from living in a tent to getting a new home
'It’s been a roller-coaster for the last three to four years for me and my children.'
Next few months will be ‘critical’ for economy says Westpac NZ CEO
Westpac NZ CEO cites tense geopolitical environment adding to uncertainty.
Minister's decision on housing intensification rules 'rational and reasonable'
Greater housing density will go ahead in the high-growth areas of Ōmokoroa and Te Puke.
House insurance, Qantas sale and Watercare deal | Focus Morning Bulletin May 6, 2024
Insurance costs for houses rise, Qantas launches global sale and Aucklanders dodge 26 per cent water rates hike in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Cost of insuring a Kiwi home rising six times faster than incomes
The cost of insuring what’s inside a home has risen even faster.
Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?
Business Hub: new Naylor Love chief executive Bruno Goedeke
'After a few weeks, we decided we needed to move' - Goedeke on coming to NZ.
Pocket rocket: 143 per cent growth for tiny house business, 21st to fifth-busiest NZ house builder
The company targets the budget-conscious, trucking places nationally. Prices from $65,000.
Bay of Plenty housing: Bishop rejects panel's recommendations
The minister's decision opens the door to housing growth in the area.
Rehoming Napier: It's taken a few years, but one resident's 'childhood dreams' are coming true
More than 300 homes are under construction or in advanced planning.
Selling dreams: What it’s really like to be a Kiwi real estate agent
Think you could be a real estate agent? Three top sellers on what the lifestyle is like.
Tokoroa reserve in line for housing development
The local council applied for a partial revocation of Stanley Park.
'Reckless': 170 jobs on line at Kāinga Ora and housing agency as axe falls across public sector
Workers have been told not to make a decision 'on a whim'.
Build Partners in voluntary administration, was partway through building 91 Kāinga Ora units
Grant Thornton is now in charge of the construction business, which built 700 state homes.
Building consents fall - but have we hit the floor yet?
Building downturn the worst in 15 years, bank says, but there's still some optimism.
'Like stepping back in time': 1950s Auckland 'bachelor pad' for sale
The property on 2020sq m is like a backdrop for the Mad Men TV series.
Power list: 20 busiest residential builders - who's up, who's down?
Most businesses built fewer homes, yet modular builder HouseMe's completions skyrocketed.
Bad mortgage debt expected to rise by 40 per cent by year's end
The Reserve Bank says banks are well positioned to help struggling borrowers.
Ditched: Plans by Government to regulate property managers
'There is not a desire for more red tape with the current Government.' - Joanna Pidgeon
'Walking on eggshells': Homeless mum describes emergency housing experience
A wahine has described the downsides of her experience in emergency housing.
Chicken rip-off, London sword attack and debt repayments | Focus Morning Bulletin May 1, 2024
Shoppers call out supermarkets for overcharging underweight chicken and Londoners in shock after horrific sword attack in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / AP
Auckland rents up 5.6%, NZ rents up 8.3%
Rising immigration and more students cited as driving factors.
New vaccine for common respiratory virus available from next month
Māori, Pacific people and older adults are at greater risk of contracting RSV.
Property Insider: Kāinga Ora probing finances on four state house sites; changes at Mitre 10
Kāinga Ora on accounts, aesthetics, Mitre 10 in Waikato, what price a Resido car park?
Bruce Cotterill: After six months is the Government on the right track?
OPINION: Momentum is on the rise, but plenty more to do.