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Major family policy scrapped to give Winston his wish
National got its tax package over the line but concessions had to be made.
Audrey Young on Luxon's first Cabinet - the good, the bad and the unfair
OPINION: Cabinet positions suggests National well and truly in charge.
Derek Cheng: How Luxon made room for Act and NZ First without giving up too much
The challenge remains: How to walk the fiscal tightrope while delivering tax cuts.
Power List: Who owns Mitre 10 stores throughout New Zealand?
Structure of this shy 49-year-old giant a quietly brilliant story of co-operative success.
Golfers squeezed? Shock Gulf Harbour Country Club land sale plan
Opponents say scheme 'a cynical and disingenuous attempt to over-build Gulf Harbour'.
Whanganui business closing down after 116 years
The site has been bought by a local housing developer.
Flood-damaged pensioner flats to be demolished
Seven homes to be demolished after floods ripped through seaside town of Waihī Beach.
Mortgage relief? Westpac first major bank to start cutting rates again
Westpac is cutting a range of its longer-term home loan rates.
'Inexcusable': Auckland Council’s secret seven-figure payout labelled a disgrace
'Confidentiality clauses should not be used to shield the council from embarrassment.'
Watch: Sir Peter Jackson asks locals to ‘bear with us’ at Shelly Bay
Plans are under way to 'green' the waterfront real estate and welcome back the public.
Repeat offender: Illegal Albany Heights work brings $34k fine
As it turned out, it wasn’t Danny on the digger but Tao Ma, pretending to be Danny.
Whangārei iwi threaten occupation if housing development goes ahead
A 93-house development is planned on Ōnoke Hill, a well-known site in Kamo.
Homeowner fumes at lack of action over cliff collapse
A man who owns a home above a startling slip waits and waits for council action.
Northland house prices join trend in nationwide growth
Whangārei suburbs come out on top as the strongest growth market.
Privately-owned seawall under construction is rising at Shore beach
Building at Belmont follows recent action at Point Wells over illegal seawalls.
New public housing on the way in Thames
New state houses for Thames will be ready early next year.
Kāinga Ora plans for state housing in New Plymouth is being criticised
The housing provider plans to demolish 40 state houses across five suburbs.
Revealed: The suburb where average property values have risen the most
OneRoof's latest property report paints a picture of how suburbs have performed.
Northland news in brief: Baby death unexplained, housing meeting and tattoo project funding
News snippets from across Northland.
'Intolerable risk to life': Behind the scenes of the office buying $110m of cyclone-smashed homes
140 homeowners in Hawke's Bay are meeting the teams that will buy their flooded homes.
Flood threat looming over Anzac Parade residents
'If we knew then what we know now, I think we may have reconsidered buying this place.'
Auckland Council pays secret seven-figure settlement after new-build home demolished
The house had been built to the roof line but was torn down due to structural concerns.
Ben Mitchell's life after Shorty: TV drama to concrete dreams
House that! The soap favourite is set on building a new dream.
Council weighs subdivision rule change to help cyclone-hit homeowners
Council exploring options for people to live in existing community.
Negotiations continue, weather warning, Auckland's high rent ranking and call centre abuse | Focus Morning Bulletin, November 17 2023
No estimate for when deal will be struck, Auckland ranks among top 3 most expensive cities for rent in the whole world, MetService issues rain warnings for top of the South and lower North Island and abuse for call centres have reached unprecedented levels. Video / Envato / Gettyimages / NZHerald
$14m for a basic house: The country where most people rent for life
New York Times: 'Two kids, a house, a garden ... I don’t know anybody who has that.'
'People vote with their feet': Skyrocketing rents give Kiwis more incentive to leave
More pressure on renters, in a market where owning a home is out of reach for many.
'Like wraparound westie sunglasses': Tower scoops national architecture award
It's robust and low-maintenance, built to withstand the very severe coastal environment.
Is the $2m foreign buyer tax a gremlin in coalition talks?
You, and hopeful foreign buyers, might be surprised what $2m gets you.
Herne Bay Richlister's boatshed, tree works, pool plans prompt High Court action
Waterfront tree tussle has competing property owners in court.
Residential housing market showing signs of improvement
Houses were selling faster in 'slow but steady' improvement.
Waitematā Harbour healthy, cease-fire call for Gaza, two leaders meeting and properties making profit | Focus Morning Bulletin, November 16 2023
Rāhui lifted for the Waitematā Harbour sewage leak, immediate call for cease-fire in Gaza during Asean defence meet, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to meet face to face for first time in a year and data shows nine out of 10 properties selling for a profit. Video / AP / NZHerald
Hastings council strategy cuts number in emergency housing by 77 per cent
Housing puzzle pieced together after four years.