New ZealandHousing shortage: Waikato will need up to 61,500 more homes by 2043Waikato's housing shortage has gone from bad to worse over the past five years.15 Aug 04:56 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeNZ stocks celebrate OCR cut with 2% gainThe market has given its verdict on the Reserve Bank's cut in the Official Cash Rate.14 Aug 06:50 AM
New Zealand‘Absolute tragedy’: Father died outside Parliament amid fight to save elderly mum’s waterfront homeA bank is forcing the sale after $40,000 mortgage arrears built up over three years.14 Aug 05:29 AM
Personal FinanceMortgage relief: How banks responded to OCR cutFurther good news for homeowners.14 Aug 03:19 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNapier City Council to sell 72 of its 377 homesThe market value of the properties is about $21.8 million.13 Aug 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeWill the Du Val founders' reality TV show ever hit our screens?Du Val show might air overseas initially, producer says.12 Aug 08:14 PM
EditorialEditorial: Houdini couldn't make that many families disappear from the emergency housing listOPINION: The Govt says there are 32% less households living in motels.12 Aug 05:05 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyThree-home development looks like one from the outsideThe owner of the G.J. Gardner Manukau franchise, which includes the isthmus, tells how a showhome at 45 Campbell Rd is a new take on medium-density development. Video / Jason OWatch12 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstruction'Surprise, intrigue' at three-home building which appears as oneCould this be a new prototype for terraced housing on medium-density Auckland sites?12 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: Fletcher Construction ‘restructures’ teams, Williams Corporation boss on investor returns'Investors with us for years, they get paid quarterly. We’ve never missed a payment.'12 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careRetirement giant wins fast-track consent for 13-level block at $500m villageBuilding to rise in Parnell after a joint venture between developer and charitable entity.12 Aug 02:17 AM
New Zealand'Super lonely‘: Woman has no neighbours as housing development reviewedKāinga Ora bulldozed everything around her, but isn't returning 'to put housing back up'.11 Aug 09:07 PM
PoliticsKāinga Ora sold $80 million of state housing in five yearsTwo Remuera properties were sold by the Govt housing agency for $2.3 million.11 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Defects and misrepresentation': Six key issues with remote building inspectionsThe Government wants councils to use remote inspections as the default approach.11 Aug 05:00 PM
PoliticsGovernment: Households living in emergency housing down 32% over six months'Auckland has experienced one of the biggest improvements.'11 Aug 01:06 AM
New ZealandMayor eyes city spaces for future housingA rise in land valuations has opened the door to intensifying infill housing.10 Aug 12:13 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAlleged murder and meth: Inside the Polkinghorne-Hanna mansionThe couple's Remuera mansion sat hidden behind tall gates and hedges.09 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstruction$300m Auckland skyscraper: Construction work 'paused' indefinitelyAuckland Council is 'aware that work is currently paused on the Seascape development'.08 Aug 07:47 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeOwners of Du Val-managed Lakewood Plaza units pay millions after water mains burst'Millions of dollars in repairs, ridiculously expensive': owner paying $30,000.07 Aug 09:17 PM
InvestmentAuckland property: 44% of apartments sell for lossSome owners may just be prepared to take a loss, but long-term gains still likely.07 Aug 07:33 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeItaly doubles tax for wealthy foreignersFinancial Times: 'Flat tax for the billionaires' launched to address house price concerns.07 Aug 07:19 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeDu Val investor worried after interim receivership'It’s been nearly two years since I’ve been paid anything.' - Du Val investor06 Aug 09:17 PM
ConstructionFletcher's Iplex: leaky pipe class action launched in AustraliaAround 30,000 homes in Perth are thought to be involved.06 Aug 05:50 AM
New ZealandGranny flats proposal will not address housing market failures, council saysRemoving or reducing consent requirements would have minimal impact on costs.06 Aug 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'Rent will continue' - Du Val to worried apartment landlordAround 500 people live in the high-rise.06 Aug 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'It would take out 20% of sales': what many Catalina Bay apartment buyers wantOne-bedroom units are $1.1m, the penthouse is $5m: New project, nearly done, move-in soon.05 Aug 07:46 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimon Wilson: Nats conference hugs and kisses, silly statements and plan for better mathsOPINION: It was happy days for National over the weekend but is the party subtly changing?05 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and finance'What I learned': Why Ben Wilson converted offices to apartmentsSeveral CBD office buildings in Auckland have been converted into apartments, hotels.05 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandFirst look inside $120m Catalina Bay ApartmentsResidents start moving next month into the new twin-block waterfront residences. Video / Jason OxenhamWatch05 Aug 02:52 AM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesDu Val Group in receivership: Why the FMA and police swooped, and what next?One increasingly worried subcontractor complained of being owed around $500,000.02 Aug 04:30 AM
Banking and financeMortgage war? Banks competing hard to win customersSome rates have eased in anticipation of the Reserve Bank lowering the official cash rate.02 Aug 01:23 AM
New Zealand'Transformational': Shared home ownership scheme could save families up to $170k'They end up having a lot more cash each month as a family.'01 Aug 05:03 PM
New ZealandMarket slump: House prices fall for fifth month in a row, are interest rate cuts imminent?Market talk suggest interest rates will soon come down. But will it drive up house prices?31 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandMiddlebrook Rd tagged for proposed social housing subdivisionConstruction is currently under way at the site to develop an access road.31 Jul 03:01 AM