PremiumPremiumPolitics'Rotten to the core': Govt banks $151m by ending 'double-dipping', wiping $100 a week for struggling householdsThe Government decided on the changes in 2024, but used urgency to pass the law in 2025.26 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandMayoral candidate uses AI to create library-apartment proposalSteve Gibson is proposing a new Hastings library with five levels of apartments.26 Aug 12:00 AM
New ZealandVomit, faeces and mould: Students face health issues from 'slum' Dunedin flatsSome landlords do not even bother to check if properties are habitable.25 Aug 07:11 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCall for better government services support as Napier Outreach closesLighthouse and the Outreach have been a fixture in Napier for more than two decades.25 Aug 01:52 AM
New ZealandForeign buyers ban changes unlikely to affect vast majority of Kiwi homeownersSimplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaquab speaks with Herald NOW's Ryan Bridge.Watch24 Aug 07:50 PM
BusinessGetting into your first home is tough, doing it again can be brutalThink the stress stops once you’re on the ladder? Moving up it could prove you wrong.24 Aug 07:00 PM
New Zealand'Huge difference': $10m housing project to cater for 'deepest unmet need'The one-bedroom apartments will be for tenants aged 55 and older or with disabilities.24 Aug 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumRoyalsHow Marama Royal is leading Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to new heightsNgāti Whātua Ōrākei's assets have risen from $631m in 2014 to $1.53b last year.24 Aug 12:00 AM
New Zealand'Not suitable for a child': Black mould, holes in floor at 'appalling' rental The man, who was living there with his 12yo, stopped paying rent in protest. 24 Aug 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAuckland's big debate: Why we're planning for 2 million homesOPINION: The new housing rules and news from the election campaigns under way in Auckland.22 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumProperty'Market recovery' - Precinct's Pritchard on why it's building $1b+ of new Auckland apartmentsPrecinct has nine Auckland apartment schemes. Its largest is in Parnell for students.22 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumProperty'Community concern': Iwi collective planning 70 homes on pony club siteMarutūāhu wants to build on the land now used by the Meadowbank Pony Club for grazing.21 Aug 11:00 PM
AucklandAuckland Council approves first step in plan for two million new homesThe council aims to increase building heights around transport routes and town centres.21 Aug 05:08 AM
Auckland'We need to intensify': Mayor on Auckland's housing growth plan as big debate kicks offThe council aims to increase building heights around transport routes and town centres.20 Aug 11:05 PM
New ZealandChurch supports homeless as council issues notice on encampmentResidents fear having nowhere to go if the site closes.20 Aug 09:54 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBryce Wilkinson: Impressive evidence from Italy on the importance of clear lawsOPINION: New Zealand could save $20 billion a year with clearer laws.20 Aug 09:00 PM
Interest ratesBanks start dropping mortgage, savings rates after OCR cutThe Reserve Bank today cut the Official Cash Rate from 3.25% to 3%, suggested more on way.20 Aug 07:05 AM
Business'Extremely worrying': Kitchen Things customers left in the lurch as orders unfilledOne customer says he is almost $4000 out of pocket.20 Aug 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Labour's silence a strategy for winning, not governingOPINION: National can't run on its own record, but has nothing to attack Labour on.20 Aug 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAucklandBalancing growth and heritage: Auckland's housing debate heats upScott Caldwell supports more homes but doubts some proposed height limits.19 Aug 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNapier building projects begin, 400 homes expectedA block of 24 apartments will be built on the site of the former Napier barracks.19 Aug 04:58 AM
New ZealandBuilding consents change may leave home owners vulnerable to costsA proportionate liability shift raises concerns for the country's home owners.18 Aug 10:14 PM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJenée TibshraenyHigher taxes, deeper spending cuts: What's coming as NZ's economy suffers from long CovidSome tough political choices will need to be made.18 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'The unstoppable move south': Ex-TVNZ host Peter Williams, top screen CEO on the South Island's lure85,000-plus North Islanders moved south in 5 years to 2023 – Stats NZ digs into the data.18 Aug 08:23 AM
New ZealandDensity rules to be scrapped for hundreds of thousands of Auckland homes'Special character' designation will also disappear in parts of the city under a new plan.18 Aug 06:09 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyFinish date forecast for NZ’s tallest apartment tower as structural integrity confirmedShundi Customs' general manager gives an update on the once-stalled apartment tower.18 Aug 04:52 AM
PoliticsWatch: Luxon and Minister Chris Penk announce major building rules overhaulThe Government is set to make the biggest changes to the Building Act in two decades.18 Aug 03:26 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyNew retirement village hospital, rest home to open at Clevedon villagePremium care suites are for sale at the new building from $295,000 to $580,000.18 Aug 01:00 AM
Politics'Biggest change since 2004': Building consent reforms to be unveiled todayThe Govt signalled in late 2024 it was investigating options for major reform. 18 Aug 12:48 AM
New ZealandTenant loses home over rent arrears while receiving medical treatment overseasHis family moved in and paid $152 a week on the home with a market rent of $840.18 Aug 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: There are hidden victims in Phil Goff's $160k meth lab clean-up ordealOPINION: Meth testing and remediation was big business a few years ago.17 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionAI boom in Australia: Data centres v housing needsOPINION: Amazon plans to invest $22b in data centres. But what do we actually get?17 Aug 12:45 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: This isn't a housing market meltdown, it's a full-blown crashOPINION: The sugar rush of rising property prices went on too long. Now we're going cold.16 Aug 05:00 PM
AucklandLeaky St Lukes apartment for sale at huge discount – but there’s a catchHe served time with Grace Millane killer Jesse Kempson and jailed fraudster Aaron Drever.16 Aug 05:00 PM
