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Locals decry planned $300m 39-level block nicknamed 'Burj Takapuna'

Area is ear-marked for intensification as a metropolitan zone, hence the height.

Watch: How new 12-level hotel at Ellerslie was built

From Monday this week, Safari began operating the hotel under its franchise arrangement.

Landlords v renters: How this election could impact 1.3 million Kiwis

Your vote could lead to a big swing in the balance of power.

Will Reserve Bank lift interest rates again? Last call before election...

Can the RBNZ stick to its earlier call that the OCR has peaked?

Failed house-buyer loses bankruptcy strikeout in $756k dispute

Warnings for would-be buyers who renege.

South Island’s million dollar streets revealed

New property data shows record levels of streets where average house prices top $1m.

350 homes, 470+ jobs: Fast-tracked development aims to ease city's dire shortage

Construction work on the first 215 houses could start this year.

Category 3 list finalised: Mixed response to Hawke’s Bay cyclone milestone

The milestone means the buyout process can soon begin. It has drawn a mixed response.

Fewer apartment jobs blamed for falling crane numbers

Slowing pipelines of work in residential sector blamed for the decrease in skyline giants.

What landlords and tenants need to know this election - will renters take a hit?

Tenant-favoured policies could swing more back towards landlords: details outlined here.

‘Be careful what you wish for’ as property market thaws out - economists

New mortgage lending up 7 per cent between August 2022 and August 2023.

Whānau get helping hand onto housing ladder

Own It lets whānau buy a share of their home and rent the rest from Tāmaki Regeneration.

'Tent city' stirs trouble for homeless day centre and local businesses

A group of homeless newcomers have refused to move their tents on a downtown street.

Fines for building owners increased four times after Loafers Lodge fire

The Government has also agreed to a new offence for negligent building inspectors.

‘It’s rough’: Queenstown residents sleeping in tents

The resort town is still dealing with a severe shortage of accommodation.

Simon Wilson on the political contest of style, substance and saving lives

OPINION: From Viaduct lunches to saving lives, this election has it all.