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Housing should be a human right - commissioner

Report finds too many people are still living in cold, damp and mouldy homes.

Auckland house prices, sales volume increasing despite tough market

Despite an unpleasant combo of ingredients, some confidence is building.

Counting the cost of storm damage in Northland: $20m insurance payouts from one event

The severe weather in February doused Mangawhai with nearly 400mm of rain.

Letters: Rental properties, nurses' pay, EVs and farm emissions

OPINION: Also letters on Kennedy Pt Marina, intellect, heating, and the harbour bridge.

Far North Holdings cops heat over plans for public housing in Hikurangi

Hikurangi residents pack hall to hear about community housing plans.

Kāinga Ora plan could see up to 40 small apartments built

There's a conditional contract between Kāinga Ora and a developer.

Opinion: Sir Ian Taylor, wealth taxes and the Greens

OPINION: A response to Sir Ian Taylor's open letter on the Green Party's wealth tax plans.

Bond payment and deposit scams: REINZ's warning for tenants

Phriendly Phishing gives five key pieces of advice: how to protect yourself.

Defective Victopia apartments: Repairs spiral 169 per cent to $62 million

Disappointment expressed that costs had escalated so much.

‘Self-justifying bulls***’: Wayne Brown furious at senior ministers over light rail

'A bombing run' - sponsors 'blindsided' by letter.

West Auckland home damaged by weather being demolished

A badly damaged West Auckland property that has been at risk of collapse for months is being demolished as its owners watch. Video / NZ Herald

Housing biggest cost for Northlanders facing cost-of-living pressures

Median weekly rents are up 5.5 per cent since May 2022.

First-home buyers account for record-high portion of new mortgage lending

ANZ economists expect investors will continue to be sidelined from the property market.

$3.2b landlord hit by outlook revision

'Change is due to the temporary decrease in our funds from operation/debt ratio.'

Council reviews consents after engineering sign-off allegations

Hundreds of homes could be affected.

Immigration, Ukraine war drives luxury real estate demand

New Zealand's political stability and lifestyle are big draws for international buyers.