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Self-isolating residents should get family members or friends to get their rubbish.
Iwi-led 600-home development could start in 2022
'We understand people would like the quarter-acre dream but that has become unaffordable.'
Liam Dann: 'Time of cheap money is over' - brace for seven more rate hikes
With inflation and employment both too high for the Reserve Bank, more rate hikes are due.
No jab, no mortgage? Broker claims finance pulled over vax status
"One borrower reluctant to get vaxxed has had financing withdrawn" - surveyed broker
Kāinga Ora pays thousands to terrorised neighbours
One woman paid $5000 after months of threats to kill and sexual harassment.
'Dizzying': House values could jump 50 per cent in Wellington
New Zealand's RVs are set to be updated next week for the first time since 2018.
Developer upset after Kāinga Ora knocks back plans for small town
Sunfield is a radical departure from the norm with few cars and an electric shuttle.
Derelict landbanked houses 'a travesty', mayor says
'There must be about 150 that are just lying idle, rotting into the ground.'
'Disgrace': Developers, iwi, criticise housing intensification bill
High density development in suburbia will not work here, a developer says.
'Abusive behaviour': Rejected rental tenants lash-out
Frustrations run high as homes become ever harder to find and price hikes 'crippling'
Kāinga Ora under fire after Black Power gang party in state house
A court has granted a restraining order against the couple's Kāinga Ora neighbours.
Warnings of new Ihumātao as Govt considers new planning rules
Pania Newton raised the spectre of Ihumātao talking about the new planning changes.
Kiwi Property's interim profit up 164%, tenants get $7.4m rent relief
Construction of Sylvia Park build to rent begun, 25-level LynnMall tower planned.
RBNZ to lift interest rate this week, but by how much?
Markets will look to RBNZ governor Adrian Orr for clues on how high rates might head.
Renovations ripping you off? Govt. launches inquiry into building competition
The Government suspects Kiwis are being ripped off by the cost of building materials.
Liam Dann: Inflation blame game highlights silly political bias
Inflation is everywhere now - but who should we blame?
Ryman interim reported net profit up 32%
12,750 residents have licenses to occupy, company plans a further 6506 new units, beds.
Editorial: Interest rate rises just getting started
Mortgages will cost more but rates are still low by historic standards.
Zoning laws to ease housing pinch 'being put through by stealth
New zoning laws are set to bring more homes to a street near you.
'Two months off finishing': Remuera developer vows appeal
"It's really sad. These sold out within hours off-market to first-home buyers" - Gibbons.
500 evacuated from Auckland high rise after water main bursts
The block on Lakewood Ct has 151 units and is only about a year old.
New rental rules: Can landlords ask if tenants are vaxxed?
Landlords 'must be able to demonstrate legitimate need to know', says commissioner.
Fastest in 15 years: Home loan interest rates surge - and more to come
Reserve Bank is expected to lift the cash rate again next week.
'Better infrastructure, not intensification will solve the housing crisis'
Phil Goff says the Unitary Plan is delivering record numbers of new houses.
Chlöe Swarbrick: An equal housing relationship
'The honest truth is we don't have a clear figure on who owns what.'
Will house prices keep rising? All your housing market questions answered
Tony Alexander on the forces at play in NZ's housing market.
'Enough is enough': Retired top cop speaks out over fears for son
Former top cop Gary Smith feels he has no choice to speak up for the sake of Rotorua.
National sticking with intensification plans in leafy suburbs
Nicola Willis says homeowners have nothing to fear about quality.
'We feel cheated': Sunset clauses hit home buyers as prices skyrocket
First home buyers say they are being taken advantage of through the sunset clause.
Q&A: What will become of the housing market
Tony Alexander answered your housing market questions.
$760,000 house-sale profit! Tim and Arty crowned Block champions with record sale
All four of the Pt Chevalier Block houses smashed previous show records.