Official Cash RateHouse prices expected to drop up to 20% in second half of yearHouse price index took its biggest tumble since 2009.31 Jan 05:46 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionSharp deal: $630,000 Onehunga place goes for $465,000Patience and determined negotiating put him on the property ladder.28 Jan 09:55 PM
Banking and financeWestpac follows ASB and lifts home loan ratesBig bank will lift its short-term mortgage rates but lower its long-term ones.26 Jan 11:38 PM
New Zealand'I believe we need this': Why some residents support major Govt housing planOthers fear the swamp land on Ngongotaha Rd is not the right place for homes.26 Jan 07:02 PM
New ZealandTrust ordered to pay tenant nearly $3K after subletting 'uninhabitable' propertyThe judgment is the second against the trust in just over a month.25 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionBuilder insolvency to cost creditors $698,000A slew of problems, some pandemic-related, seem to have struck another builder.24 Jan 08:30 PM
New Zealand‘Hellish house’: Young mum wins payout over 'dire and unsafe' rentalIssues included rotting floorboards and cupboards and a mould-ridden ceiling.24 Jan 05:15 PM
New ZealandHipkins' big day, emergency housing in crisis & vodka slows to a trickle | Focus Morning Bulletin: 25 January, 2023 A historic changing of the guard in Wellington today, the longest temp accommodation stays for Kiwi kids revealed and why Unis are booking up plane seats in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch24 Jan 04:44 PM
BusinessThe price of your home: Latest values revealed; where the market is now headingProperty market downturn expected to continue, despite some promising signs.23 Jan 07:42 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNorthland's median house price goes up to $785,000Kaipara reach a record median house price of $1.1m23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeAuckland housing developer folds after lender says ‘no’Five big problems blamed for housing developer's failure.22 Jan 09:03 PM
BusinessNative Hawaiians flock to Las Vegas for affordable livingHouse prices, stress, and thriving desert community driving some Hawaiians offshore.22 Jan 06:08 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandProposed Kāinga Ora homes 'nowhere near' enough to fix Whanganui’s housing problems“Because all of us, everybody in Whanganui, suffer because of inadequate housing.”21 Jan 04:30 AM
OpinionPolitical Roundup: The triumph and tragedy of Jacinda ArdernOPINION: Jacinda Ardern was a political superstar heading towards an election defeat.20 Jan 08:48 PM
New Zealand'Appalling': Govt plans 350 homes on site it rejected for private development'Without developments like this, reliance on emergency housing in Rotorua will continue.'18 Jan 07:19 PM
New Zealand‘A tragedy’: Wellington’s desperate rental rush is crushing spiritsRental hopefuls face 60 other people at some viewings, mouldy rooms, and high prices.18 Jan 07:16 PM
BusinessHouse buyers' bonanza, heartache for sellers: Auckland, Wellington take big hitsSales plummeted year-on-year, but at least the pace may have slowed.18 Jan 04:27 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Nimbyism goes bananas as housing intensifiesOPINION: Our editorial on neighbours' anger at multi-storey developments.17 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionReal estate agent numbers slow in latest half-year as market turnsMore people unlikely to get decent income in real estate, expert says.17 Jan 04:30 AM
PremiumPremiumConstruction'Not in my back yard': Auckland residents fight housing intensification plansNeighbours want to stop 467 new houses in Orewa and 81 in Beach Haven.16 Jan 04:28 AM
New ZealandGood time to buy? The NZ suburb where house prices haven’t risen in five yearsWill the end of the Covid pandemic send prices rising in this suburb?12 Jan 04:43 AM
New Zealand'You were manipulated': Woman 'very sorry' for part in $8.7m mortgage fraudTwo couples bought houses with money obtained through fraudulent mortgage applications.11 Jan 11:59 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn Minto: Time to reassess NZ’s Middle East stanceOPINION: New Israeli government has declared its top priority, and NZ must respond.11 Jan 04:00 PM
ConstructionHouse construction inflation sets new annual recordDespite a recent slowdown the overall trend is one of surging costs.09 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusiness'You can't stop nature': Opponent on homeowners' sea wall proposalOpponent says efforts are futile: "The sea will rise, the cliffs will erode".08 Jan 06:11 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyHouse prices, job security and the cost of living - Liam Dann on the economy in 2023The year ahead will be like going to the gym with a hangover.08 Jan 01:00 AM
WorldUS President Joe Biden’s Israel quandary with new Netanyahu far right governmentIsraeli Prime Minister’s new government is giving the Biden administration headaches.07 Jan 09:33 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAgainst the odds, they managed to buy a first home. Can they hang on?They laid their dreams of home ownership bare. Eighteen months on, how have they fared?06 Jan 04:00 PM
Banking and financeWhat’s stopping tiny houses from helping solve housing crisis?Three major complications appear when people try to make their dream a reality.05 Jan 08:23 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionSummer questions: Clive Mackenzie and holiday shopping magnet Sylvia ParkSome big challenges ahead but Kiwi Property in "strong position" to navigate any slowdown.02 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMark ListerSix money questions for 2023A look at the big financial issues coming up with the Craigs Investment director.01 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldNew Netanyahu govt says West Bank settlements top priorityCountry’s most religious, right-wing govt ever is also taking hard line on LGBT, justice.28 Dec 07:12 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionSummer questions: See opportunities in challenges'Now is the time for preparation and planning,' Leonie Freeman says.26 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNZ's busiest housing developer holding $152.4m of investor funds longer"Adverse market conditions" cited in letters to wholesale investors22 Dec 09:58 PM