Tenant fights for Kainga Ora to pay after home damaged in storm
Tenants of State homes damaged in floods say they should have been told the house was on a flood plain because of the potential risk.
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'Unfair' sky high rents hit pensioners hard
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Du Val downfall: From champagne, private jets to receivership and $250m debt
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Owners say dream shattered after Kāinga Ora buys 35 neighbouring homes
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Exploding liability: Fletcher paying $168m for Perth pipe disaster
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Letters: Cynical state of building houses without sewers; Kiwis’ Am Cup divorce
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Bank-switching among mortgage holders hits record high
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Du Val Group: High Court to decide if interim receivership documents can be made public
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$48m spent on Kāinga Ora social housing development, but site still sits empty
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BNZ predicts 7% increase in house prices by 2025 amid falling interest rates
Prices will be flat this year but increase 7% next year, bank economist says.
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