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Double whammy for insured home-owners
Insured home-owners are facing a double whammy on their premiums this year.
Govt targets offshore tax loopholes
The government expects to raise at least $250m from closing foreign tax loopholes.
Crown land for house-build to cost $100m
The government set aside $100 million to free up unused Crown land in today's budget.
How does your budget stack up?
The Government opens its books today. Now is a good time to assess your own budget.
Review into building consents extended
Tauranga council asks for more time for a review into its handling of building consents.
Interactive: Draw your own Budget
Draw the charts inside to see how much you know about New Zealand's Budget.
Agents fined for threat to 'extort' rival
The former agents have been suspended for eight months, fined $1500 and censured.
Flu jab for the finances
COMMENT: It's time to inject some resilience into your incomings and outgoings.
Kiwi Property annual profit falls 43pc
The value of its property portfolio rose at a slower pace, and it expects more moderation.
Land grab frenzy stuns developers
Residential sections sell by the minute as housing shortage bites in Hawke's Bay.
Never a better time for tax relief
COMMENT: Tax relief would allow all households and business to pay down their debt.
Watch out for sexually-transmitted debt
COMMENT: Diana Clement explains why your credit rating might be worse than you think.
Budget 2017: Pressure on over KiwiSaver
What experts want when it comes to KiwiSaver and the Budget.
Toughest places to get insurance in NZ
Flooding, erosion and sea levels rising can make it hard to get insurance in parts of NZ.
New Waiheke Island marina approved
Resource consent has just been granted for the controversial 186-berth marina.
Ngati Whatua wants to buy Auckland port
The iwi, which already owns waterfront land, says they're the port's natural owner.
Get your free Government money
You could get hundreds in free Government money, and it's not even very hard.
How to sell a house in Auckland
Listing volumes have ballooned 42 per cent in the last year.
Ryman branches out into Geelong
Ryman has bought a 3.2 hectare site in Geelong, Victoria's second-biggest city.
Landlords threatening to push up rents
Rents would rise in reaction to Labour's investment tax policy, an investor warns.
Why KiwiSaver balances go up... and down
COMMENT: What's the difference between a savings account and a KiwiSaver account?
KiwiSaver hardship claims hit high
More people are taking their money out of KiwiSaver for hardship reasons.
Diana Clement: Do you really need that luxury brand?
COMMENT: Do you really need that luxury brand, asks Diana Clement.
Ice queen targeting global giants
COMMENT: Multinationals aren't used to being stymied overseas, writes Samanth Subramanian
Don't take a gamble on forex trade
COMMENT: Foreign currency is not something that you can take chances on.
Battle over Ryman village resolved
The village will go ahead, after five weeks of mediation in the Environment Court.
Auckland house prices flattening out
Auckland house prices only rose $24,500, a mere 3 per cent, in the past year.
House asking prices up 10.2pc in last year
While Christchurch prices saw a dip, Wellington outstripped the rest of the country.
Auckland's future? From 3 homes to 53
An apartment proposal shows how Auckland streetscapes are changing.
House price limits could be eased again
The Government has responded to news that four out of five Aucklanders can't buy a home.
Why a 9-month-long trial was aborted
Paul Bublitz, Bruce McKay, Richard Blackwood and Lance Morrison were on trial in Auckland.