New Zealand'Stripping the house bare': Police urge caution to Kiwi hosts after string of Airbnb burglaries'Be vigilant about who you are allowing to stay in your property.'19 May 05:13 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: The latest on Kāinga Ora builds, and the house price outlookThe scale of financial trouble the builder contracted by Kāinga Ora is in is revealed.13 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNo evidence: Tenant accused of drug use felt pressured to leave apartmentThat was despite meth testing at the Metropolis apartment coming back negative.09 May 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionBusiness Hub: new Naylor Love chief executive Bruno Goedeke'After a few weeks, we decided we needed to move' - Goedeke on coming to NZ.03 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionPocket rocket: 143 per cent growth for tiny house business, 21st to fifth-busiest NZ house builderThe company targets the budget-conscious, trucking places nationally. Prices from $65,000.03 May 02:00 AM
Travel newsYou can now rent the house from Pixar's Up thanks to AirbnbReady to be lifted off the ground in grumpy Carl's balloon house?03 May 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeBuild Partners in voluntary administration, was partway through building 91 Kāinga Ora unitsGrant Thornton is now in charge of the construction business, which built 700 state homes.02 May 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionPower list: 20 busiest residential builders - who's up, who's down?Most businesses built fewer homes, yet modular builder HouseMe's completions skyrocketed.01 May 04:15 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyDitched: Plans by Government to regulate property managers'There is not a desire for more red tape with the current Government.' - Joanna Pidgeon30 Apr 11:48 PM
New Zealand'Financially stressed': 'Suffering' students rely on charities to eatOne organisation dished out $136,000 of food parcels in a year.30 Apr 12:39 AM
InflationAuckland rents up 5.6%, NZ rents up 8.3%Rising immigration and more students cited as driving factors.29 Apr 10:58 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careRetirement village, hotel and more planned for $200m+ Ayrburn near Arrowtown'It will take us five years, hoping to be the most visited destination in Queenstown.'26 Apr 05:00 PM
ConstructionCity Gardens Apartments no longer deemed a dangerous building'Good outcome' as no owners forced to leave the tower, after being on notice last week.26 Apr 12:07 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNZ's biggest build-to-rent apartment project hits market: prices revealedTour bookings are now being offered, but the first residents won't move in until May.23 Apr 02:01 AM
Aged careRichard Umbers resigns as CEO of retirement giant Ryman HealthcareRetirement village giant now searching for a new group chief executive.21 Apr 09:09 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Help home buyers, not landlords; Team NZ's identity crisisOPINION: 'The winners of the 2023 election were the lobbyists and their clients.'21 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovt’s new 'pet bond' won’t make a difference to struggling renters, animal advocates sayNorthlanders unsure whether new 'pet bond' will make a difference to renters.18 Apr 06:00 PM
ConstructionLawyer for body corp of Auckland tower facing eviction applies for suspension: ‘The building is safe’Residents in the building at 76 Albert St were threatened with having to leave by Monday.18 Apr 06:57 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: More questions than answers regarding the Government’s new pet bondEDITORIAL: New policy might help some, but doesn't address issues faced by most renters.15 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careFrom rugby field to $350m retirement village: Summerset nears trylineDeposits taken on the first stage or 180 units amount to around $100m of sales.15 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstruction5000 homes, new town hub, schools: Beachlands South rezoning approvedAround $2.5b of infrastructure is estimated to be needed to enable plans to proceed.14 Apr 12:36 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGovernment to make it easier to evict tenantsIt hopes to encourage more rentals. Officials are unsure if tenants will benefit.11 Apr 01:36 AM
New ZealandBoarding house ordered to pay $37k for removing hot water taps, lack of heatingEdgecumbe House did not comply with healthy homes rules and a range of other regulations.09 Apr 01:40 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionMinister questions Govt paying $2.34b for 364,000 people's rent, mortgagesLouise Upston says there's 'merit' in considering current settings for the supplements.08 Apr 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: We need to look at different ways to solve the housing crisisOPINION: Housing supply is not just about owning homes.03 Apr 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careIwi react to plans for vast new Remuera retirement villageThere are concerns about the plans blocking viewshafts to sacred mountains.01 Apr 11:04 PM
New ZealandUnpaid rent: One tenant was $33k behind in rent; another lay dead in their council flatA long-term landlord says bad management is behind tenants getting so far behind in rent.31 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBuilding for the future big part of Kāinga Ora’s Northland plansKāinga Ora's homes are designed to last 50 years.29 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandDroves of Northland's working poor living in cars due to expensive rentalsPeople forced to live in tents in Northland as housing shortages hit critical levels.25 Mar 10:29 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: SailGP event cancelled, scams and sympathy and our dreary national anthemOPINION: Next time, stick to Auckland for sailing events.24 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionCenturia: Lower threshold, new direction into storage, residentialNew directions, new ways of looking at property: How Centuria NZ is handling the downturn.24 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumInflationRecession data: Have boomers been hit hardest?Herald analysis shows boomers have been hit hardest by the cost of living crisis.21 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandHousing Minister grants Auckland Council one-year extension to devise new intensification rulesAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown's been pushing for an extension, now Chris Bishop's granted it.20 Mar 10:55 PM
ConstructionCould this racecourse be replaced by thousands of new homes?A public meeting has been called by the local business association.19 Mar 05:00 AM