Police are trying to track down the owner of an Auckland rental property bought for almost $1 million last year which was destroyed by the young tenants.

Changes in design, funding and land use will deliver healthy, sustainable communities, writes Glen Sowry.

An enterprising landlord has been swamped with inquiries about his modest rental property after offering a free holiday as a sweetener to prospective tenants.

House rental prices in Auckland could rise up to 50 per cent in some areas because new mortgage lending restrictions are pushing would-be home owners to rent.

The prices of necessities such as shelter and food are rising at a faster rate than non-essential items, particularly manufactured goods, writes Peter Lyons.

A West Coast woman who told a court she could only afford to pay $2 a week to her former landlord was caught out trying to buy $62 of cigarettes by a judge at the supermarket.

The Cornwall Park Trust Board has extended an olive branch to cash-strapped ground renters, offering to change the terms of 110 controversial leases.

It's no secret that Kiwis have a love affair with property. Any spare money goes into bricks and mortar, rather than a weighty investment portfolio.

Single dad Tommy Sutton has looked at about 10 rental properties in two weeks in South Auckland but all have been out of his price range.

New landlord Vicky Crawford has been inadvertently passing on the full Watercare Services bill to her tenants - unaware a portion of it was hers to pay.

Thousands of tenants are picking up the tab for water bills that should be paid by their landlords.

Residential rents could rise and historic buildings might be abandoned, say property chiefs who have mixed feelings about real estate changes in the Budget.

The head of Auckland's main landlord group says TV2's Sunday night Renters reflects reality.

A tenant advocate is appalled at TV reality programme Renters, which has featured machete-wielders, rent absconders, hoarders and neighbourhood nuisances.

The red zone cordons around quake-damaged Christchurch city centre have been eased further back today.

Editorial: A contributor to our website today suggests an interesting way to make houses more affordable for young people seeking their first homes.

Boutique commercial office space in the South Auckland building that was the childhood home of former Prime Minister David Lange is up for sale.

Landlords increased weekly rents for homes of every size in all but two of Auckland's 30 suburbs, a four-year comparison shows.

Auckland rents are outstripping wages and rising faster than inflation, a four-year comparison shows.

Renters could be in luck, as a turnaround in the market has seen a flood of listings and brought prices to a standstill.