They're mostly a tired bunch of very average homes in some of the city's poorest neighbourhoods.

New Zealand's richest man Graeme Hart can sleep easy knowing his $31 million Auckland mansion has escaped rezoning for intensive housing.

Speculators, investors and homeowners cashing in on Auckland's property market made close to $200m in under 18 months.

A character villa gutted by fire is on the market - with suggestions the 1900s classic could be saved.

Activity in Auckland and surrounding regions has pushed residential building consents to their highest annual total in more than a decade.

Shoebox apartments could be back in Auckland after they were banned in 2007.

Residents in wealthy suburbs along Tamaki Dr are gobsmacked at plans to rezone their traditional single-house properties for more intensive housing.

A couple who moved from London to raise their young family in New Zealand are "devastated" by the latest plan.

Thinking of renting out that spare room via AirBnB to earn a bit of spare cash? You might want to check with your insurer first.

More urban sprawl and greater intensification have been recommended in a new rulebook for Auckland released today. See how you be affected.

Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei wants house prices to drop.

The pipeline of new Auckland housing will underpin a longer construction boom for the country.

A former $17/hour Auckland storeman who started out with only $4000 cash wants to help you become a multimillionaire.

New Zealand house prices will rise another 17 per cent before peaking late next year, say economic consultancy Infometrics.

Bay of Plenty first home buyers are being pushed out of the new house market. But why?

COMMENT: Banks robust enough to weather storms, so term deposits still the best bet.

Like their New Zealand neighbours, Australians are being shut out of the property market by soaring house prices, writes Christopher Niesche.

Two Auckland real estate agents and their boss are awaiting punishment for their part in two deals where homes were on-sold for huge mark-ups.

Property deals involving two Auckland houses have seen the Real Estate Agents Authority take action.

A blueprint to build more houses on smaller sections for Auckland's ballooning population is days away from being unveiled.

This historic British mansion or a run-down Otahuhu property with a house needing demolition - which one would you prefer?

But all that could change soon with the new lending crackdown, one active buyer says.

COMMENT: Real danger is house prices, not low inflation.

All four big banks are now applying new lending restrictions to home loans - six weeks ahead of the Reserve Bank's official September deadline.

Reaction to ANZ bank chief David Hisco’s comments on the overheated NZ housing market.

COMMENT: If the Government needed another wake-up call it's got one.

More interest rate cuts are on the way, says the Reserve Bank - as prospects for world growth diminish.

A three-bedroom rental for less than $400 per week is becoming a rare find in the wider Auckland area.

A top banker's dire warning about Auckland's house prices shows there is a "complete crisis" in the property market, economist Shamubeel Eaqub says.