Philanthropist explains why he didn't put his money in Abel Tasman campaign.

Kim Dotcom mansion is being marketed as "distinguished and magnificent" but many people will remember it most for the scenes of cops arriving.

Waiheke's most exclusive and interesting homes will be open to the public for one day next month.

COMMENT: The problems of a growing Auckland are becoming more and more urgent. We need to rethink the region, write Dushko Bogunovich and Matthew Bradbury.

Auckland Council is reverting to its Unitary Plan proposal, which will provide for just over 80,000 new homes by 2040, writes Bernard Hickey.

AMP's Therese Singleton said anyone using KiwiSaver funds for a first home must not have owned property, personally or "jointly with others".

Finance Minister Bill English says Government looking to reform housing - but warns there's no quick fix to Auckland's housing shortage.

If you hate mowing lawns, this is probably not the property for you. A sprawling seaside property in Russell is on the market - complete with its own 18-hole golf course.

A real estate agent has been fined for failing to tell buyers their new house had been home to drug dealing. So what else do agents have to disclose?

Businesses connected to Stonewood Homes, which was placed in receivership this week, say they are unaffected.

Seaside property in Russell is on the market - complete with its own 18-hole golf course.

Think-tank says today's Kiwis better off than past generation - until housing factored in.

Auckland Council says landlords have too much power over tenants and it wants the Government to introduce random auditing of rentals.

If we do not see leadership from the council, we will continue to allow an old guard to have a stranglehold over Auckland's future, writes Sudhvir Singh.

Residents say they have been left disgusted, disappointed and frustrated and feel their arguments fell on deaf ears.

Residents in one of the country's most exclusive streets celebrate court victory that stopped developer's plan to remove $3.1 million house.

Thousands of alienated property owners are calling on Mayor Len Brown to allow a vote to dump controversial housing density plans today.

Further indecision towards Auckland's Unitary plan will only intensify the city's social inequality.

Stonewood Homes New Zealand, is in receivership, but home buyers have been told they've got a guarantee.

A war in Auckland through headlines show tensions rises as property owners oppose increased housing in inner city suburbs.

Chris Darby has become the latest councillor to have second thoughts about dramatic housing density plans in Auckland suburbs.

House prices rising and no recovery in dairy prices both pose threats to New Zealand banks, Standard & Poor says.

A political consensus has emerged between two Auckland MPs over the need to reform the law governing the apartment and multi-unit sector.

A $2.5 million Auckland house offered up for only $100,000 had no takers when the sale concluded this week.