The continued sprawl of New Zealand towns and cities across productive land is a concern, writes Deb Milliken. It is a particular concern around Auckland.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is refusing to help a community battling plans by hardware giant Bunnings to build a big box retail store alongside homes and kindergartens.

As a Kiwi who has recently returned to live in New Zealand after 50 years overseas I am distressed the mayor's growth management policies in Auckland.

The Green Party wants to bolster Kiwibank's capital so it can "really take on the Aussie banks".

Mayor Len Brown and his deputy Penny Hulse pushed hard for quotas for affordable housing to be included in the accord, but the Govt refused, writes Brian Rudman.

Aucklanders are escaping their unaffordable housing market by moving to Tauranga to enjoy the relaxed lifestyle, an industry expert says.

Handing state homes over to community providers may benefit corporate developers, the Green Party says.

The day my son phoned from the auction to say he had a house I felt a surge of pride and relief and wanted to shout the news from the rooftops.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown and the Government have struck a deal that will enable 39,000 new houses to be built in the next three years.

A deal aimed at breaking an impasse over Auckland's housing crisis will include a requirement for developments to include affordable housing and/or options for first-time house buyers.

Auckland Council's draft Unitary Plan is under attack as people engage with its implications for their backyards and neighbourhoods, writes Joel Cayford. The question confronting city planners and councillors should be how to fix the plan,

The couple made a $200,000 profit - less the $30,000 spent on renovations - in under three years.

Auckland Council and the Government have struck a deal to fast-track plans to free up land for residential department.

Auckland's top real estate agency has welcomed the Reserve Bank's moves to dampen the hot housing market but doesn't expect prices to suddenly drop.

A decision granting a company permission to mine beneath the eastern part of Waihi has left those on the other side of town worried they could be next, a residents group says.

Expectations of house price inflation have hit a record high in ASB's quarterly survey, while the numbers who consider it a good time to buy a house continue to fall.

A $224,000 prototype house, aimed at Aucklanders who want an affordable place, has been built at Papakura.

Almost 10,000 houses are affected by an Environment Court decision on pre-1940s demolition consents, a planner says.

Fourteen apartments, starting from $1.25 million, will be built on the Ponsonby Bowling Club site in Herne Bay in Auckland.

A Maori architecture specialist is calling for a more streamlined approach towards Maori housing.

Auckland house-hunters fed up with the city's skyrocketing prices will find their money will buy them even less on the property ladder of many major overseas cities.

Before buying their new home, an Auckland couple specifically asked their real estate agent if it had been a P lab. Five days after they moved in, it tested positive.

Housing New Zealand has been criticised for outbidding first-home buyers at auctions. The state housing provider was among four groups of bidders on a two-bedroom property in West Auckland.

Average house prices in Auckland fell from a record high last month, snapping a three-month advance as more properties came to market, according to new statistics.