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Earthquake state of emergency extended
The state of emergency in Christchurch has been extended a further seven days following an aftershock of 5.1 on the Richter scale this morning.
The state of emergency in Christchurch has been extended a further seven days following an aftershock of 5.1 on the Richter scale this morning.
An open source online map has been set up to help Cantabrians find help nearest to them.
Stricken homeowners and workers will start receiving compensation and emergency payouts within days as Christchurch's earthquake bill threatens to exceed $2bn.
The average NZer is spending $45 less a week than before the recession in a bid to wipe out debt and inject equity into their homes.
House prices in Auckland fell during August as the number of properties being listed continues to stall.
There have been more than 1000 submissions against plans to build houses on an unspoilt Coromandel beach.
The number of new listings fell for the fifth straight month last month, fuelling talk of a looming property shortage in our biggest city.
A heavily tagged, unoccupied house in west Auckland has infuriated neighbours and exposed loopholes in council rules.
Equities on Wall Street and across Europe fell after a US home sales fell a record 27 per cent in July.
Auckland is now the least affordable area for buying a home, taking that mantle from Queenstown for the first time since 2002.
A new survey shows the number of New Zealanders interested in investing in residential property has declined significantly, for the first time in several years.
The man behind the $27m purchase of a Queenstown property development from Allied Farmers is declining to say how the deal is being financed amid speculation Allied may be helping him.
A top economist says the property market is "stuck in neutral at best", but REINZ says property prices in the main centres are holding up well.