The answer depends on your motives, writes Bruce Morris.

Once notorious, now fashionable, reports Ashley Campbell.

Once again, there's no stopping Herne Bay.

It’s a fairly laid-back sort of place, says Ashley Campbell.

Rises and falls in house prices don't affect everyone, all the time, says registered valuer Glenda Whitehead.

Local loyalty shines through here, writes Ashley Campbell.

Bruce Morris sifts through the statistics to pinpoint the North Island’s most expensive streets... and others of more humble heritage.

The news is good - and bad - says the Bank of New Zealand's Tony Alexander.

New home owners are finding themselves in limbo as insurers refuse to write any new policies for Christchurch's shaken homes.

At least 22 commercial properties and 50 homes in the small quake-damaged North Canterbury town of Kaiapoi have been deemed unsafe, with its mayor admitting the town is changed forever.

Most schools in the quake-devastated Canterbury region are not likely to open until Monday, the Education Minister says.

The final bill for the Christchurch earthquake may reach $4 billion, almost double initial estimates, Treasury Secretary John Whitehead said afternoon.

Property values in NZ have continued to decline gradually over the past few months as market sentiment remains cautious, according to the August report by QV.

The Government has set aside $2.4 million for trauma counselling for Christchurch earthquake victims, Paula Bennett says.

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.

A real estate agent who tampered with a sale and purchase agreement to increase her stake in a commission split has been fined.