NZ's recovery from the financial crisis is entering a "new, less fragile stage" but the Reserve Bank will keep its "foot on the gas".

House auctions remain popular as buyers and sellers attempt to make the best of the sluggish market.

Duder Regional Park has been extended to protect it from housing developments.

The Reserve Bank has slightly opened its forecast window for the first rate hike by a month or two in this morning's statement.

Homeowners exploiting others with misleading claims about their properties ahead of the World Cup are sounded a warning by industry leaders.

Although renting may be better financially, when you bring common behaviour into the mix the advantage evaporates.

Alison Mau and Simon Dallow are preparing to sell their $1.9m Remuera family home, 10 months after announcing their shock split.

Motorcar magnate Colin Giltrap has made property history - paying a record $5.5 million for a luxury penthouse overlooking Mt Maunganui.

House sales are booming nationally and Auckland leads the way with a $709 a day jump, writes Anne Gibson.