Vermin and stench: Some NZers living in ‘homes unfit for human occupation’
Agencies described rundown homes cluttered with rubbish and infested with vermin.
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'Irresponsible' said Simeon Brown of the rail business buying so close to the election.
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Property values took a hit as a result of extreme weather events.
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Cheap as: 2023 – the year of price-slashing, mortgagee sales and $1 reserves
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2023′s biggest house sales revealed - ‘Buyers have money and options’
Luxury residential sales have sailed along largely unscathed in the rarefied air.
Reality of high interest rates sets in economy-wide
Bank data shows SMEs and commercial property owners are doing it particularly tough.
Third major bank cuts home loan rates before Xmas
More mortgage rates could be heading south early in the New Year.
Cyclone Gabrielle: First two homeowners accept buyout offers
Across Napier and Hastings, 147 properties were too unsafe to live in.
Christmas joy: $5.4m Parnell repairs, owners get keys back
Chubb New Zealand insured units where repairs were carried out by Tauranga’s Align Group.
Property Insider: New marae, waananga planned for Te Motu a Hiaroa/Puketutu Island
Next major step in rehabilitating the debased landscape where maunga were removed.
Watch: Wayne Brown claims Auckland property owners 'blackmailers' over coastal walk
Brown's fiery clash with property owners caught on camera.
$200m retirement village, luxury hotel gets green light near Arrowtown
'Do you want to live in a multi-level retirement apartment in the middle of a paddock?'
Court rejects $176k costs claim for Aotea Square apartment
'Disappointment' as court finds John Love's company wasn't entitled to the extra money.
Three retirement village issues NZ Shareholders Association is considering
'More transparency in cash-flow reporting: something we’re happy about, some way to go.'
Property Insider: Catholic college in Drury to open; Downtown Carpark alternative
St Ignatius of Loyola to have nearly 340 pupils when it opens in February.
Financier debt on failed Dawn Park apartment project declared at $53.4m
High interest rates and rising costs of labour and materials blamed for Dawn Park trouble.
Mary Holm: How did our homes get to be so big?
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Subterranean lakeside pad unveiled for multimillionaire
Global wellness leader speaks about his staggering new project on Lake Wānaka's shores.
Skin cancer clinic hit by property deals, falling patient numbers
Owners had a home but decided at the peak of the market to buy a lifestyle block.
Ryman selling two sites, stopping work at three others
Full-year profit is now $300m-$330m, when it was previously forecast to be $310m-$330m.
Ex-All Blacks' favourite $4b Arvida Group scores bigtime
Dan Carter, Richie McCaw and Kieran Read were reported to have bought in.
Major family policy scrapped to give Winston his wish
National got its tax package over the line but concessions had to be made.
Power List: Who owns Mitre 10 stores throughout New Zealand?
Structure of this shy 49-year-old giant a quietly brilliant story of co-operative success.
Golfers squeezed? Shock Gulf Harbour Country Club land sale plan
Opponents say scheme 'a cynical and disingenuous attempt to over-build Gulf Harbour'.
'Inexcusable': Auckland Council’s secret seven-figure payout labelled a disgrace
'Confidentiality clauses should not be used to shield the council from embarrassment.'
Retirement giant's profit leaps 24pc but shareholders won't get interim dividend
'Directors resolved not to pay an interim dividend to provide for ongoing investment.'
Repeat offender: Illegal Albany Heights work brings $34k fine
As it turned out, it wasn’t Danny on the digger but Tao Ma, pretending to be Danny.
Homeowner fumes at lack of action over cliff collapse
A man who owns a home above a startling slip waits and waits for council action.
Privately-owned seawall under construction is rising at Shore beach
Building at Belmont follows recent action at Point Wells over illegal seawalls.
Revealed: The suburb where average property values have risen the most
OneRoof's latest property report paints a picture of how suburbs have performed.
Auckland Council pays secret seven-figure settlement after new-build home demolished
The house had been built to the roof line but was torn down due to structural concerns.
'Like wraparound westie sunglasses': Tower scoops national architecture award
It's robust and low-maintenance, built to withstand the very severe coastal environment.