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Why affordable Wanaka KiwiBuild homes are unsold
What's wrong with Wanaka's KiwiBuild scheme?
Business debate: Should NZ introduce a capital gains tax?
We pit two thinkers against each other on the CGT issue.
Auckland Council considers dodging $220m tax bill
Auckland Council is looking at how to avoid being hit by the tax bill.
Meth tenants ordered to pay thousands to landlords
Christchurch meth tenants stole stain glass window and left piles of rubbish behind.
The affordable homes that nobody wants
Six new affordable KiwiBuild houses in the expensive Wanaka market remain unsold.
Fletcher would sell Ihumātao if 'serious' offer made
Protestors are planning another demonstration this week.
Good data crucial to interpreting housing issue
COMMENT: Is it demand or supply that has created the housing affordability issue?
Green fingers do the walking
Rangitoto Island has become a big deal in the lives of Cherie Douglas and Chris Gray.
Three of a kind score an ace
Old villa was once a 1970s party house in four flats - now it's two homes within a home.
Back on the farm again, sort of
Robyn Welsh meets a woman who walks down memory lane above city.
Loving the great outdoors
Horse-riding drew this family from Auckland to Karaka and they have never looked back.
Apartments sensible first home
Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want.
Extra 57,600 people needed in building sector - study
This study coincides with PM Jacinda Ardern's big push for vocational training.
OneRoof State of the Market - February 2019
Figures show month on month growth for January 2019. Data powered by Valocity.
'An accident waiting to happen': Accountants plead for CGT delay
Accountants say capital gains tax should be delayed until after next year's election.
Expert questions 100,000 new home Auckland estimate
A new report estimates 100,000 homes can be built on existing Auckland sites.
Backyard bowls you over
Meet the Aussie who fired up the barbie and filled the esky for a backyard cricket match.
Stylish with touch of magic
Specialist renovator buys off plans and makes his own pad something special.
Hidden gem off the main drag
Four-bedroom house down modest driveway has curiosity factor in spades.
Real estate agent pinged for not revealing roadworks that cost owner $160,000
Auckland real estate agent failed to tell buyers about roadworks affecting property.
Southland smoker fined $1700 for staining rental wallpaper
Southland woman fined after her smoking habit stained the wallpaper in her rental.
Bombshell banking report: Will you pay more on your mortgage?
An Australian report recommends scrapping commission payments to mortgage brokers.
Double vision: Why building two houses can be cheaper than one
Jennian Homes chief operating officer Aidan Jury on how to make the most of the land beneath your feet.
Rare waterfront bach near Kawau Island to go under the hammer
One of 25 Northland exclusive baches often held by families for generations goes on sale.
No letting fees: 'misleading' rental ads
Rental listings on Trade Me likely to mislead with 'no letting fees' comments: REINZ.
Tough NZ lending conditions predicted
Analysts warn that fallout from inquiry into Australia's finance sector could impact NZ.
High demand for rentals as families in late dash to school zones
The demand has added to struggles to find rentals within school zones.
'One of the largest blocks of land left': Check out this rare Grey Lynn gem
The 1900s villa sits on a 986sq m block with room to 'let your imagination run wild'.
100% mortgage: Could you borrow cost of a home in NZ?
A British bank has launched a 100 per cent mortgage - could it happen here, too?
First-home buyer shares clever savings hacks
Sam O'Connor had no savings in the bank. Today, he's a proud homeowner.