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'Game-changer': Queenstown mayor on $500m build-to-rent plans

Company has never left Auckland before but now it plans vast Frankton housing scheme.

Barbie Cassidy hopes for a new champion for her woollen dog beds

Barbie Cassidy has made woollen dog beds for almost 35 years.

‘Pure nosiness’: Nurse accesses health records of 226 people, including babies and the dead

'I have lost trust in her, and to an extent in the nursing profession.'

Property Insider: The dire state of Auckland CBD real estate

A close look at 12 sites around the CBD gives an insight into the state of the market.

'Reform overdue': Push for fairer retirement village dispute system

The proposed system would minimise legal representation in disputes.

Helipads in Westmere, dogs in Three Kings and the soils of Pukekohe

OPINION: What's fabulous and what's frustrating in and around Auckland Council right now?

On The Up: 'For mum or dad' - transportable homes are retirement village alternatives

Families with extra ground on their properties are buying small homes for ageing parents.

‘What downturn?’ The construction firm bucking the house-building slump

'We just build them and worry about selling them later. We do well in a tougher market.'

$336m Eastcliffe retirement village planned at Ōrākei, East Auckland

Rebuild will demolish all but one building and create $336m village called The Point Mission Bay. Video / Eastcliffe

Most of Ōrākei retirement village to be demolished, new $336m village to rise

The partnership means the retirement giant leases the Ōrākei site for 125 years.

Property Insider: Foodstuffs' $380m expansion with new Pak'nSave sites in the works

The biggest is a new application for a $100m Pak'nSave on reclaimed land in Takapuna.

Northland retirement village residents rally for urgent law changes

Public consultation on the Retirement Villages Act review began in 2023.

Mary Holm: Embracing non-financial investments for a happier retirement

OPINION: Developing hobbies and exercising are part of a fulfilling retirement.

‘Rather irrational’: Multi-millionaire questions Healthy Homes rules

Peter Lewis is upgrading his 12 rentals but has questioned why others are exempt.

'Compelled to stay': More teachers working past 65 amid shortages

In 2024, 8072 teachers over 65 made up about 10% of the workforce.

Police use drone in search for missing woman in Christchurch

Elisabeth Nicholls vanished from a retirement village in Riccarton two weeks ago.