Housing
Upswing in interest from first home buyers
First home buyers are quietly returning to the market, accounting for a quarter of property purchasers in August.
Gib shortage: Delivery workers strike for better pay
Workers who deliver hundreds of tonnes of Gib to building sites across Auckland each day are striking for better pay.
The Panel with Mark Sainsbury and Amy Carter (Part Two)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Mark Sainsbury and Amy Carter discuss the spike in Kiwis taking out mortgages over $1,000,000 and why chronic fatigue syndrome should be recognised as a… Audio
Expert feature: selling property privately
Ryan Rankin-Hirst is Director and Co-Founder of listed.co.nz - an online platform that provides key tools to complete a private sale, and connects buyers and sellers.He's today's expert. Audio
Food growers celebrate protection of fertile land
Vegetable and fruit growers are calling the new policy to protect fertile land a "triumph" but say it has been a longtime coming. Audio
"Scared of change": the cities shirking new housing laws
Christchurch is saying 'no' to the government's new housing density rules. Has the whole thing backfired? Audio
Government releases National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land
The government has taken a step towards protecting the country's most productive land from urban development by releasing the statement, aimed at ensuring such land can be used for growing vegetables…
ANZ forecasts another three rate rises from Reserve Bank
The economy's stubborn resilience is prompting the country's biggest bank to forecast even more aggressive interest rate rises from the Reserve Bank.
Christchurch developer offers loan-holiday deal to right buyer
A Christchurch townhouse developer is offering a one-year mortgage holiday at their expense for buyers who make a purchase by the end of October.
Terms and conditions apply of course. You have to be… Video, Audio
Rotorua businesses call for govt intervention into 'detrimental' emergency housing crisis
Rotorua businesses are calling for the government to intervene in emergency housing as the iconic destination prepares for an influx of summer tourists.
New dashboard helps Rotorua visitors avoid mixed-use motels
A new tool helps inform would-be travellers about whether a motel is mixed-use or not.
The Panel with Zoe George and Alan McElroy (Part Two)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Zoe George and Alan McElroy discuss this weekend's Government announcement to protect horticultural land from housing. Plus they discuss a petition to… Audio
Property values continue to fall as mortgages, inflation rise
Property values continue to fall across the country as mortgage rates and inflation take their toll.
Analytics company CoreLogic's latest quarterly report shows a drop in median property value in… Audio
Majority of suburbs in main centres experience slide in property values
The downturn in the housing market is being felt in most parts of the country with more than four out of five suburbs in each centre seeing values drop.
Rotorua on a 'precipice' as mayor meets with ministers about motels
A Rotorua mayoral candidate says the city is "sitting on a precipice" and being "destroyed" by its emergency housing in motels issues and is calling on the government to act immediately.
New policy to protect prime horticultural land to be unveiled
The government is expected to announce this weekend new standards to help safeguard some of the country's most productive land from urban sprawl.
Housing market slump turnaround unlikely before mid-2023
A turnaround in the current housing market slump is unlikely until the middle of 2023, as ongoing inflation is expected to drive fixed mortgage interest rates higher.
Central govt will 'probably' intervene in Christchurch housing density row
Central government will 'probably' intervene to implement housing density standards in Christchurch after its council voted to reject the ruling, mayor Lianne Dalziel says. Audio
Christchurch mayor on council voting against density rules
Christchurch City Council is digging its heels in over the density rules that the Government wants the main cities to adopt. Under the new rules, the Garden City would be expected to allow… Audio
Christchurch City Council votes against introducing government housing plan
Christchurch City Council has voted against a government directive to introduce new housing intensification standards.