Property investors who bought at 2021 peak face losses as housing slump bites
“The houses we were looking at were like minimum half a million dollars and not the best neighbourhood…
Property of week: Historic CT ‘masterpiece’ designed by noted architect
The home is called a historical gem. However, this Georgian Revival Colonial in historic Norwichtown is also a…
Ōtara tenancy terminated after Kāinga Ora finds flat uninhabitable
Rubbish was stacked against the walls, inside wardrobes and throughout the kitchen and bathroom. The back door had…
Moved Into House My Partner Owns; How We Handle Money, Payments
“I never want to own a house.” That’s what I had said, confidently, for years. After growing up…
Mars responds after 1991 bar highlights shrinkflation and smaller chocolate bars
That’s 56% heavier than the UK’s modern version of the chocolate bar. Some good news for chocolate lovers,…
Society Insider: Ex-Black Cap Mark Greatbatch linked to year’s most expensive house sale, $40m Langs Beach property
Greatbatch, 62, the Black Cap batting star of the 1980s and ’90s and famous as the pioneer of…
Public rescue person from house during Invercargill firefighters’ strike
Deputy National Commander Megan Stiffler said Fire and Emergency thanked the public for their help in responding to…
Father’s death leads to House of Shem brothers spiralling into $200k combined benefit fraud
According to court documents, Duane Omeka Perkins, known as Te-Omeka Perkins, claimed $116,847.52 over two years. Isaiah Te…
QV House Price Index shows average house prices fell 1.5% in July quarter as winter chill hits
“This isn’t another sudden correction. It’s an already subdued market losing what little momentum it had built earlier…
Annabel Langbein on life in France, wildfires and Sir Sam Neill
Her mother baked. She watched. Annabel Langbein, the free-range cook, loved watching her mother bake when she was…
Retirement village costs NZ: What you buy and what you get back – The Prosperity Project
That distinction has significant financial consequences. Residents generally pay a weekly or monthly fee towards rates, insurance, maintenance,…
Vietnamese couple brought to NZ to run cannabis grow house in Auckland served with deportation orders
Organised crime groups buy or rent houses or buildings that are gutted and rebuilt inside to create commercial-scale…