Queenstown housing boom leaves rentals lagging as homes sit empty or move to Airbnb
In 2024 alone, only Auckland and Christchurch, with much larger populations, approved more new homes. More than 1500…
U-turn season starts with housing intensification – Matthew Hooton
Critics aren’t wrong to quip that New Zealand doesn’t have an economy but rather a housing market with…
The housing reform that will reshape Auckland: Plan Change 120, explained
Auckland is making a major change to its planning rules which could enable millions of new homes. In…
From pollution to property, how air quality has become a civic issue in Mumbai and is reshaping home-buying choices
Mumbai’s real estate market made headlines in 2025 when a sea-facing luxury apartment sold for nearly ₹700 crore,…
Auckland’s stalled housing developments a year on: What’s changed
‘Blight on Epsom landscape’ remains Originally called The Epsom Central Apartments Project, this building on Manukau Rd has…
Accessible Properties Tauranga: 11 tenants move out after structural issues found
An affected Accessible Properties tenant, who spoke on the condition she was not named, told the Bay of…
There’s still time to get vaccinated
People who have not yet been vaccinated are being urged to boost their protection this winter with flu…
Hopes rise for Chinese property support ahead of Two Sessions meeting
Real Estate Projects in Yantai, Shandong, China on January 5, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images…
Home Guarantee Scheme fuels price growth in cheaper housing
Cotality’s analysis suggests that expectations of greater competition after the scheme’s 1 October start date may have brought…
Stop Smoking, Feel Happier campaign launches to help smokers quit
The Smokefree Advice Centre in Chatham. Published: Thursday, 8th January 2026 A new campaign across the South East…
Auckland Weiti Bay housing project’s failure leaves property owner with $20m debt
It stemmed from landowner Green and McCahill Holdings Ltd (GMHL) claiming it suffered massive losses because of a…
Tauranga disability advocate buys first accessible home, calls for enforceable standards
A portable shower, for which she received Government funding, was installed at the house, where she lived until…