New report lists Melbourne and Sydney as world’s most expensive cities for beer and cigarettes
Melbourne is the world’s most expensive city for cigarettes and beer, with Sydney following in second place, a…
SkyCity sells office tower, three other properties for $74.5 million
SkyCity has sold a 17-level central Auckland commercial office tower and three other adjoining properties for $74.5 million.…
Kim Dotcom returns north after court ruling in $15m Queenstown property case
The move follows eight years of Dotcom, wife Liz and children living in Glenorchy, near Queenstown, on the…
Man charged after burglary at Māngere home, occupant confronts intruder eating food from kitchen
“The man was allegedly eating food from the home while packing property into his backpack. “When confronted by…
‘Post-apocalypse’: Residents want answers over Wellington ghost houses
Karl Frost sighs as he walks towards a shuttered grey housing block on a desolate Wellington cul-de-sac. By…
Christchurch Airbnb boom blamed for hollowed-out central city
No wonder the people who have bought in the central city, thinking they were going to be part…
Stolen Napier boat Mighty Pelican found more than 100km from marina, surrounded by cannabis plants and guns
Jack Riddell Multimedia journalist·Hawkes Bay Today· 15 Jul, 2026 02:29 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald…
The retirement trap wiping out family inheritances
Since 1991, the No Negative Equity Guarantee has protected families from owing more than the property is worth.…
China’s property developers face fresh liquidity crunch
A worker stands outside a construction site of China’s Aoyuan Group in Hong Kong in November 2021. The country’s property developers…
NZ’s largest bank hikes some home loan rates
Homeowners with the country’s biggest bank will pay more on their floating mortgages after ANZ lifted a range…
Te Awamutu property destroyed after car crashes into lounge, just misses elderly woman
“My mother was in the lounge but thankfully she just got a little cut on her neck.” He’s…
How far can real estate agents go with enhancing photos?
AI enhancement of real estate pictures has become pretty standard – but where do we draw the line?…