Insurer temporarily halts new policies in Westport due to flood risk
A major insurance company has temporarily stopped offering new home insurance policies in Westport because of the town’s…
Hipkins says Luxon throwing minister under bus on Auckland housing
Chris Hipkins has accused the Prime Minister of starting the election year by “panicking” and throwing one of…
No-consent granny flats from today, but it’s ‘not a free-for-all’
From today, Kiwis can build granny flats up to 70 square metres without needing resource or building consents,…
Auckland’s stalled housing developments a year on: What’s changed
Unfinished housing developments are dotted across the Auckland region, with many seemingly in a state of limbo. By…
Cliffside Tasman road returns to two lanes after three-year wait
More than three years after a slip first closed Stafford Drive in Tasman, the scenic road has finally…
NZ’s most hit rail bridge to be fixed by Christmas
Repairs will finally begin on the Tinwald Viaduct in Canterbury next week, almost four months after it was…
Ten things your landlord isnāt allowed to do ā but some still will
Tenants have more control in New Zealand’s rental market than they have had for a while. With rents…
Country’s first rubber road could be on its way
The first rubber road in New Zealand is being planned in the Selwyn District, Canterbury. Selwyn’s council is…
Minister defends decision to spend KÄinga Ora money on local bridge
Senior minister Chris Bishop is rejecting criticism over a funding decision shifting KÄinga Ora money to a walking…
Earthquake rebuild wins top Architectural Design Award
An earthquake rebuild with a budget of just over $600,000 has been named New Zealand’s best house at…
Chris Hipkins talks capital gains tax, party leaders respond
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the party’s capital gains tax policy would set “better rules for the future”…
Why rising house prices are a bad thing
New Zealand needs to come to terms with the fact that rising house prices are not a good…