5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1428+ words) A Gisborne home owner is using buckets and towels to collect water that’s leaking through a newly constructed roof in an ordeal she’s described as an “absolute nightmare”. Swinitha Brown, a registered nurse, said she and her husband decided to…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (716+ words) Treatment of real estate agent outrageous The treatment of Janet Dixon by the Real Estate Authority and Real Estate Tribunal is outrageous. I write as a former member of the Real Estate Agents Licensing Board, the forerunner to the present…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (611+ words) It’s a common sight in many homes across the country - a boy’s messy, smelly room. But unable to send their tenant to time out after repeatedly asking him to clean his room, a landlord instead turned to the Tenancy Tribunal....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (482+ words) For more than 12 years, the ladies at the Rotorua Curtainbank have mended, stitched and prepared curtains for locals in need. They take referrals from local organisations about helping people living in cold, damp homes, some with only sheets over the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1563+ words) Real estate agent Janet Dickson has lost her bid to get an exemption from doing a Māori tikanga course, which was part of compulsory professional development. A real estate agent who refused to complete a Māori tikanga course, arguing it…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1029+ words) Auckland planners are trying to decide where and how many high-rises will dominate the city skyline into the future. Now public submissions are out, and you can have your say. How will Auckland’s final housing plan affect your neighbourhood? Find…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (949+ words) Sponsored by Auckland Council How New Zealand’s largest city is planning for more housing options where it makes the most sense. Aucklanders are being urged to have their say on a plan to focus new housing in “well-connected locations” over…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (676+ words) A pint-sized Christchurch house has sold after hitting the market as a potential contender for the city’s smallest standalone home. The Papanui property measures 40sq m – 44sq m if you include the deck – sits on its own 451sq m section and boasts a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (584+ words) The developer behind the controversial 1000-home Pegasus project has vowed to continue its efforts to build housing after unveiling its vision for the site. Wolfbrook bought Canterbury’s Pegasus Golf Course in a mortgagee sale in May and applied for fast-track…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (837+ words) Ruth French wants stability for her and her son and she has found it in a new home in Queenstown. Video / Mike Scott Liam Dann & Tamsyn Parker break down the biggest stories in the economy this week. Brought to you…...