Auckland is effectively viewed as the Australian seaboard’s fourth city by property investors across the Tasman, says visiting Tony Brasier, Australian chief executive of Sydney-based Colliers International.

Buying land and moving a house on to it has become a part of the New Zealand way of life.

The Property Council is running a full-day seminar on shopping centres next week at the SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland.

Debt is becoming a big problem for New Zealanders and about 15 in 100 are finding it unmanageable.

New Zealand investment continues to pour across the Tasman, with new figures pushing the level of Kiwi acquisitions in Australia to more than A$11 billion ($12 billion) in the past five years.

Online auction site TradeMe will tomorrow begin a determined assault on the real estate market with a new property website.

The form of All Black Daniel Carter's kicking foot will be of concern to more than a few Kiwis over the next few weeks. Believe it or not, it's possible to arrange insurance for such obscure things as a rugby player's foot.

The $1.2 billion landlord and developer Kiwi Income Property Trust has given its manager - Kiwi Income Properties - a $1 million-plus pay rise.

A couple who were unable to cook, wash or shower because of the run-down state of their rented Greymouth house have been vindicated by the Tenancy Tribunal.

There does not appear to be any relief in sight for ratepayers in the Taupo district after a close scrutiny of budgets and a massive $22.8 million cut to proposed spending for the coming year.

Repair costs for leaky homes across Waitakere City could cost up to $27 million.

House-buyers appear to be rejecting monolithic-clad homes - widely associated with leaky building syndrome - with the values of such properties rising more slowly than other types in Auckland.

An improved airstrip at a new resort development is the key to making Lake Tekapo in South Canterbury a destination to stay rather than just a toilet stop.

The Grey District Council is pressing on with a big port redevelopment that will eventually squeeze out some Greymouth businesses.

Property prices in Nelson and Tasman are falling at a slower rate than previously, signalling the market is stabilising, Quotable Value central region manager Blue Hancock says.

A Wellington landlord is angry that a man charged with operating a methamphetamine laboratory at one of his rental properties was bailed to continue living in the home.