The Building Industry Authority is under fire from a law firm representing hundreds of litigants across Auckland after the authority refused to take part in mediations with victims of the so-called leaky building saga.

Press Release: Pioneer

Press Release: New Zealand Government

New Zealand had a seasonally adjusted migration gain of 1,000 people in August, down 300 on the previous month.

MELBOURNE: Units in office property owner Ronin Property Group touched a two-year high yesterday amid speculation that property developers and owners Mirvac Group or Multiplex Ltd might be considering a takeover bid.

A conditional contract for Trans Tasman Properties to sell its Auckland's Finance Centre to Wellington's St Laurence Group has fallen through.

Ilam residents frustrated by the drunken antics of university students have failed in a bid to have Christchurch City Council impose a liquor ban in the area.

Housing New Zealand tenants accused of terrorising a Panmure street have been given a final chance to avoid eviction.

Auckland needs major increases in cheap housing and social support if a drive to get homeless off the streets is to succeed, agencies warn.

Buyers of houses in a Sockburn development have to wait until the end of the week to find out if they get to keep their homes after a bid to rescue the project failed.

The Government's $10 million injection of flood-protection funds for the Coromandel Peninsula will not reduce bills for Environment Waikato ratepayers.

The real bite into homeowners’ pockets as a result of the Reserve Bank raising interest rates won’t hit until up to about 18 months, says ANZ Bank economist Cameron Bagrie.

The latest round of interest rate rises has given fixed mortgage loans another boost. But though many agree that locking in a long-term mortgage is worthwhile, there is more than one way to get your fix, writes Kristina Greene.

Rules to protect Auckland's heritage houses could be beefed up after pressure to develop historic homes in Herne Bay, Parnell and Devonport left neighbourhoods crying out for change.

The Tongaporutu baches have received public support in an Internet petition aimed at saving the "Kiwiana icons".

Never mind the quarter-acre section, the new pavlova paradise is a four-hectare block on our city fringes.