Many successful career people say they can't save. With the right advice it's not difficult, writes Rob Stock.

The latest housing market figures continue to show a mixed picture with the national median house price slipping and the number of days it takes to sell a house creeping up but the number of sales rose.

Village Sky City Cinemas plans to spend about $20 million to develop two 10-screen cinema centres at Westfield Manukau City and the planned Westfield Albany in 2006.

Move over K Rd. Panmure's Queens Rd is fast becoming the red light district of the east and bays.

Bank of New Zealand today raised its variable home loan rate, and advised customers to fix their interest rates.

Although latest figures showed our house prices had turned the corner, New Zealand is still towards the head of the field on a world stage according to the latest issue of The Economist.

A slip in the median price for New Zealand homes in August has economists split on whether it heralds the end of a property boom that has gripped the nation.

Real Estate Institute denies claims property boom is over but is advising caution as interest rates continue to rise

Deutsche Bank believes the underlying growth in house prices is all but over following the latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) showing a fall in median prices.

Q: My wife 64, and I, 60, have always had a conservative approach to financial matters and although we did dabble with WiNZ, TENZ and BIL (and similar) some years ago, and did exit these with a profit, we think that sharemarket investments carry too much risk for us.

Consequently, we find ourselves with bank term deposits of about $35,000 and an investment with Fisher & Paykel

Q. I immigrated to New Zealand two years ago and invested my savings in a factory. The agent involved referred me to a lawyer who acted for me.

I was happy with the return on my purchase until recently when the tenant vacated and disappeared.

I have now discovered that my lawyer was the brother-in-law of the agent and the vendor was a family trust associated with b

More than 37,000 hectares of New Zealand farmland - the size of Auckland's regional parks network - is lost each year to the rural sprawl of lifestyle blocks.

Kingsland is about to get a major boost in sophisticated working, dining and shopping with a state-of-the-art office and retail complex to be built at 500 New North Rd.

Pressure on Auckland's building industry is holding back state housing while people remain stuck on waiting lists.

Building design experts and Auckland City are at odds over who is to blame for tiny apartments that continue to be built.

Kiwibank today raised its variable and revolving home loan interest rates from 7.75 per cent to 8.00 per cent.