A Housing New Zealand plan to buy, build or lease 567 homes in north-west Auckland over the next three years won't solve the area's accomodation shortages, members of the Child Poverty Action Group say.

More than 100 properties in Rotorua lake areas affected by toxins are on the market, says an activist lake action organisation.

The squeeze has gone on state housing in Wellington as the Government pours extra money into Auckland.

The Nelson City Council has released plans to sell and lease land at Nelson's marina worth millions of dollars, to create a "village" with cafes, a restaurant, offices, workshops and retail space.

Plans are in hand for three high-rise Auckland apartment towers which would bring an extra 843 units to the inner-city - including one in front of the country's best office block.

A rundown section of Mount Maunganui's main shopping strip will be spruced up in a wave of apartment projects worth $40 million.

If a novice investor were to make a decision of which funds to invest in based purely on the cost of investing, then chances are they would invest all their money in index funds. Why? Because index funds have the lowest expense ratios over the range of investment products available ...

The second in a two part series, FundSource looks at ten questions you should ask your financial adviser, especially as our financial environment becomes more complex.

Not too many years ago, dealing with money was relatively simple for most of us. We acquired it as best we could, spent most of it on necessities and tried to put some of it away for a rainy day or a special occasion. If we had any left over we stored it in a bank account.

The Reserve Bank will hike interest rates twice more by September to snuff out rising inflation, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) said today.

Megan Hall thought that by the time she had reached her late 20s she would be financially comfortable and have begun buying a home.

Many Taupo people could be putting their insurance cover at risk if they don't disclose that their properties overlie the Wairakei-Tauhara geothermal field.

Mokau locals have banded together to build a seawall to defeat northerly seas expected to threaten baches again this week.

After nearly 20 years selling rural real estate, Bill Symonds has seen his fair share of ups and downs.

This week's budget has confirmed fears about New Zealand's slipping standard of living, says National Party leader Don Brash.

A young Southland mother who moved to Christchurch for a better life says she and her six-year-old son face life on the streets after getting caught up in a rent wrangle.