Housing

A select committee report has called for minor changes to the government's legislation allowing small homes, like granny flats, to be built without a consent.

Whetū, Ockham's latest building in Auckland's Point Chevalier will be build to rent Audio

Waikato buyers are living in a caravan after agents failed to disclose asbestos risks and fake driveway access, leaving them with an uninsurable house.

The large, 1980s-era home in Wellington had been decaying for years, bringing a strong smell to the area.

A group of South Taranaki rangatahi are reconnecting with their culture in a first-of-its kind collaboration with the Western Institute of Technology. Audio

Christine Fletcher says councillors weren't on board with the original three-storey building proposal, but there's not much support among locals for an alternative high-rise proposal either. Audio

If you've been in the market for a home, you've probably noticed it's unusual to see prices listed.

Residents at a central Auckland housing complex say the planned removal of the trees from their front garden feels like a violation.

Wayne Brown says he can't commit to increasing the city's annual homelessness budget, but will ask the council if re-elected.

There was a slight drop in house sales nationwide in August compared to the same time last year.

The effect of official cash rate cuts on the housing market could still take some time to flow through, the Real Estate Institute says.

A former office worker at a property management firm siphoned more than $860,000 from the company to help pay her own rent.

Fiona McLaren had to pick up the pieces, when her tenant damaged the property and then left mid-lease.