New figures released today show a surprising slowdown in New Zealand's property market with the number of newly listed properties in December hitting a record... Read More

Far North, Thames-Coromandel, Kaipara, Clutha, Western Bay of Plenty and central Auckland house sellers were most willing to meet the market to sell their homes... Read More

A pensioner's battle for new windows, raw sewage overflowing in backyards, a rates bill blunder and devastating floods across the motu. Editor Marika Hill... Read More

When the Procter brothers and their wives verbalised an intent to build a bach together, the naysayers were ready with warnings aplenty. But years of harmonious... Read More

A Fire Emergency NZ fire investigator is at the scene of a Welcome Bay property this morning following a house fire and arrest of a male on Wednesday night.... Read More

Vinu Choodal is slowly settling in the South Island, building a new life after a rough first four months in New Zealand. "Life is okay - finally," he says. Vinu,... Read More

Hotspots continue continue to burn at the Matakana Island fire, but Fire and Emergency says its response has moved to a monitoring phase. The fire, which... Read More

The cost of housing the homeless in short-term accommodation appears to be trending down but is still costing the country more than $300 million a year. In... Read More

Renters have the right to know if they are moving into a home that is at risk of flooding or earthquakes, an advocacy group says. A law change that comes... Read More

Fire and Emergency's specialist drone crew will be working on Matakana Island overnight. They will be using thermal imaging to identify hotspots around the... Read More

Firefighting is continuing on Matakana Island, where a vegetation fire has been burning in scrub and forestry slash since Saturday night. The fire was contained... Read More

Firefighters will be on the ground overnight to monitor the fire on Matakana Island, says Fire and Emergency New Zealand District Commander Jeff Maunder. "They'll... Read More