Fewer than a third of houses are listed with a price – so how do you know what to offer?

Nationally, 29.9 percent of properties listed for sale in August had a display price, Realestate.co.nz said. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon If you’ve been in the market for a new home lately,... Read more »

GDP slump sparks calls for Reserve Bank to deliver 50bps rate cut in October

Stats NZ’s release sent key two-year swap rates down by 15 basis points (bps) to 2.68% – a three-and-a-half year low – and the New Zealand dollar down by about half a... Read more »

Heavy rain and gales expected to lash parts of New Zealand

MetService’s current warnings and watches cover much of the South Island and lower North Island. Photo: MetService screenshot Heavy rain and gale orange wind warnings are in place for parts of the... Read more »

Largest 2025 NZ property deals; Seascape sales ‘pre-launch’; Hastings deal; Tainui busy; iwi at waterfront buildings: Property Insider

“The largest transaction happened in the industrial market, where fund manager Mercer bought a stake in the Goodman Property Trust-owned Highbrook Business Park in East Tāmaki for $252.7m,” CBRE’s 1H25 transaction monitor... Read more »

Tenancy Tribunal evicts man after heroic dog leaped to neighbour’s defence

Molina left, nervous of the dog, and the woman hurried in the opposite direction, her statement said, but she could hear him yelling something as she left. The view from Takarunga Mt... Read more »

Spirit hold off Harbour for victory in semifinal

Job done for the Otago Spirit. They beat Harbour 31-22 in the Farah Palmer Cup championship semifinal in Dunedin this afternoon. That has seen them book a home final against Northland, who beat... Read more »

Forest Stewardship Council rejects GMOs in forests, amid interest from NZ foresters

Two major global forest certification schemes, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification and the Forest Stewardship Council both prohibit the use of gene technologies in trees. Photo: PIXABAY The Forest... Read more »

Cooper wins ESCC championship title

Josh Cooper, formerly of Invercargill but now based in Cromwell where he works for the Paddon Racing Group, is the 2024/2025 Eastern Southland Car Club’s champion. The feat was officially recognised at... Read more »

Wairarapa farmers recount waking to fire in Maya Moore arson trial

Moore worked for Morrison’s neighbour Gerry Van Dalen, and lived in a sleepout at his property. Both Morrison and Van Dalen’s properties were extensively damaged, with repairs costing $2 million. Morrison told... Read more »

How world media reacted to All Blacks win over Springboks

Quinn Tupaea celebrates. Photo: Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz The All Blacks have stepped up to the plate, dishing a dramatic 24-17 blow to the Springboks at Auckland’s Eden Park. There was much... Read more »