Property News
Home ownership remains a strong component of the New Zealand culture. This section aims to provide you with the tools to secure your real estate dreams. We will present news and current market trends which will assist you identify opportunities across the New Zealand Real Estate market - covering Residential, Commercial and Investment properties. For house and flat share properties please refer to our classifieds page.
Property
Auckland City, govt agree to 3-yr plan to fast-track housing
10 May 2013 Property
Article - Businesswire
May 10 (BusinessDesk) – Auckland City and the government have agreed a three-year plan to fast-track housing in New Zealand’s most-populous city, with a target of 39,000... more
Housing supply, affordability addressed in Auckland Accord
10 May 2013 Property
New Zealand Government
Hon Dr Nick Smith Minister of Housing 10 May 2013 Media Statement Housing supply and affordability addressed in Auckland Accord
An Auckland Housing Accord has been agreed today by... more
NZ property values keep climbing in April
9 May 2013 Property
Article - Businesswire
NZ property values keep climbing in April, with further strong gains in Auckland
May 9 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand property values continued to rise in April to be 4 percent above... more
Slice of Banks Peninsula bought for all to enjoy
9 May 2013 Property
New Zealand Government
Hon Dr Nick SmithMinister of Conservation
A rare fragment of Banks Peninsula has been purchased by the Government and two trusts as a Scenic Reserve, Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith ... more
RBNZ confirms first FX intervention since 2007
8 May 2013 Property Report*
By Paul McBeth
May 8 (BusinessDesk) - The Reserve Bank has confirmed it intervened in foreign exchange markets in an attempt to push the currency lower without giving any details on the size of its... more
Rising housing pressures pose risk to NZ financial stability
8 May 2013 Property
Article - BusinessDesk
By Paul McBeth
May 8 (BusinessDesk) – Increasing pressure in a housing market where supply is failing to meet demand is posing a growing risk to New Zealand’s financial ... more
Affordable home aimed to ease crisis
7 May 2013 Property
A $224,000 prototype house, aimed at Aucklanders who want an affordable place, has been built at Papakura.
Merv Giam, marketing manager at the Auckland office of building products business James Hardie, said the... more
Westpac NZ trims riskiest home lending amid volatility
3 May 2013 Property
Article - BusinessDesk
By Paul McBeth
May 3 (BusinessDesk) - Westpac New Zealand has trimmed the proportion of high loan-to-value mortgage lending amid increasingly volatile house prices.
The lender has... more
Auckland house prices slip from record in April
3 May 2013 Property
May 3 (BusinessDesk) – Average house prices in Auckland fell from a record high last month, snapping a three-month advance, as more properties came to market, according to Barfoot & Thomspon, the... more
Strong Response For Pool Safety Consultation
3 May 2013 Property
New Zealand Government
Hon Maurice WilliamsonMinister for Building and Construction
Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson says more than 260 submissions have been lodged since a consultation ... more
NZ building consents drop 9.1% in March on fewer apartments
30 Apr 2013 Property
Article - BusinessDesk
New Zealand new dwelling consents dropped in March, reflecting the lowest monthly number of apartment approvals in more than three years.
Consents fell 9.1 percent, seasonally ... more
Appointment of members of the Real Estate Agents Authority
26 Apr 2013 Property
New Zealand Government
Hon Judith CollinsMinister of Justice
Justice Minister Judith Collins today announced the reappointment of five members of the Real Estate Agents Authority and the appointment of one new ... more
Luxury homes picked for infill plan
26 Apr 2013 Property
Planning rulebook pinpoints future land to contain urban sprawl and where thousands more can be housed.
Billionaire Graeme Hart's clifftop mansion is among luxury homes, schools, churches and golf clubs being set... more
Super Fund sells forestry blocks to Chinese, local investors
24 Apr 2013 Property
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ Super Fund sells forestry blocks to Chinese, local investors
By Paul McBeth
April 24 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand Superannuation Fund, which today said the value of its... more
Dunne: views sought on taxing land-related lease payments
24 Apr 2013 Property
New Zealand Government
Hon Peter DunneMinister of Revenue
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has welcomed the release today of a tax policy officials’ issues paper exploring options to reform the rules around... more
News
Times Higher Education 100 under 50 Ranking
20 Jun 2013 Education
The Times Higher Education
Publication of the Second Annual Times Higher Education 100 under 50 Ranking - Australia emerges... more
244,000 smokers received help to quit
20 Jun 2013 Health
New Zealand Government
Hon Tony RyallMinister of Health
20 June 2013 Media ... more
Business
NZ seeks all-of-government banking proposals
20 Jun 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
NZ seeks all-of-government banking proposals in first contract shakeup since 2004
June 20... more
Solid Energy leaves Mataura briquette plant with GTL
20 Jun 2013 Business News
Article - BusinessDesk
Solid Energy leaves Mataura briquette plant operations with GTL Energy
By Paul McBeth
June 20 ... more
Living
Keep safe and be aware of the snow conditions
20 Jun 2013 Environment
NZSki
As snow packs continue to deepen across New Zealand, NZSki Ltd is urging keen skiers and snowboarders to ‘keep... more
Outward Sound Recipients Round 2 2013
19 Jun 2013 Entertainment
NZ Music Commission
Outward Sound Recipients Round 2 2013
Outward Sound is pleased to announce the 2nd round of grant recipients for... more
Property
Aussies snap up our homes
19 Jun 2013 Property
Call to ban foreign buyers or impose tax on top of property sale price.
Australians are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing... more
Strong month for rural property sales
19 Jun 2013 Property
Rising confidence in New Zealand's agricultural sector is having a positive knock-on effect for the rural property market, says the... more
Migration
David Blaker: Auckland growth predictions exaggerated
18 Jun 2013 Migration
David Blaker says the predicted 'extra million' residents by 2030 is highly exaggerated.
Debate over Auckland's future has presented... more
Moving to New Zealand?
18 Jun 2013 Migration
Here are some interesting facts. Moving to New Zealand means moving to a beautiful country with a wealth of opportunity. New... more
Travel
Air New Zealand Premium Economy cabin wins big at Skytrax Awards
19 Jun 2013 Travel & Tourism
Air New Zealand’s Premium Economy Class has taken top honours overnight at the prestigious 2013 Skytrax World... more
Travelers Down Under Have More Freedom to Explore the South Pacific with the Air New Zealand Explorer Pass
18 Jun 2013 Travel & Tourism
This month
Sport
Audi quattro signs its name to the Games
20 Jun 2013 Sport
Winter Games NZ
Audi quattro signs its name to the Games
Audi New Zealand is proud to announce its naming rights sponsorship of the... more
Krammer Wins Autocross Series
20 Jun 2013 Motor Sport
Eastern Southland Car Club
20 June 2013
Krammer Wins Autocross Series
Neville Krammer of Wallacetown near Invercargill has won the... more
Columns
Gordon Campbell: everyone's stake in surveillance reduction
14 Jun 2013 Opinion
Column - Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell on why everyone has a stake in surveillance reduction
In a week dominated by... more
On location for World War Z movie starring Brad Pitt
12 Jun 2013 Column
Before I became Editor for NZNewsUK, I had the fantastic opportunity as the Location Coordinator for the Hollywood Blockbuster movie,... more
Kiwi Success
Hayley Westenra to sing lullaby for royal baby
16 Jun 2013 People
The composer who wrote music for the royal wedding has written a lullaby for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby, to be sung by... more
Gifted Kids celebrates Gifted Awareness Week
14 Jun 2013 People
Gifted Kids
Gifted Kids CEO Deb Clark welcomes the opportunity to celebrate gifted children in New Zealand next week.
Gifted ... more
Recruitment
Construction sector set for expansion
19 Jun 2013 Recruitment
A variety of factors mean Auckland and Christchurch will be the hubs of economic growth over the next few years
Gender pay gap hitting up to $20k
19 Jun 2013 Recruitment
Women earn between $8000 and $20,000 less than their male colleagues in some New Zealand industries - despite being more... more
