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House values are falling, so when will interest rates follow?
Analysis - Investors are capitalising on low property prices, and a major bank is predicting interest rates will fall sooner than expected. Audio
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What's pulling down house prices in Auckland?
House values have dropped for the past two months. Could townhouses be the cause?
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Budget 'lives up to a dispiriting tradition of short-termism'
Opinion - This Budget, like many before it, is convenient for today but stores up problems for future generations, Shamubeel Eaqub writes.
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Budget leaves very little wriggle room for coming years
Analysis - The wall-to-wall coverage of public service cuts in recent months is set to become the new normal, with little money left from here on out.
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'Every little bit helps' as millions get extra $30 a week in Budget
Voters spoken to by RNZ say the tax cuts will have a "positive impact" - and they're looking forward to pocketing a little extra cash.
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Budget 24: How's it being received?
Love it or hate it, the Budget will affect you in some way. This is what industry leaders have to say about funding that might impact you.
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How a build-to-rent developer is cutting costs by 30 percent
Is it possible to build homes faster, better and cheaper? One builder says it is.
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The public housing problem
Is Kāinga Ora, the government's social housing arm, a total mess or a 'stonking financial success'? Audio
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First Home Grants scrapped: Hopes for ownership dwindle
Those blindsided by the government's announcement to scrap the First Home Grants scheme say the news comes as a slap in the face.
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'Tough choices': Luxon defends scrapping first home grants
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has stood by the coalition's decision to scrap the First Home Grants scheme.
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Australia: Migration fight, Assange reprieve, betting scandal
Correspondent Karen Middleton looks at migration and the housing crisis, Julian Assange's UK court reprieve, and allegations of a football betting scandal. Audio
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The scariest driver of school non-attendance
Parents in a UK study knew attendance rates had gone down. The problem was, they didn't care. Could the same be true here?
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Govt policies rely on 'catch phrases', ignore urgent needs of people and planet - Greens
The Greens are taking aim at the coalition government's policies, saying they lack genuine care.
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Backlash as UK supermarket trials sale of NZ lamb
A UK grocery chain has received a backlash from angry farmers as it trials the sale of New Zealand lamb instead of 100 percent British lamb in 39 of its stores.
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Denser housing can be greener too - how NZ can build better for biodiversity
Opinion - Incorporating nature within built environments is not just possible, it's essential.
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People 'drowning in debt' as living cost crisis bites
Debt to banks has jumped more than 20 percent as more and more whānau are barely scraping by.
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NZ's big chill was an early winter warning
Analysis - Power should be subsidised for struggling households, Jodi Gardner writes.
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Israel pushes back into northern Gaza
Israel has sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip after a night of heavy bombardments that killed 19 people and wounded dozens of others.
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Councillor questions $70,000 spend on te reo Māori app
Councillor Geoff Taylor called the app a luxury at a time when ratepayers were facing the biggest rate increase in two decades.
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'People are getting killed out there' - Youth emergency centre prepares to open
The first stage of an Auckland 24-hour youth emergency centre is opening its doors to the public next week.
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What is happening with the housing market?
Analysis - First-home buyers are still seeing benefits from low prices and competition, but having fewer investors in the market is impacting the rental shortage. Audio
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The Australian shaming dodgy landlords
Housing solution advocate Jordan van den Berg received a wave of fury from landlords and real estate agents recently after posting a video suggesting people squat in houses left empty by their owners… Audio
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Wellington zoning changes backed by minister, but not all are happy with decisions
The capital will get more housing including six-storey buildings and minimum front and side yard requirements in high-density residential zones.
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Bid to remove heritage protections from Wellington buildings rejected
Council did not provide sufficient evidence to support its reasons for removing the 10 buildings from the Heritage schedule, Chris Bishop says.
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New Kāinga Ora homes bring hope amid housing crisis
One family lived in a tent during the cyclone, while another ended up in emergency housing and even slept in a truck one night. These are their stories about moving into a brand new home.