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Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the number of loans for houses in May rose 4% in seasonally adjusted terms compared to April. Record migration helped drive the increase.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he is deeply sorry for the deaths of three young tradesmen who were killed as a result of botched home insulation scheme introduced by his government.

The new French Polynesian government has outlined plans to cut 1,000 public sector jobs within two years amid the territory's worst economic crisis. The finance minister, Nuihau Laurey, says 200...

Thursday's headlines: Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker no longer willing to defend city council chief executive Tony Maryatt; referendum on water flouridation likely in Hamilton; throwing a stick for…

The Reserve Bank says restricting low-deposit loans is the best option available to cool a rampant Auckland housing market and avoid damaging the banking system. Audio

The Mana Party's candidate for Ikaroa-Rawhiti says housing for Maori right throughout the country is at crisis point.

President Barack Obama is to announce $US300 million in humanitarian aid to address the Syrian crisis.

Stocks in the United States rebounded on Monday, climbing 1% and recovering last week's losses. Markets in Europe were also up

The mayor of Christchurch says the council will meet a crucial deadline for improving its building consent process, not because of a threat from the Government, but because staff have been working on… Audio

Wooden building products company Tenon is expecting a sharp improvement in profitability now the housing market in the United States is improving dramatically.

Health researchers have found that overcrowded housing partly explains why so many Maori and Pacific children end up in hospital. Audio

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has again raised his concerns about Chinese immigration, blaming it for pushing up house prices and pension costs.

The Salvation Army says Pacific people in New Zealand have been more severely hit than anyone else by the global recession. A new report says they now have the highest...

Child poverty groups in Christchurch are describing the Budget as empty and a missed opportunity. One says the Government is putting the city rebuild ahead of families' needs. Audio

Christchurch City Council has backed down on its plan to close a holiday park where 25 people are living.

The United States and South Korea have promised to keep up their guard and not reward bad behaviour by North Korea.

Fiji's judiciary has sworn in six new magistrates and judges at Government House, all of them from Sri Lanka. Two new judges studied in Australia, and the other new judge...

New Prime Minister Enrico Letta has given himself 18 months to turn the Italian economy around.

An engineer says the Government and some local councils are ignoring the capability of marae in a civil defence crisis.