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Two Auckland iwi that have been at loggerheads because of overlapping land claims have renewed their peace pact at Ōrākei marae today.

Whakatane has returned to normal after gang tensions led to shots being fired during a funeral procession, the town's mayor says. Video

Cooling property values may give first home buyers hope soon, when investor borrowing restrictions start to take affect.

We asked people at party spots around the country to reflect on the best and worst of 2016 – and what they’re hoping for from 2017.

The government's sale of Tauranga's state houses to a private social housing provider has gone ahead.

Feroz Ali, the first person to be convicted of people trafficking in New Zealand, has been jailed for nine and a half years.

Bill English might have cemented his position as Prime Minister, but National Party MPs still must decide who will be his deputy.

Simon Bridges and Paula Bennett will compete for the role of Deputy Prime Minister, with both keen to serve under Bill English. Video

A lobby group has lost its High Court bid over Government plans to sell Tauranga state houses to a private provider.

A Tauranga house had to be stablisied before firefighters could get to a ute that had crashed into it early this morning, killing the driver.

Te ao Māori is mourning the sudden death of Awanuiārangi Black, an ambassador for Tauranga iwi who "lived and breathed our people".

A housing lobby group has taken the Ministers of Housing and Finance to court over plans to sell state houses in Tauranga.

Property price growth is at its slowest in five months as tighter bank lending rules take effect.

Wealthy investors are meeting with social housing providers from across the country in a bid to find urgent solutions to the housing shortage.

A political cross-party inquiry on homelessness has made 20 recommendations, including using vacant state properties for emergency housing and developing a national strategy.

Local controversies have failed to unseat two North Island mayors, but both have been re-elected with slimmer margins.

There is a 'huge underbelly of covert racism' in the city's south-eastern suburbs, an Auckland Council candidate says.

Growth in the Wellington housing market has overtaken Auckland, according to the latest figures from QV.

An expert on population growth is warning the country's regions they face a dismal future unless they work to manage population and flatlining economic growth. Audio

The number of building consents issued fell last month, but the annual rate was at the highest level in more than a decade.

Confidence in the property market remains strong, despite looming restrictions on bank lending, two recently released surveys have found.