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Explainer - House prices are continuing to drop at the same time interest rates are climbing - but what does that mean for sellers and buyers?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has delivered an address to New Zealand's Parliament this morning and the government has pledged an additional $3 million of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

Quotable Value's house price index for November shows homes decreased in value by 2.9 percent nationally over the three months ended November, with the average value at $945,568.

Opinion - As New Zealand's foreign policy year draws to a close, it seems fitting that Volodymyr Zelensky will have the final word, Geoffrey Miller writes.

The government is expected to sign a housing accord which seeks to "progressively reduce the use of motels for emergency housing in Rotorua to near zero".

A newly prioritised spending plan and fresh ministerial line-up are part of Labour's plan to reset the political landscape for the start of 2023 - election year.

The political headwinds are…

Analysis - Three Waters has left a lasting impression on Labour and the responsible minister, and seems destined to keep causing problems for whoever wins next year's election.

Upcoming holiday travel plans could be disrupted ahead of the "busiest Christmas season for years and years". Audio

The New Zealand Government has launched its Pacific Housing Strategy and Action Plan 2030 known as Fale mo Aiga, which is Samoan for "house and family".

US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron have presented a united front on Ukraine at the White House, with Biden saying he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin if he is…

Renters in Queenstown are being forced into impossible decisions due to the housing affordability crisis. Audio

Dire economic predictions and high interest rates from the Reserve Bank this week have increased the pressure on Labour, and given National a chance to pitch itself as the solution. 

The opposition…

Explainer - Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr says it's the price New Zealanders will have to pay to get inflation under control - but what exactly is a recession and what could it mean for you? Audio

There’s been a distinct niggly energy about the exchanges in the House this week, and it’s got something to do with the fact Parliament is sitting under urgency.

Afghans are giving their hungry children medicines to sedate them - others have sold their daughters and organs to survive. In the second winter since the Taliban took over and foreign funds were…

Rotorua Lakes Council will consider an agreement that could see an end to the widespread use of emergency housing in motels in the city.

A mortgage advisor says small business owners are particularly nervous about the impact of the increasing mortgage rates, while homeowners face a precarious battle to afford repayments. Audio

Analysis - While the Myanmar military continues its brutal repression, the outside world has in some ways moved on since the 2021 military coup. Stan Jagger takes a look at the ongoing work to…

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt has announced a string of tax increases and tighter public spending.