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Catherine Smith
48 buyers through the door: Striking house fetches over $5m, blasts past 'irrelevant RV'
Cash-rich Aucklanders are on the hunt for freshly renovated homes.
Nikki Preston
Australian buys Kiwi townhouse sight unseen after trip to see Split Enz
Brian Kelly fell in love with Christchurch big time during Electric Avenue music festival.
OneRoof
Sir Richard Branson’s former New Zealand base sells for over $8m
“Unapologetically unique” Saint Marys Bay home has also hosted tennis star Pat Cash.
OneRoof
Coastal Wonders star up for grabs - Waiheke villa is one of the island’s most expensive homes
Mediterranean-style estate delighted host Tom Webster.
Housing Market Trends
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Kelvin Davidson
Reserve Bank poised to lift OCR to 2.75% - will fixed mortgage rates follow?
Wednesday’s decision comes as mortgage lending suffers its sharpest drop since 2023.
Catherine Masters
Has the housing market wipeout scarred a generation of buyers? Slump’s shake-up revealed
Some “mum and dad” investors are retreating from a market encumbered with rising rates and high insurance costs.
OneRoof
Sir Richard Branson’s former New Zealand base sells for over $8m
“Unapologetically unique” Saint Marys Bay home has also hosted tennis star Pat Cash.
OneRoof
Coastal Wonders star up for grabs - Waiheke villa is one of the island’s most expensive homes
Mediterranean-style estate delighted host Tom Webster.
Diana Clement
‘King of Lockwood’ selling his lakeside chateau after more than 40 years
Lockwood founder’s son built the prestige home for his family in the 1980s.
Catherine Masters
Buy your own mountain: 107ha Matakana peak with jaw-dropping views hits the market
Property comes with plans for an eco-retreat.
Nicola Martin
Got you covered: How to buy an umbrella that can survive New Zealand’s crazy winds
The experts reveal why some brollies last for years and others fail in weeks.
Nicola Martin
How to create the ultimate ‘man cave’ in time for the FIFA World Cup
Don’t think about resale value, just stock up on the things you love, experts tell OneRoof.
Nicola Martin
Are air fryers worth the hype? And will a budget Kmart model perform just as well as a Ninja?
The best air fryers for sale in NZ, as picked by busy parents.
Nicola Martin
NZ’s best smart fridges - as picked by two repairmen who’ve seen when they go haywire
If you love tech, there are some smart options out there, but beware of costs.
OneRoof Interviews
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Diana Clement
‘We’ve gotta give this a go’: Former championship rower swaps cottage for Hawke’s Bay farm
Giacomo Thomas and his wife are selling up and moving back to their old stomping ground.
Nikki Preston
Everyone in the Coromandel wants a bargain: Waterfront bach selling for almost half its RV
Price drops in peninsula’s cheapest coastal town.
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Amy Houlihan
Best new homes in NZ’s hottest housing market - from most expensive to cheapest
Christchurch is the place to be right now.
Owen Vaughan
Million-dollar shake-up: The suburbs knocked out of NZ’s $1m club - and the newest members
Wellington’s tally falls from 61 to just 17 in the last five years.
Nikki Preston
‘We had all these dreams, but money ran out’: Buller spiritual retreat for sale for $850k
Christchurch couple fell in love with tiny town during mini-break.
Diana Clement
‘Cardboard’ Cathedral architect offered to design reverend’s home for free
Reverend Craig Dixon kindly said no, thinking he wasn’t an emergency case.
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Catherine Smith
48 buyers through the door: Striking house fetches over $5m, blasts past 'irrelevant RV'
Cash-rich Aucklanders are on the hunt for freshly renovated homes.
Nikki Preston
Australian buys Kiwi townhouse sight unseen after trip to see Split Enz
Brian Kelly fell in love with Christchurch big time during Electric Avenue music festival.
