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Natalie Akoorie
How much money should homeowners have in their bank account if they lose their job?
Savings rules, bank options and KiwiSaver tips.

Catherine Smith
Whale Rider director quietly sells her West Auckland bach
Niki Caro and her architect husband Andrew Lister owned spot close to where Jane Campion shot The Piano.

Kelvin Davidson
Where house prices dropped the most in 2025 - and where they kept on climbing
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

OneRoof
Oriental Bay: Have wealthy Kiwis soured on the 1990s’ most expensive suburb?
Homes in the waterfront strip have plunged in value since market peak.

Zoe Hunter
Loan-killer towns and suburbs: Where you can pay off the mortgage in six years and retire debt-free

OneRoof
East Coast v West Coast - Coromandel’s battle of the baches

Amy Houlihan
Location Location Location NZ's buyers: Who bought, who missed out

OneRoof
‘Because they can’: How Auckland’s rich made helicopters their bach commute

OneRoof
How to slash household bills and pay off your mortgage faster in 2026
Mortgage tips, bill hacks and grocery savings to ease cost-of-living squeeze.

Donna Fleming
How 'Reacher' and 'Defib' joined forces and sold $100m of property in 12 months
Real estate's newest power couple on what makes them tick.

OneRoof
Real estate bargains at the top of New Zealand - reality of buying in Far North
Agent predicts end to buyer’s market by mid-2026.

Natalie Akoorie
I want to buy a $10m home - what do I do next?
Inside the hidden world of mansion sales and $40m buyers.

Catherine Masters
Cecil Peak Station stays with offshore owners after $45m offer falls short

Kelvin Davidson
Fastest rise in Kiwi mortgage debt since 2022 - jump to $389bn

Natalie Akoorie
‘How can I get rid of my home loan? It’s killing me’ - hacks to take years off your mortgage

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Summer sorted: Odd jobs to get you through the holidays

Catherine Masters
‘Let's send him down to NZ’: Coromandel lodge with $6m-plus price tag woos rich foreigners
Trophy bach pitched to overseas buyers with country's "golden visa" on their mind.

Natalie Akoorie
Can you really buy a house in New Zealand with no cash?
There are ways to get on the property ladder without a huge deposit.

Natalie Akoorie
What happens to the beach house when mum and dad die?
Rows over shared holiday homes can tear families apart, warn experts.

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Energy-efficient Mt Albert family home heads to auction
Solar panels, battery backup and solar hot water keep power bills very low.

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Auckland home with an ‘almost island’ on Ōrākei Basin for sale
“There’s nothing else in the city quite like it,” says the agent.

Nicola Martin
The best frying pans to buy in NZ, as tested by three top beef and lamb chefs
These are the pans the experts can't live without.

Diana Clement
House prices up by 6%: What to expect in 2026 after a shocker year
Economists tip market growth but warn cheap mortgage rates are coming to an end.

Catherine Masters
Revealed: The Auckland streets attracting rich-lister money and the ones that have fallen out of favour
Waiheke Island luxury strips overtake Remuera in Auckland rich list.

Nikki Preston
Rich-lister's exclusive lakefront home hits the market for well over $5m
Prestigious estate belonged to the late philanthropist Richard Izard.

Catherine Masters
NZ house sale profits in 2025: Who enjoyed the biggest gains and the biggest losses
Research shows the level of pain in the market has quadrupled.

OneRoof
Was this the year Queenstown house prices went nuts?
It would take another Global Financial Crisis to burst the wealthy playground's bubble, says expert.

Zoe Hunter
NZ's surprising mortgage-free hot spots - and the suburbs drowning in debt
The postcodes where the majority of people own their homes outright.














