The township of Pegasus and a housing developer look set to go head to head over a beloved golf course, as the community sets up a war chest with the backing of local and national politicians.
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The Reserve Bank's moved to keep the official cash rate on hold, but push up its forecast of increases.
Wed, May 27
Cotality chief property economist Kelvin Davidson says the market is at a significant turning point, after a period where rates had fallen.
Economists from one bank argue that further hikes are not needed yet, with other forecasters split on how soon the rises will begin.
Business
Inspectors identified "a range of issues" at the property that the landlord failed to fix, despite an order.
Crime and Justice
Fri, May 22
The Government announced reforms yesterday, intended to move people through the state housing system faster.
Politics
A "multi-year reform" to the social housing system was outlined in a pre-Budget announcement today.
Thu, May 21
Almost 20% of Auckland sellers lost money on properties they sold in the first quarter of this year, Cotality says - and more than 40% of people selling apartments.
Wed, May 13
A long-running protest and occupation at the site was sparked by its sale to Fletchers in 2016.
Te Ao Māori
Tue, May 12
An operation that inspected 15 boarding houses across Auckland found issues at most of the properties visited.
Agents report the top three concerns of buyers were rising interest rates, employment and then falling house prices.
Sun, May 10
All the major banks have increased rates in recent weeks.
Tue, May 5
In New Zealand’s long and storied romance with the property market, the "mum and dad" investor has always been a central character.
Life
Sun, May 3
The latest property report by realestate.co.nz said, despite the increase in activity, the market is showing "levels of stability we have not seen in recent history".
Fri, May 1
Overall combined rates arrears across the major centres have grown by tens of millions over the past three years.
Thu, Apr 30
The housing will be developed on less than half of a 26.9ha Whakatāne District Council-owned block next to the official urupā site.
Wed, Apr 29
The bank was lifting all rates from one year to five years by six to 20 basis points.
The regulations for granny flats allowed for units up to 70 square metres that met clear national standards to be built without consent.
Tue, Apr 28
A tenant requesting information about them, potentially posted to the group, had his requests repeatedly ignored.
Thu, Apr 16
Chief property economist Kelvin Davidson said lower house prices and reduced mortgage rates have helped first home buyer activity, among other factors.
Tue, Apr 14
If you want to live in a nicer house, sometimes it's smarter to spend money on the one you're already in.
Sat, Apr 11
"Our expectation is that this revised capacity number finally brings consensus on this important issue," said the Housing Minister.
Tue, Mar 31
The work underway at Amberley Beach, around 35km north of Christchurch, is quickly becoming a national test case.
Environment
Mon, Mar 23
The $250 million is being spent in Hawke's Bay to stop rivers flooding homes - but beachfront communities say they want the same sort of investment for their homes.
Fri, Mar 20
New data released this morning showed the housing market has recorded back-to-back monthly sales declines for the first time in nearly three years.
Thu, Mar 19
