Housing

Some suggest working with a broker instead of dealing with banks directly.

The special rate is available to those who have more than 80 percent equity.

The almost $4 million villa sits on 619 square metres of land in one of Auckland's sought-after heritage areas.

Half of the new homes were social housing or affordable rentals.

Doyleston residents describe the scenes of flooding in the town of a few hundred people.

The woman living in the country's most valuable state house says it should be sold. Audio

The council's annual review indicates global insurance premiums rose 30 percent last year as global losses exceeded $300 billion.

The Ministry of Social Development has scrapped the first phase of its 'early interventions' programme.

While some parts of the country are setting house price records, others still have prices well below their previous peaks.

Buyers have time to act carefully, the head of Realestate.co.nz says.

Huge price rises have changed the game for young buyers, an economist says. Audio

When it comes to finding the right home loan rate, it's time for borrowers to pick a strategy, one economist says.

Approved building firms, plumbers, and drainlayers will now be able to sign off their own work, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk has announced.

The Ministry of Social Development said in a report this was because it could not cope with workloads, which included work relating to changes to the Jobseeker benefit. Audio

In a recently released decision on the matter, the tribunal found it did not have jurisdiction to make a ruling on the application.

The mayoral candidate says continuing to build on flood-prone land will be disastrous.

RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.