Housing

The central bank said it was appropriate to pause as it waited for more data on inflation, the local jobs market, and the impact of US tariffs.

"We need to be running, not crawling out of this recession," a chief economist says as the Reserve Bank looks set to hold today. Audio

But a property economist says it might not signal a return of price pressures.

Wellington recorded the biggest fall, down 2 percent. Audio

But the Ministry is removing one of the options for meeting the standards.

Makeshift shelters of cardboard and blankets are dotted along the street near Auckland City Mission, which is struggling to support an increase in rough sleepers. Audio

Steven Connelly, 67, spent years on a waitlist.

James Truong chose to ignore tenancy rules and had 22 people living in the building.

However, Regulations Minister David Seymour is rejecting the criticism from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

The housing market's trek to nowhere continues, with a marginal price rise in June, reversing the declines seen in April and May.

After a rebuild was cancelled, the former tenants of a social housing development in Auckland have seemingly 'disappeared'.

A high-profile property investor says he's found instances where claims were made that did not stack up.

The agency applied to have Vena Funaki evicted from the Ōtara, Auckland property after he acted aggressively when he was told to remove his dogs from the property.