New venture to offer first home buyers higher annual savings rates
Would-be first home buyers can now access services and rates typically reserved for millionaires in a new ‘bank alternative’ service.
Would-be first home buyers can now access services and rates typically reserved for millionaires in a new ‘bank alternative’ service.
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown and his councillors will return to the Town Hall on Friday to continue hashing out a budget.
With increased rainfall and weather events impacting the region, Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reminding landowners living…
Owner James Faber says there were scary moments when bidding seemed to stop at $350,000, but he is happy with the final result.
ANZ will cut the interest rate it charges on its two- and three-year home loans.
Hawke’s Bay’s Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle has come to an end, but locals say the government has been silent on rebuilding in parts of the region.
Niki Gladding is concerned the local council is being lumped with fixing a problem central government should be tackling.
Hastings District Council has bumped up its rates relief offering for yellow stickered property owners, after feedback the current process was unfair.
Analysis – It is an opportunity to rebuild homes and other buildings in a way that is responsive to future risks and sustainability need, writes engineering lecturer Krishanu Roy.
It’s no longer “Three Waters” reform, and it never was co-governance, the Government says, as it announces an overhaul of the contentious water reforms.