Collected headline brief
Is it cheaper to buy or rent?
BNZ's current estimates put the annual cash ownership costs for a new house purchase at about 35 percent of median household incomes, compared to a peak of 50 percent in 2023.
Complete reading on newsGlobal
We have not published a full article for this selection yet.
Explore our complete articles and explainers →Published in the last 7 days · Page 16 of 31
Collected headline brief
BNZ's current estimates put the annual cash ownership costs for a new house purchase at about 35 percent of median household incomes, compared to a peak of 50 percent in 2023.
Collected headline brief
Schools are staying in the government-funded school donation scheme even if their communities become too well-off to remain eligible.
Collected headline brief
From today, all current listings of the raw greenstone have been cancelled and restrictions are in place to stop new sales.
Collected headline brief
Consumer NZ says New Zealanders are getting a worse deal than they used to, as it releases its latest Yeah, Nah Awards results.
Collected headline brief
One person died and hundreds fled from their homes when severe thunderstorms overwhelmed storm water systems and flood water, mud and silt swept into homes in April.
Collected headline brief
Residents were surprised when tiny Silverdale became the quake capital of the UK – now they must adapt to a new, precarious way of life
Collected headline brief
A fraction of a percentage point could decide the next government, with a fresh poll pointing to a Parliament on a knife-edge.
Collected headline brief
All current and future listings of raw, uncarved pounamu will be removed from New Zealand’s largest online auction site, Trade Me.
Collected headline brief
RNZ had a look around the work site of the 24-kilometre Te Pae o Tararua, which is expected to open in late 2029.
Collected headline brief
Nick Leggett says Parliament should make the final call on specific projects and priorities, but only at the midway point between elections.
Collected headline brief
Christopher Luxon is questioning why it will take five years and $1.8 billion to build a "bog standard" road in Waikato.
Collected headline brief
Auction records show the egg was sold for US$10,500 - about NZ$18,500.
Collected headline brief
A gene variant is causing Parkinson's disease in Pacific people.
Collected headline brief
Nearly half of Year 12s could fail the new secondary school qualification under a worst-case scenario, documents reveal.
Collected headline brief
The biotech firm trying to bring extinct species back to life, Colossal Biosciences Inc., has acquired a rare egg of a flightless bird called the moa and will return it to its native New Zealand.
Collected headline brief
Around one in eight referrals never make it onto a waiting list.
Collected headline brief
Follow the election campaign live.
Collected headline brief
Stuff morning quiz: October 20
Collected headline brief
It’s the last place you would expect to find a 1920s bungalow, but Rolleston isn’t all about “new” housing.
Collected headline brief
Fraudulent charges can derail your financial plan in more ways than you realise.