
Roger Partridge: The hidden reason houses cost too much
OPINION: Local Government New Zealand says 50% GST-sharing in 2024 would net $1.3b.
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
OPINION: The New Zealand Initiative backs sharing royalties to fix skewed incentives.
Sediment-laden water flowed from the building site into Auckland’s drains.
Resident says the 14m high, three-level complex clashes with Mt Albert's vision.
'The ultimate goal is to reduce the need to import steel' – expert panel on fast-tracking.
Fourteen neighbours objected but were locked out by non-notified consent.
More than 2200 written submissions have been lodged on the two new bills.
What is New Zealand’s critical minerals list, where are the minerals, and will we mine them? Video / Mike Scott
OPINION: The RMA reform bills risk repeating 30 years of failure.
Residents want assurances about potential health risks from the 30 dome-shaped antennae.
The Character Coalition has identified a "dirty dozen" sites ripe for intensification that could be built without touching inner-city special character areas. Video / Michael Craig
OPINION: Homeowners must juggle complex rules, records and 10-year legal liability.
Locals feared years of dust, trucks and environmental impacts at Ararimu.
OPINION: The new bills would strip legal backing from the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Act.
Christopher Luxon's Government is weighing a lower Auckland housing number.
Robert Brand hopes to raise $80m for West Coast sand mine, including taxpayer-backed debt.
Jamie Mackay talks to Mark Hooper, Don Morrison, Mark de Lautour, and Rick Ladd.
OPINION: Ships turned away from Tauranga are costing exporters tens of millions a year.
OPINION: Councils face the biggest shake-up since the 1989 local government reforms.
The 450sq m restaurant on Sir Tim Wallis Drive will run 24/7 with drive-through.
Hastings District Council says average consent savings are about $5500.
A council commissioner found the 4.5m statues had more than minor impacts.
The Finance Minister also explains her thinking on fossil fuel imports and asset sales.
Exemptions could save those wanting to build a granny flat up to $5650.
Herald political editor, Thomas Coughlan, is with us to break it down.
Now LGNZ president, Stoltz insists her first priority remains being mayor of Gisborne.
Blockhouse Bay agent James Lu and builder Xian Fan Liu pleaded guilty to charges.
OPINION: Labour’s reliance on allies and unions' claims make it a big target.
Almost 36,000 homes consented in year to November.
Several hectares of lizard habitat at Homestead Bay are involved.