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Shipping container for rent at $390/wk: Council to inspect

Shipping container for rent at $390/wk: Council to inspect

A converted shipping container being advertised as a one-bedroom home available to rent at nearly $400 per week will be investigated by council.

The Wellington rental , which was listed on Trade Me yesterday at the steep price of…

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House prices double over past decade in some parts of New Zealand

House prices double over past decade in some parts of New Zealand

By RNZ In the last 10 years, the value of property has doubled in some areas of New Zealand.

Figures released by realestate.co.nz show between 2011 and 2020 the asking prices for some properties went up by more than 100 per cent.

The…

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Hot in the city: Townhouse next to Auckland motorway nudges $1m in first auction

Hot in the city: Townhouse next to Auckland motorway nudges $1m in first auction

A new year hasn't taken the heat out of Auckland's property market, with a three-bedroom townhouse next to a busy motorway selling for almost $1 million in the first Saturday auction of 2021.

The 76sq m, two-level, modernised townhouse…

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Queenstown house prices: Overseas New Zealand buyers, Australians boost prices from afar

Queenstown house prices: Overseas New Zealand buyers, Australians boost prices from afar

Sky-high property prices in Queenstown are being boosted by Australians and overseas Kiwis buying houses without stepping foot in the resort.

In December, the average house price in Queenstown-Lakes tipped over the $1 million mark…

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Fourth month in a row NZ house prices set record: Real Estate Institute December data

Fourth month in a row NZ house prices set record: Real Estate Institute December data

National house prices set records for the fourth month in a row in December, according to the Real Estate Institute which released new data this morning.

Sales in the Christmas month set a new median house price of $749,000 which…

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Tenancy law overhaul: Concern new rules could harm domestic violence victims

Tenancy law overhaul: Concern new rules could harm domestic violence victims

New rules for renters could be damaging for victims of domestic abuse, a family violence spokesperson says.

Major changes to the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 1986 have to come into effect by August 11 at the latest, however…

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