Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is making plenty of tax-free $ on property sales
PHOTO: Christopher Luxon. FILE Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is set to make nearly $200,000 tax-free from the sale of his Wellington apartment this month, […]
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NZ Housing Shock: Luxon Opens Doors for Foreign Millionaires to Buy Kiwi Homes
PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. FILE New Zealand is rolling back part of its foreign property ban – giving ultra-wealthy overseas investors […]
Prime Minister Luxon keeps selling off his property portfolio and profiting
PHOTO: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon Sells Another Investment Property in Mortgage-Free Portfolio Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has listed another […]
Churches are about to pay up! Luxon looks at changing tax exemptions | WATCH
PHOTO: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. FILE Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated a willingness to reconsider the tax-exempt status of churches during his term, […]
Luxon’s office vandalised
PHOTO: FILE For the third time in less than six months, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s electorate office has fallen victim to vandalism. Footage captured […]
Prime Minister Luxon claims $52k payment from taxpayers to live in his own property
PHOTO: Prime Minister – Christopher Luxon. FILE The prime minister will be granted an additional $52,000 on top of his $471,000 salary to cover […]
Luxon remains uncertain about reducing rents for the properties he possesses, even in light of his policy | WATCH
PHOTO: Will Christopher Luxon actually ‘walk the talk’ ? NEWSHUB Christopher Luxon’s commitment to reducing rents on his own investment properties, in line with […]
Luxon challenged over the SEVEN (7) houses he owns | WATCH
PHOTO: Christopher and Amanda Luxon. FILE Christopher Luxon says he is upfront about owning seven properties and that it doesn’t affect his judgment when […]
Luxon unaware his $7m Remuera home increased in value by $2.3m over one year
PHOTO: Christopher Luxon and his deputy Nicola Willis Newshub can reveal the new leader of the National Party has no idea how much money […]
NZ MPs’ PROPERTY PORTFOLIOS: WE PAY THEIR SALARIES – WHERE IS OUR PATH TO PROSPERITY?
PROPERTY NOISE | OPINION & ANALYSIS New Zealand taxpayers fund Parliament. MPs make the rules that shape our housing market. Ahead of the NZ […]
WHO WILL WIN THE 2026 NZ ELECTION? Here are our PREDICTIONS
PHOTO: National may win the most votes – but that does not guarantee Christopher Luxon will remain prime minister. With the 2026 New Zealand […]
Did National’s Public-Sector Job Cuts Help Tank the Property Market? Wellington Is the Warning
PHOTO: Finance Minister Nicola Willis (left) and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (right).. FILE The National-led Government says shrinking the public service is about efficiency, […]
Move Them On – But Move Them Where? The Shameful Contradiction at the Heart of New Zealand’s Homelessness Policy
PHOTO: “Move on” sounds simple until there’s nowhere to move to. New Zealand is preparing to give police greater powers to move rough sleepers […]
The Great Kiwi Property Crash: What The World Is Learning From New Zealand’s Pain
PHOTO: The World Is Watching New Zealand’s Housing Crash — And Asking What Went Wrong Auckland House Prices Plunge As Global Media Highlights New […]
‘Entitled’ MPs Happy To Slash Another 9000 Public Servant Jobs While Claiming Taxpayer Perks
PHOTO: Luxon (RIGHT) has defended the current arrangements, arguing MPs’ pay and entitlements are determined independently by the Remuneration Authority. FILE 🚨 MPs Cutting […]
WELLINGTON PROPERTY MARKET FACES ANOTHER MAJOR HIT AS GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES 8700 PUBLIC SECTOR JOB CUTS | WATCH
PHOTO: Nicola Willis. FILE Wellington’s already struggling property market could be heading for another significant downturn after the Government unveiled plans to slash nearly […]
Foreign Buyers Are (Partly) Back — But Only at $5m+ and Only If They Invest Big
PHOTO: Auckland , New Zealand. FILE After seven years of one of the world’s toughest foreign buyer restrictions, New Zealand has quietly adjusted its […]
Reserve Bank Chaos: Orr Out, Quigley Gone – What’s Really Going On Behind Closed Doors?
PHOTO: Adrian Orr and Nicola Willis. RNZ 📉 Two Resignations, One Troubled Bank 2025 has been a year of turmoil at the Reserve Bank […]
Revealed: New Zealand’s Richest Now Worth Over $100 Billion Despite Financial Turmoil | WATCH
PHOTO: Anna Mowbray. FILE 🧨 Zuru brothers keep top spot, Jamie Beaton joins the billionaires, and women finally get their own rich list. 💹 […]
How Much Property Do New Zealand’s MPs Really Own? A Look Inside the Political Property Portfolios (2025) | FULL LIST
PHOTO: FILE New Zealand’s Members of Parliament (MPs) hold substantial real estate assets across the country — and even overseas — according to the […]
Shocking $1M Payout: Ex-Kāinga Ora CEO’s Golden Handshake Exposed
PHOTO: Kāinga Ora 📢 New Zealand’s housing agency Kāinga Ora is in the spotlight again – and this time, it’s not about building homes. […]
Dramatic 50-Point OCR Cut Incoming: What It Means for Mortgage Rates in New Zealand
PHOTO: FILE A 50-point cut to the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is nearly certain in the coming week, bringing major implications for mortgage rates […]
The Prime Minister is on the move
PHOTO: Amanda & Christopher Luxon. FILE Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is leaving behind his Wellington city apartment and moving into Premier House, now that […]
Over 300 Kāinga Ora jobs are on the chopping block
PHOTO: Kāinga Ora, FILE Over 300 jobs at Kāinga Ora are at risk as the public housing agency embarks on another round of restructuring. […]
Capital Gains Tax is coming: ANZ says it’s time to tax your property gains
PHOTO: Antonia Watson, FILE ANZ’s CEO, Antonia Watson, is calling for a capital gains tax, stating it’s time for such a measure. During an […]
What does this tell the market? NZ Prime Minister is selling his investment property
PHOTO: Christopher Luxon. FILE The Prime Minister has set a fixed price of $945,000 for the Auckland investment property he is currently selling. 2026 […]
Premier House $33m refurbishment
PHOTO: Wikimedia The long-awaited release of a report on Premier House’s condition and future has unveiled several options for its refurbishment, one of which […]
BUT WE DON’T HAVE THE HOUSES?: New Zealand’s net migration hits new record
PHOTO:GETTY New data reveals that annual net migration to New Zealand surged to an unprecedented 133,800 over the past year. Statistics NZ reported a […]
Trespasser at the Prime Ministers holiday home
PHOTO: Christopher and Amanda Luxon. FILE Police apprehended a teenage boy accused of trespassing on the Waiheke Island property owned by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon […]
Expert Predicts Challenges for National’s Foreign Buyers Tax Proposal | WATCH
PHOTO: National leader Christopher Luxon and soon to be Finance Minister Deputy leader Nicola Willis. GETTY/NEWSHUB As coalition negotiations between the National Party, ACT, […]
Property investors were jubilant after National/ACT election win
PHOTO: National Party leader Christopher Luxon and wife Amanda. DAVID WHITE / STUFF Property investors celebrated on Saturday night as National and ACT appeared […]
Members of Parliament Utilizing Taxpayer Funds to Own Property in Wellington
PHOTO: Willie Jackson (left). List MP Minister for Broadcasting and Media, and Māori Development In the past week, the Post newspaper exposed a noteworthy […]
Experts predict that the National Party’s tax plan could lead to an increase in housing prices | WATCH
PHOTO: House prices. FILE According to experts, the National Party’s new tax policies, aimed at reinviting foreign buyers and offering tax breaks to landlords, […]
Property and the National Party tax plan
PHOTO: Christopher Luxon. Photo: Katie Scotcher / RNZ KEY POINTS: National plans to introduce new taxes on foreign property buyers. $740 million on average per year […]
National Proposes Allowing Individuals Under 30 to Utilize KiwiSaver for Rental Bond Purposes
PHOTO: KiwiSaver. FILE National Proposes Allowing Under-30s to Access KiwiSaver for Rental Bonds Party Aims to Ease Financial Burden for Young Tenants National, a […]
Communism at it’s core: Labour ‘loves tax like a shark loves blood’
PHOTO: Nicola Willis (Source: 1News) National Party’s Criticism of Labour’s Tax Considerations Nicola Willis: “Labour loves tax like a shark loves blood” National Party finance […]
FULL LIST: How many properties each New Zealand MP owns | 2023 EDITION
PHOTO: Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern (Labour, Mt Albert). FILE The full list of how many properties New Zealand MPs own has been revealed for […]
Housing market could stall as New Zealand enters an election year
PHOTO: National are looking likely to win the 2023 General Election by a land slide. Christopher Luxon and Jacinda Ardern FILE The housing market […]
Reserve Bank created ‘perfect storm’ for inequality
PHOTO: Adrian Orr has been reappointed as governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for a second term. Photo: RNZ Some deeper concerns are not […]
Major shake-up to banking on its way
PHOTO: NZ Banks are making a fortune on the back of hard working Kiwis. Is that fair?. Image by rawpixel.com Newshub can reveal the Government is […]
ECONOMY ‘Worst Govt since Muldoon’: Ardern, Robertson blasted by business leaders in CEO survey
PHOTO: Grant Robertson and Jacinda Ardern. Newshub. Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson have received savage report cards from New Zealand’s business sector in a […]
‘People are getting hammered’: Seymour lashes out
PHOTO: ACT Leader David Seymour. FILE ACT Leader David Seymour is lashing out at the Government after the Reserve Bank hiked the official cash […]
REVEALED: How many properties each New Zealand MP owns | FULL LIST
PHOTO: Jacinda Ardern. FILE GETTY The full list of how many properties New Zealand MPs own has been revealed for the year – and […]
House price boom: Homes owned by Auckland politicians
PHOTO: Jacinda Ardern. GETTY According to NZ HERALD homes owned by Auckland’s politicians have leapt more than $14 million in value in just a […]
Runaway housing prices ‘cannot continue’ – Ardern
PHOTO: Jacinda Ardern. FILE Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she wants to see house prices fall back from their record heights next year. Ardern […]
First Home Buyers ALERT: Houses in this scenic village sell for under $200k
PHOTO: Waipori Falls. FILE In Waipori Falls you can buy a house in the bush for less than the deposit for an average Auckland […]
Ardern and Gayford have not bought land
PHOTO: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford have not bought land in Southland. [File photo] HANNAH PETERS/GETTY IMAGES Keep informed with […]
Property buyers will be looking at greater choice in 2022 | CoreLogic
PHOTO: Kelvin Davidson, CoreLogic Chief Property Economist The signs that the total stock of listings on the market has embarked on a firm upwards […]
The housing market has turned: QV FULL REPORT
PHOTO: New Zealand property market Press Release: Quotable Value New Zealand Rising interest rates, combined with further tightening of credit availability appear to be dampening […]
Price pressure shifts – houses being passed in at Auction | QV
PHOTO: Photo: 123rf.com The latest round of house valuations indicates a shift in the market with an increasing number of homes failing to sell at […]
More than 20 Years to save for a home deposit
PHOTO: homes.co.nz Home ownership increasingly unobtainable in many parts of New Zealand Dot Loves Data has undertaken new rental and house price analysis in […]
ASB backs home buyers with market-leading 2-year fixed home lending rate
PHOTO: ASB. FILE ASB has dropped its two-year fixed home loan rate by 0.2% to a market-leading 4.15%. Craig Sims, executive general manager retail banking, said […]
Why first home buyers should take a ‘summer break’
PHOTO: Tony Alexander A leading independent economist has explained why first home buyers may be smart to take a summer break from looking to […]
World-famous New Chum headland safe from developers
PHOTO: New Chum Beach One of the most beautiful spots in the world, New Chum’s headland on the Coromandel Peninsula, is no longer in […]
Reality TV star Kendra Wilkinson dishes on the hardest part of being a real estate agent | WATCH
PHOTO: Kendra Wilkinson (LEFT). FILE “The Girls Next Door” star is now making her real estate debut in a new Discovery Plus show, “Kendra […]
The New Zealand Problem – NZ House Prices | WATCH
PHOTO: The NZ Labour Party has let house prices get out of control. FILE Home prices in New Zealand have gone through the roof, […]
2 Out Of 5 Kiwis Want The Govt To Forcibly Bring Down House Prices
PHOTO: NZ House prices. FILE Press Release: OneRoof 6 December 2021 – Two out of five Kiwis want the Government to bring house prices down […]
Gavin Rubinstein: TIPS on how to be a great real estate agent | WATCH
PHOTO: Gavin Rubinstein The Rubinstein Group (TRG) is now a little over two years old, and 2021 has been a big year for the Group […]
Scared Auckland residents beg Kāinga Ora to evict neighbour
PHOTO: Neighbours say they’ve put up with violence, intimidation and noisy parties for years. Photo credit: Google Maps Note: All names have been changed […]
Celebrities Who Double As Real Estate Agents
PHOTO: Kendra Wilkinson “This is a real job for me, this is what I have, and this is what I’m committing myself to.” Your […]
Cinema chain plans to expand
PHOTO: Silky Otter Cinema in Wigram, Christchurch Photo: Supplied A local cinema chain is pushing ahead with expansion plans, despite the challenges caused by the pandemic. […]
REVEALED: The world’s most expensive city
PHOTO: Worldwide Cost of Living report. Getty Images. Tel Aviv is the world’s most expensive city to live in, a new report shows, the […]
The full list of how many properties New Zealand MPs own
PHOTO: Luxon isn’t the only Member of Parliament who struck luck in the property market National leader Christopher Luxon‘s wealth has sparked curiosity with […]
REAL ESTATE AWARDS 2021: Barfoot & Thompson
PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson Residential Salesperson of the Year 2021 Eddie Zhao Elite awards Overall awards Regional awards Branch awards New National Party leader […]
New National Party leader is quite the property investor
PHOTO: Christopher Luxon rents buildings he uses as an MP, with taxpayers picking up the cost. According to the ODT Botany MP Chris Luxon […]
A National led government will be good for landlords and tenants
PHOTO: Christopher and Amanda Luxon. NOW TO LOVE Now with Jacinda Ardern, bailing as NZ’s Prime Minister, it is almost certain a National led […]
New Zealand MPs reveal their favourite summer destinations
PHOTO: NZ MPs Some readers would have perhaps preferred the headline ‘What places to avoid if you don’t want to see a politician this […]