
IAG turning down new property insurance in Wellington region
PHOTO: IAG Insurance Earthquake Commission Minister Megan Woods has confirmed the country’s largest general insurance provider is refusing to take on any new […]

PHOTO: IAG Insurance Earthquake Commission Minister Megan Woods has confirmed the country’s largest general insurance provider is refusing to take on any new […]

PHOTO: Police were called to help staff from Wellington sci-fi bar PhotonFlux who were given just 60 minutes to empty the premises. A two-year […]

PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD/STUFF Wellingtonian Susan Price has gifted a block of flats – known as Chevening – to Heritage New Zealand to ensure her family’s […]

PHOTO: Trade Me Wellington city’s rental prices continued their incredible growth in January with the average rent hitting an all-time high of $595 […]

PHOTO: KEVIN STENT/STUFF Former Crown land on Murphy St, adjacent the US Embassy, was sold three times in 2018 and is understood to have tripled […]

PHOTO: Wellington Company is offering 20 short-term accommodation rooms to students for just $20 a day. Source: rnz.co.nz A Wellington property developer has come […]

PHOTO: Trade Me Property Wellington ended 2018 as the most expensive city in the country to rent after the median weekly rent in […]

PHOTO: ROSA WOODS/STUFF Harper said his sign was a last resort to try to get Bunnings to “front up and do something”. The view may be […]

PHOTO: STANTIALL’S STUDIO LTD/SUPPLIED The proposed changes to Wellington’s waterfront involve demolishing the existing amphitheatre and walkways, as well as replacing the memorial plaques and […]

PHOTO: Transmission Gully Hope is on the horizon for Wellington motorists as a small part of Transmission Gully is opening this week. The […]

PHOTO: Trade Me Property Wellington City rents now match Auckland City for the first time after the median rent in the capital rose […]

PHOTO: ANDREW GORRIE/STUFF – KiwiBuild has indicated its interest in 3.3 hectares of land either side of the old Mt Crawford Prison (foreground) on Wellington’s […]

PHOTO: MAARTEN HOLL/STUFF – Wellingtonians can now go online to find out the new rating valuations of their property. New property valuations for Wellington and […]

PHOTO: JOHN NICHOLSON – In September a Broadmeadows home with water views sold for $800,000. Wellington suburbs have crept up to the $1 million sale […]

PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF – The Wellington suburbs of Broadmeadows, Khandallah, Northland, Hataitai, Thorndon, Te Aro and Mount Victoria have all joined the million-dollar club, with […]

PHOTO: SUPPLIED – The villa at 162 Oriental Parade has been with the same owner for 20 years. A well-known 1880s house on arguably Wellington’s best […]

PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF – High profile Wellington property developer Ian Cassels says the sale will help him focus on affordable housing initiatives. The Spark building […]

PHOTO: 222 Willis Street, Wellington, a 280-bed apartment building accommodating students has been sold by its overseas owners Forum Partners to Hong Kong’s Value […]

PHOTO: Trade Me Property Prospective home buyers are facing record property prices in Wellington after the average asking price climbed 12.3 per cent […]

PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Dame Annette King, who stepped down from Parliament at the 2017 election, has put her home in Hataitai up for sale. Former […]

PHOTO: KEVIN STENT/STUFF – This run down garage in Kelburn has sold for ”well in excess” of $50,000. A run-down garage in the upmarket central […]

PHOTO: KEVIN STENT/STUFF – Despite Wellington being in desperate need of more housing, these apartments at 29 Wellington Rd, in the suburb of Hataitai, are […]

PHOTO: SUPPLIED – A map showing Wellington City Council’s Arlington sites. Development of site two is almost complete. Housing New Zealand look set to take […]

PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD/HOMED – Planit’s construction manager Greg Parish is pictured outside the winning Brooklyn house. Wellington’s weather shouldn’t concern the owners of the two […]

PHOTO: Nicholas Boyack – Andrea O’Connell, who oversaw the project to build apartments in the Lower Hutt Post Office, takes in the view towards the […]

PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD/STUFF – Over the next two years the famed Erskine College will become home to 96 new townhouses for Island Bay. The walls […]

PHOTO: WELLINGTON AIRPORT/SUPPLIED – A concept drawing of how Wellington Airport’s main terminal building will look after receiving a $15 million upgrade Wellington Airport’s terminal […]

PHOTO: One News New Zealand Nationwide house prices are holding firm despite a winter slowdown in sales, but growth in Auckland and Wellington is at […]

PHOTO: SUPPLIED – The former Five Boroughs restaurant building on the corner of Roxburgh and Majoribanks streets, which is flanked by a Vietnamese restaurant (left) […]

PHOTO: MAARTEN HOLL/STUFF – Peter Aitchison and his wife have won the case to get rid of the fence that a neighbour erected, blocking the […]

PHOTO: KATIE TOWNSHEND/STUFF – The former Dominion Farmers’ building on the corner of Featherston and Ballance streets, in Wellington. A heritage building in central Wellington […]

PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF – Managing director of The Wellington Company Ian Cassels says a decision on what to do with the building will be made […]

PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Ex-Deloitte House when it was advertised for sale in 2016 by owner Precinct Properties. Stock Exchange-listed Precinct Properties has clinched an agreement to sell […]

PHOTO: STUFF – Delegation of the European Union to New Zealand deputy chief of mission Eva Tvarozkova has found herself in a diplomatic rental stoush. […]

PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Sir Peter Jackson with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, an item from his collection, pegged for the movie museum in Wellington. He is […]

PHOTO: Smoke visible from house in Oriental Bay. – Source: 1 NEWS The house was a flat, but only one person was home at […]

PHOTO: MAARTEN HOLL/STUFF – Realestate.co.nz data for March showed Wellington’s average asking price was up 1.6 per cent on the previous month, reaching a record […]

PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF – The 20,500 square metre building had a rateable value of $95 million. After 18 months of insisting it would to return, BNZ […]

PHOTO: Trade Me Property. Wellington property market dips for the first time in five months The New Zealand property market remained almost static […]

PHOTO: BAYLEYS WELLINGTON – They don’t get much closer to the waterfront in Wellington. Theresa Gattung’s second floor apartment in this Oriental Parade building is […]

PHOTO: The living room of an apartment for rent on TradeMe is the inside of the clocktower in the Quest building at 33 Hunter […]

PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF – Property developer and philanthropist Mark Dunajtschik says he can’t do justice to the children’s hospital and Polo House projects at the […]

PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF – Wellington rentals are now as expensive as Auckland. Capital rents have caught up with Auckland, with the median rent reaching $550 […]

PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF – The Wellington Company managing director Ian Cassels says converting surplus office buildings is one of the few effective ways to help […]

PHOTO: Wellington tenants are being asked to dig deep after the capital’s median weekly rent jumped 6.7 per cent on December 2016 to […]

PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF – The CentrePort complex in Wellington. There was a proposal to beautify the area with parks and sculptures. While the 14-year-old dream […]

PHOTO: SUPPLIED – The 20-year, $400 million joint council/crown project was used to upgrade Wellington City Council’s social housing, such as the Kotuku apartments. Thirteen […]

PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD/STUFF – Victoria University student Simran Rughani has been looking for a flat since October, and said a room for under $200 a […]

PHOTO: CAMERON BURNELL/FAIRFAX NZ Victoria University’s Karori Campus has been cleared to sell privately Wellington’s former teachers’ college has been cleared for a private sale, […]

The Government will announce today that it will build 145 new one-bedroom social housing units across Wellington. The announcement, by Housing New Zealand Minister […]

A house modelled on a hay barn and a house in a vineyard were two of the standout housing winners in the NZIA Wellington […]

A Wellington quake could leave up to half of the city’s houses unliveable and the average repair cost per home a third higher than […]

A former beauty queen linked to Terry Serepisos, who was attempting to bankrupt a Wellington lawyer over thousands of luxury Italian tiles, has had her […]

The roof is no longer attached to the walls, and the backyard is overrun with weeds, but this central Wellington bungalow is attracting plenty […]

One of Kelburn’s first homesteads will soon be up for sale, ushering in a new chapter for a building that has already been converted […]

Wellington ratepayers now own a forest in the suburb of Tawa, but the city council is remaining tight-lipped on what it cost them. Community environmental […]

Wellington City Council needs to make a decision in coming months as to whether it repairs its civic administration building or demolishes it. The […]

Real estate agents at CBRE blame a fall in Wellington commercial property deals on the earthquakes that shook the capital last November. For example, CBRE agents had […]

A Government list of streets with unreinforced masonry, which building owners need to secure within a year, ring-fences most of Wellington’s CBD. Building and […]

Wellington’s inability to build houses quickly enough to keep pace with its population growth has left it 3590 dwellings short of what it needs. […]

A prestige Wellington house is being sold to pay the court costs of a “bitter” decade-long legal fight involving former business associates. Thomas Ian Sinclair owes $1,062,024.96 […]

Invasive earthquake testing of 80 buildings in Wellington has uncovered some damage, but no threat to public safety. Wellington City Council ordered the tests […]

Wellington’s first-home buyers are making up a record third of all sales as the average price surges to $582,322. The latest QV House Price Index […]

Wellington house prices have risen by almost a quarter in a year. The capital led five of the 12 regions to record high median sale […]

Wellington’s winter was a boon for property prices with a 10 per cent surge in growth from May to September in 2016. Nick Goodall, a senior […]

Wellington has taken Auckland’s crown as the country’s hottest housing market, and outranked it on a list of the world’s fastest growing cities for house prices. […]

As parts of Wellington face the wrecking ball, at least one site will reach for the skies. A $20 million, 17-storey apartment block has […]

Andrea Skews is “heartbroken” after being given Wellington City Council’s berm ultimatum – either she completely destroys her pretty hedge or pays an $850 annual fee. […]

Levin house sales are up 71 per cent from October 2014 as the Wellington Northern expressway sparks Wellington buyers’ interest. Real Estate Institute of […]

While Wellington’s property market may no longer be in the stratosphere, it’s still very definitely in orbit. Professionals Lower Hutt agent Shane Brockelbank said auctions had taken […]

Caution prevails in the Wellington commercial property market, with some deals on ice as buyers ask for more time to get detailed earthquake assessments. […]

Tenants in Auckland and Wellington are being asked to pay more despite New Zealand’s median weekly rent remaining unchanged at $440, according to the […]

A group of Moa Point Rd residents opposed to Wellington Airport’s proposed runway extension are taking their case to the Environment Court. The Hue te […]

Another legal fight could be in store over Wellington’s waterfront after plans for a Chinese garden at Frank Kitts Park were given the go-ahead. […]

Increasing demand has seen Wellington Airport’s domestic terminal grow by the size of 12 basketball courts. The main terminal building and apron has been extended by […]

A $43 million subdivision likely to be built within the next 18 months will add 48 new “executive” homes to Wellington’s desperately strained housing […]

Two apartment blocks being built on Wellington’s Victoria St will add an extra 1000 residents to an already burgeoning, increasingly vibrant inner-city population. The $100 million, 17-storey […]

Construction work done on a 100-year-old historic Wellington building had to be halted after it was found that it was being done without consent. […]

Wellington’s property boom continues to sizzle, with median house prices surging to a record high of $480,000 as competition for dwindling housing stock gets […]

The $300 million price-tag for Wellington Airport’s runway extension could blow out to $458m, and may even soar as high as $507m, an independent expert […]

Wellington retailers are forking out hundreds of dollars more for rent each year than their Auckland counterparts. New research from Colliers International shows that Wellington retailers are […]

If you’ve ever fancied living under a rainbow, here’s your chance – though it might cost you $1 million. A unique Wellington home built for former […]

The sale of a house has set a new price record for the Lower Hutt suburb of Taita as more buyers and sellers turn […]

An island in Wellington Harbour is set to be turned into a hi-tech tourist attraction by Sir Peter Jackson. Matiu/Somes Island, which is now a predator-free scientific […]

Kmart is pushing ahead with its plans to open a second store in the Wellington region, with construction on its long-awaited Petone store to start […]

Controversial plans to extend Wellington Airport’s runway have been put on hold. Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington City Council both received a request from […]

Hundreds of Housing New Zealand properties in the Wellington region are empty, while hundreds of people wait for a new home. A combination of […]

A year after Wellington’s property market started going into orbit, the traditionally working-class suburbs are reaping the rewards. Rongotai, a suburb of workingmen’s cottages surrounding […]

Karori Mall in Wellington is up for sale for the first time in 28 years. The mall, which has been owned by Wellington businessman Mike […]

Plans for a revamp of Shelly Bay could be given a new lease of life after a developer reached a deal with the Wellington City Council. Ian […]

Wellington’s landmark “Painted Lady” property on the slopes of Mt Victoria has been sold by tender after multiple offers were presented. Listing agent Craig […]

The Wellington housing market has only just got going but already one estate agent is predicting the end of the boom. David Platt, a […]

Lettuce and mayonnaise sandwiches have paid off for Llewelyn Griffiths, who has just bought his first house at the age of 21. The architecture […]

Wellington ratepayers look like footing the bill as the group that helped put a stop to the Basin Flyover turns its attention to a crumbling block […]

Is it an example of thinking outside the box, or should a Wellington landlord be sent to the dog box for trying to rent […]

A Wellington property developer is using the problem of falling office demand to help fill the shortage of hotel space. Alex Cassels, the son […]

Over half of the houses in a Wellington study are dangerously damp and one in eight have major maintenance problems. Research by Victoria University has analysed a […]

The company behind a failed bid to open New Zealand’s first Jamie Oliver restaurant has been placed in receivership, owing hundreds of thousands of […]

Wellington’s new 5-star hotel has been let off paying more than $50,000 to the council, after arguing its guests would not use the capital’s parks. […]

Businesses are taking advantage of the increasing numbers of office developments in Wellington and are planning well in advance of lease expires, new research shows. A […]

Forget the surging house prices, a new global study claims Wellington and Auckland became significantly more affordable in the past 12 months. The Mercer […]

Wellington Airport says it has no “Plan B” in place if its proposed runway extension fails to get off the ground. Airport representatives have […]

Demand for new housing in Upper Hutt is at “unprecedented levels”, developer Malcolm Gillies says. More than 70 houses on former Government land at Heretaunga and […]

It paid A$400,000 (NZ$428,000) to take over Kirkcaldie & Stains’ lease and buy the rights to use its name and the cost of the […]

Wellington City Council is giving Cable Car Lane a million dollar revamp. The $1.5m facelift, which starts this week, was brought forward by a […]

A Wellington lawyer and his family have 21 days to leave their home, after failing to fight off a multi-million dollar claim by the Bank of New Zealand […]

A Collingwood warehouse that recently hosted Melbourne’s adults-only Museum of Desire is preparing for another reinvention — this time as part of a creative […]

Moving to Australia is often presented as a shortcut to a better financial future. But when it comes to buying property, the answer depends […]

New Zealand property asking prices have risen for a second consecutive month, but the latest figures reveal a divided market rather than a nationwide […]

National offers more investor-friendly settings, while Labour proposes a new property gains tax. We assess what each could mean for NZ house prices in 2027 and beyond.

New Zealand recorded 5,752 residential sales in September, with fewer transactions than a year earlier, more homes available and longer annual selling times. Auckland […]

PROPERTY NOISE | NEWS & MARKET ANALYSIS 12 October 2026 New Zealand’s spring property market has delivered more negotiating power for buyers—and another uncomfortable […]

PROPERTY NOISE | NEWS & ANALYSIS New Zealand household wealth fell $8.4 billion in the June 2026 quarter, with declining land values overwhelming gains […]

New Zealand has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world—but a handful offer visitors something extra: the freedom to leave their swimwear […]

RAY WHITE DECLARES ITSELF NUMBER ONE ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: “WE HAVE MORE OF THE BEST” Ray White has delivered an emphatic message […]

PROPERTY NOISE | MARKET ANALYSIS More first-home buyers are entering New Zealand’s housing market, but that is not translating into a broad recovery. Tony […]

PROPERTY NOISE | OPINION & ANALYSIS New Zealand taxpayers fund Parliament. MPs make the rules that shape our housing market. Ahead of the NZ […]

New Zealand’s housing market faces an uncomfortable combination: borrowing costs could rise again while house prices remain subdued. ASB expects two further Official Cash […]

Waitārere Beach could become one of the lower North Island’s most closely watched property markets as the Ōtaki to north of Levin expressway moves […]

PHOTO: Nearly $2 billion – and vendors still pay for the advertising. New Zealand homeowners are watching property values slide while the country’s real […]

PHOTO: The national median value of $797,078 has now fallen below the previous cycle low recorded in June 2023. New Zealand’s long-promised housing recovery […]

PHOTO: Ex Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford Jacinda Ardern has sold the Auckland home that carried her through the most consequential […]

PHOTO: The Treasury (Te Tai Ohanga) New Zealand’s long-promised housing recovery has suffered another brutal blow. Treasury has slashed its forecast for house-price growth […]