Good morning and welcome to this one-off edition of The Bulletin.
A wrap of some of the issues that will matter in 2021, and a reflection on coming out of this tough year with hope.
The woman who started it all on how they defied the odds and the doubters.
An exclusive South Auckland-based golf club wants to rezone land that's been designated for houses, but some of its own members aren't happy.
Why it matters Wairoa lost their dentist service, commercial rent relief won’t be revisited by government, and four year term referendum looking likely.
We all knew housing in NZ was a disaster, but this 150-page report quantifies it for us.
Getting people cycling in South Auckland is hard, but one community is giving it a real go. So will these latest proposals make a difference?
And it's not the only existing provision the Inland Revenue could look at enforcing in the face of runaway house prices and wealth inequality.
Is the striking new architecture featuring Māori and Pacific art around our city just tokenistic add-ons, or are Māori and Pasifika architects and designers being given the opportunities they deserve?
Experts have made the case for tax and interest rate adjustments to address the housing crisis in recent times. Hayden Donnell makes another, highly technical suggestion.
A house would like to speak to you about capital gains tax.
Why not give homebuyers a tax cut and make the speculators pay?
Shocking incidents show prison culture, exchange of letters over monetary policy more exciting than it sounds, and Auckland locations close over Covid warning.
5 million Covid vaccines on the way in major new agreement, new tourism minister confirms change in industry focus, and an outstanding outline of the current drug law mess.
Stories of the modern housing crisis, commerce commission to study supermarket industry, and Tauranga’s local government civil war deepens.
The country is in the middle of a housing crisis, but real estate agents keep on winning.
As South Auckland’s property market heats up, those in poorly managed rentals are often caught between a rock and a hard place – complain and face the consequences or stay quiet and keep a roof over their heads.
Ray White is using Margaret Atwood quotes to sell houses. Here are some alternatives.
If real estate companies are so busy then should't they pay back government money?
New analysis confirms what residents have long suspected: Wellington is substantially mouldier and damper than other NZ cities.
Residents vow to rebuild after fire destroys dozens of Ohau homes, Christchurch stadium funding signed off, and complaint laid after EasyVote packs include campaign flyer.
It's the worst economic shock in over a century. So why is our housing market hotter than ever?
In Randwick Park, where the median income is $22,600, a three-bedroom house can command nearly $600 a week.
With tens of thousands of New Zealanders returning to New Zealand at the moment, the effects of such population movement could be profound.
Labour launches campaign while National releases list, frantic final days at parliament wrapped, and new poll shows Shane Jones in trouble in Northland.
Parliament has just passed a new law that will leave renters with a sense of relief. But many landlords aren’t too pleased.
What does our housing market have to do with the 800-year-old British feudal land system?
The government has announced its latest set of moves to get people into home ownership.