Stories by Tom Furley

The hopes and dreams of some wannabe first-home buyers applying for mortgages are being dashed because of credit card debt and personal loans.

It was a big part of Labour's election campaign - addressing the country's skyrocketing house prices and helping first home buyers get a step on the ladder. Video

Dame Jenny Shipley concedes she, and the rest of the board of failed construction firm Mainzeal, never sought expert legal advice on securing money needed from China.

The building of the country's largest residential skyscraper has hit another snag with weak points in the basement concrete.

Chinese investors are offering to pay for, and build, a major Auckland road.

The cost to repair one of the country's largest leaky buildings continues to skyrocket by millions of dollars as owners wait for their day in court.

Former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig has been grilled over the letters he sent his former press secretary.

Colin Craig has given more details of how he saw the relationship develop between himself and former press secretary Rachel MacGregor while they worked together.

The lawyer of a man who stomped a pensioner to death says a judge's call for a review of his mental health care should be irrefutable.

The council processed more than 12,000 home consents in the past year but even with staff doing overtime it's not meeting the statutory timeframe.

The first apartments for KiwiBuild buyers to purchase off plans under the government's pitch to private developers have been revealed in Auckland.

The head of Plunket is countering claims staff have been told some clients' care will be reduced to a 10-minute visit to a clinic.

The Green Building Council hopes an award-winning Wellington building will show others that old office blocks can become great spaces.

The government plans to take stricter measures against wheel clamping after years of outcry over the outrageous fines that come with them.

Foreign buyers will not leave the housing market altogether after the government banned them, the real estate industry says.

The mother of a man with Down Syndrome is calling for a law change after discovering his KiwiSaver is locked away despite his condition meaning he's unlikely to reach the age of retirement.

The processing of potential KiwiBuild developments is taking longer than the government hoped.

Victoria University of Wellington has taken another step towards changing its name.

The construction industry is warning there is no end in sight to the high costs that are holding up some building projects.

The tourism sector is warning Auckland may run out of hotel rooms if big-name accommodation developments falter or fail.

Nearly 60 trampers were stuck in the Coromandel Peninsula last night due to the wild weather.

The widow of a Supreme Court judge is accusing officials of insulting his memory by taking his name off a $300,000 public memorial.

Truck drivers are being told to avoid refuelling in Auckland now the region's fuel tax is in place.

Emotions ran high at University of Auckland today as students protested its decision to shut down three libraries.

The government's flagship KiwiBuild housing project could save millions of dollars if homes are built sustainably, a report says.