Aucklanders are buying at least 20 per cent of properties in nearby regional main centres, as soaring city prices force house hunters to look elsewhere.

Up to one in four property sales in parts of provincial NZ are now to Aucklanders, with many buyers forced from city as prices spiral beyond their means.

Payments of provisional tax by small and medium businesses will be reformed under changes announced today.

Close to 20 per cent of homes and businesses in the Waikato city are now connected to ultra-fast broadband.

One of NZ's biggest shopping centre owners has bought a half share of Hamilton's The Base mall for $192.5 million.

A Hamilton roadworker was in serious condition after being run over by a digger this evening.

Despite technological advances that make virtual interaction easy, more businesses are staging face-to-face conferences and conventions than ever - and New Zealand, and especially Auckland, is reaping the rewards, writes Greg Fleming.

House prices and turnover rose in February from a year earlier as Auckland's cooling property market stoked interest across the rest of the country.

Adult entertainment and property investors strike deal for troubled builders.

A unique and timeless Waikato home featuring 1000 tonnes of marble surfaces, a waterfall, and an eye-catching copper dome is going under the hammer.

Auckland's housing "bubble" is worsening inequality, says Salvation Army.

A woman who stole almost $800,000 from a top school is being chased by SkyCity for more than $1.2 million in "unexplained transactions".

It has caused havoc everywhere else but Kiwi farmers may get a lucky break.

Average Hamilton property values have posted a massive 21 per cent rise average in the just released three-yearly council revaluations.

Million dollar-plus properties are selling at the rate of 25 a day in NZ - 22 a day in Auckland - and at nearly double the frequency of the previous year.

Eco-friendly property has stunning sunsets and views across the water, and comes with great indoor-outdoor flow. But it might not be for everybody.

BNZ has disclosed research finding almost 1 in 3 homeowners will be older than retirement age before they throw off the shackles of a home mortgage.

Mike Pero's name still synonymous with the enterprise he founded.

Investors took out nearly $2 billion in mortgages in a month, the latest statistics show - 33 per cent of all new lending.

A young Kiwi is to get a taste of what it's like to work for one of the coolest companies on the planet.

Hamilton's airport is blaming the loss of its only trans-Tasman carrier for a drop in revenue - but is keeping the "international" in its title.