One of the attractions of buying property in New Zealand as a foreign investor is the lack of capital gains tax on property there – but now all that is set to change with an announcement that the tax system is being reviewed and this unpopular tax could be introduced soon…
This ‘dream job,’ idea, cashing in on the original Tourism Queensland publicity winner, which provided the chance to take care of a paradise isle for six months, has spawned yet another copy cat – the New Zealand version, which offered an all-expenses paid three-month trip around the country and has been won by, gasp, an Australian…
New Zealand is already a hotbed of activity when it comes to hiking, attracting visitors from all over the world to follow its walking trails whilst gawping at the stunning scenery on offer – and now, a group of enthusiasts is hard at work creating a trail called Te Araroa, or the Long Pathway, which will run the entire length of the country…
New Zealand’s property market is pinning its hopes on the increased lending limits linked to the first-time buyer loan scheme – the ‘Welcome Home’ loans are slated to increase next month and, coupled with lower interest rates, it could see a surge of new blood rushing into the residential market…
One of the top places for Brits to escape to is New Zealand and I am certainly not immune to its charms – but now a worrying new trend is turning that dream of a new life sour, thanks to a major shift in policy by the NZ Government…
They say home is where the heart is but it turns out some of the happiest people are those who have put 11,500 miles between them and their home town – Britain’s most content expats are those living in New Zealand, according to new research, which found that the country ranked highly in all areas of life…
It just goes to show that even the lure of celebrity may not be enough to shift a property in the current climate – the stunning house on New Zealand’s North Shore, in which TV ratings winner ‘Next Top Model’ was filmed, failed to sell at auction this week despite hundreds of viewings…
A new scoring system that could tell homeowners, renters and house-hunters at a glance how comfortable and cheap running a home will be, is being developed in New Zealand, which could potentially add more than five per cent onto the value of well-insulated and well-designed homes…
The annual Mercer 2009 Quality of Living Survey selects the cities that offer people the very best quality of life, taking into account political, social, economic and environmental factors – this year, Austrian capital Vienna nabbed the top spot, with Auckland in New Zealand and Vancouver in Canada also ranking high…
The authority on all things travel, Lonely Planet, has made a rather strange addition to its brand new book dedicated solely to New Zealand’s South Island – the city of Wellington, which is situated on the North Island…