Home and Gardening

Couple who took on GJ Gardner sign settlement

The house that Suzanne and Mark Chamberlain built has been the subject of a drawn out legal...

Couple who took on GJ Gardner sign settlement

Seven years after entering a costly dispute with a building company, Suzanne and Mark Chamberlain have finally moved on - and marked their fresh start with the birth of their first child.

World's ugliest lawn found in Birdlings Flat

Leisa Elliott’s garden in Birdlings Flat. Photo: Leisa Elliott

World's ugliest lawn title goes to sun-scorched property near Chch

A Birdlings Flat resident has taken top honours in a global competition to find the world’s ugliest lawn.

Market flooded with townhouses

Buyers have their choice of two-bedroom apartments in the city, with supply outstripping demand....

Flooded market: Christchurch townhouse glut shackles investors

Christchurch’s property market is being flooded with hundreds of new or near-new two-bedroom townhouses - and agents say there are far more for sale than there are buyers.

Townhouse with no kitchen sells for almost $3m

The four-storey three-bedroom, three bathroom townhouse deliberately came without a kitchen, so...

Christchurch townhouse with no kitchen sold for almost $3m

A new luxury townhouse in central Christchurch has sold for $2.98 million - but it doesn’t have a kitchen.

Heavenly Creatures bach on the market

A Canterbury bach, used by the real-life Hulme family and then by Hollywood A-listers Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey when they were filming Heavenly Creatures, could be yours to own.

Most expensive homes of 2024

Where were the most expensive and cheapest homes sold this year?

The most expensive property sold in Christchurch this year was a Whitewash Head Rd home which went for $8.1 million in March.

New intensive housing rules approved

New intensive housing rules approved

Christchurch City Council has agreed to a raft of major new rules that will allow for more intensive housing and business development under the district plan.

35-room mansion on the market

Campbell Park Estate in the Waitaki Valley is for sale. PHOTO: BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE

35-room mansion on the market

A 35-room limestone mansion in the Waitaki Valley is officially on the market again.

Berm gardeners test the rules

Edible Streets founder Zane Crofts has planted a food garden on the berm outside his Wainoni home...

Berm gardeners put Christchurch council rules to the test

A gardening group in New Brighton is testing the limits of Christchurch City Council's berm modification policy.

Change of pace for Hadlee after golf course home sells

Canterbury cricket great Sir Richard Hadlee has sold his luxury home overlooking the Pegasus golf course, seven months after it went on the market.

$15k bill to connect to sewage system

Canterbury couple surprised by $15,000 bill to connect to sewage system

Amy Tennant and her partner are building a house in Darfield - but she never expected to receive an almost $15,000 bill to connect to the sewage network.

Landscaper's dream home up for grabs

The Edwardian Gunyah Country Estate at Windwhistle is on the market. Photo: Supplied

Canterbury landscaper's dream home up for grabs

Simonetta Ferrari was lazily reading the newspaper on a Sunday 22 years ago when a Canterbury property listing ad caught her eye.

Do couples really need a four-bedroom house?

The proportion of homes with two or more spare bedrooms has increased substantially since the...

Do couples really need a four-bedroom house?

In Christchurch 36 per cent of four-bedroom homes are lived in by just one or two people, new data shows.

Developers buy up land as market confidence grows

Oakridge Homes is building about 50 houses in the Milns Green subdivision near Halswell Domain....

Christchurch developers buy up land as confidence in housing market grows

Two of Christchurch’s largest property developers are buying more land to build homes as market conditions improve and interest rates decrease.

Sharks included in sale of old post office

The 12-foot great white is a highlight. Photo: Steve Hussey via RNZ

Sharks included in sale of old post office building

The Havelock house is known for its colourful variety of sea creatures, most notably a 12-foot (3.65m) shark. Now the building is for sale and the sea creatures are too.

Modern makeover for historic home

The Robert St home has been renovated inside and out over the last four years. Photo: Supplied

Modern makeover for historic Canterbury home

One of Lincoln’s oldest cottages has had a major renovation and is now up for sale.

Queenstown houses set to be fast-tracked

Thousands more houses are set to be built in Queenstown. Photo: Getty Images

Queenstown houses set to be fast-tracked

Projects to build more than 5000 homes in Queenstown look set to be approved by the end of the year.

Bridging the green gap between suburbs

Bridging the green gap between Christchurch suburbs

The presence of trees brings health and well-being benefits to people in Christchurch - but does your postcode affect the number of leafy giants in your neighbourhood?