House prices throughout most of New Zealand are stalled at levels up to 30 per cent below the peaks of the property boom as the gap widens between Auckland and the rest....

Homes are at their most affordable in six years – apart from in Auckland, where the average weekly mortgage is now more than $570 a week....

Auckland and Wellington placed 12th and 23rd respectively in a British survey ranking the liveability of 140 of the world’s major centres....