Experts say now is a good time to buy property

Real estate experts are saying that there is no better time to buy property than right now. Prices have dropped, mortgage rates are down and there are some bargains out there.

• Human waste deemed the answer to NZ's energy problem

  The answer to New Zealand's energy problem could lie in your toilet.

• US home buyers snap up bargains

  The slump in the US housing market may not be over, but for buyers like Daniel and Robin Akerman, for sale signs equal dollar signs.

• Mass recall of German credit cards

  German banks have recalled thousands of credit cards after a suspected data theft.

• Job hunting? Protest in Wellington for $25 an hour

  Campaigners opposing the Wellington City Council's plans to put bus lanes through a mall have been met with opposition.

• Santa's $100,000 makeover

  One of Auckland’s biggest landmarks will be unveiled this weekend, after undergoing perhaps the biggest makeover the city has ever seen.

• Money matters - Hanover Finance and their new bedmates Allied Farmers

  Hanover Finance and Allied Farmers new-found alliance.

• Market update for Thursday, November 18, 2009

  An update on the latest market information with Simon Myhre of First NZ Capital

• Unemployment: who is making money during these difficult times?

  Sydney-based Dr Jim Bright, an expert in career development, talks to Michael Wilson.

• PM to farmers: You need the ETS

  Federated Farmers President Don Nicolson talks to Michael Wilson

• Hanover will need approval from investors, Allied shareholders

  Allied Chairman John Loughlin tells Michael Wilson why Allied want to take on Hanover’s problem loans

• Piha gets second coffee shop

  Some locals didn't want it, but now they've got it.

• Kingston Flyer up for sale

  A life-sized, antique train set is up for sale in the South Island.

• Allied Farmers looks to take over Hanover in $400m deal

  Troubled finance company Hanover has been offered a lifeline which would see Allied Farmers take over Hanover shares.

• Protestors demand pay equality for women

  From now until the end of the year, women will work for free - or, they may as well be, according to the pay equity movement.

• Farmers, activists pull Govt in opposing directions over ETS

  Prime Minister John Key is continuing to defend himself against a cloud of demands over his government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

• Allied Farmers take over Hanover Finance

  Rural services and finance group Allied Farmers is to take over the troubled Hanover and United Finance companies.

• Petroleum sector could increase tenfold - Brownlee

  Export earnings from New Zealand's petroleum sector could increase tenfold by 2025, Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee told industry representatives today.

• Full 'Minties' interview with Cadbury's Matthew Oldham

  It’s moments like these where you need Minties - but ones made in Thailand that are softer and less 'minty'?

• Employer's departure a blow to Leeston

  A small Canterbury town has been rocked by the closure of one of its biggest employers.

• Hilton hotel to be opened in Taupo

  The lake side town of Taupo is a well-known holiday destination for Kiwis and backpackers alike, but it is hoping to attract another kind of tourist.