Home / New ZealandRNZ23 Jun, 2026 09:08 PM5 mins to readSeparated homeowners often stay living together because there are no alternatives that work. Photo / 123RFSeparated homeowners often stay living together because there are no alternatives that work. Photo / 123RFBy Susan Edmunds of RNZOne couple bought a house on Auckland’s North Shore for $2.4 million in early 2022, and have since seen the value drop to $1.7 million.

Now they have split up, the remaining equity is not enough to set up two independent

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