New Zealand house prices rise in January, Auckland picks up
WELLINGTON, Feb 14 New Zealand house prices rose in January as the red-hot market of Auckland picked up, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) said on Tuesday. Seasonally adjusted median house prices rose 0.2 percent in January compared to the previous month and were up 9.9 percent on a year ago. Prices in Auckland, the country's largest city, rose 2.4 percent on the month after a 1.4 percent dip in December. (Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield)