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Housing Minister says affordable housing numbers difficult to achieve
The Building and Construction Minister, Nick Smith, says regulating house prices to ensure a percentage being built are affordable is very difficult to achieve. Audio
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Honolulu rail project under threat
An elevated rail project in Hawaii's capital, Honolulu, is way behind schedule and cash strapped, as lawmakers scramble to find ways to continue to fund it. The controversial project, which began on… Audio
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Labour questions accuracy of new Housing Affordability Measure
The Government's new housing affordability measure has been based on a lower mortgage lending rate than it should've been. Labour's housing spokesman is Phil Twyford says it's staggering MBIE only… Audio
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Hawaiians urged to resist replacement of ObamaCare
Audio 12 Jun 2017People in Hawaii are being urged to continue voicing their opposition to plans to replace ObamaCare which some say strip people of their health care insurance and medic aid benefits. Audio
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Fiji's NFP proposes health reforms
Fiji's National Federation Party says if it gets into power after the next election it will bring in major reforms to the health and medical system. Audio
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Wellington City Council announces new affordable housing development
Wellington City Council wants to enter into partnerships with developers and community housing providers to redevelop unused inner-city buildings and office space into new social and affordable… Audio
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What can be done to make housing more affordable?
Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio
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Mayor to lead Cromwell affordable housing scheme amid crisis
The housing crisis has expanded to Central Otago with average house prices in Cromwell now at $500,000 and rising. Video, Audio
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Surgeon blasts 'two-tier health system' in Cook Islands
Audio 13 Feb 2017A prominent surgeon claims the Cook Islands elite are accessing health care abroad rather than using local services that are perceived to be inadequate. Audio
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NZ Fiji Business Council says relationship at all time high
Audio 23 Dec 2016New Zealand Fiji Business Council says its members are investing strongly in Fiji despite land laws adversely affecting foreigners. Audio
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Fiji land laws imposed on foreign owners
Audio 19 Dec 2016A real estate agent maintains Fiji is still "open for business" despite laws that threaten foreign land owners with fines or imprisonment. Audio
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Exodus of foreign landowners in Fiji could hurt the economy
Audio 9 Dec 2016Some foreign landowners say they've been through hell because of changes to Fiji's land laws. Audio
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PNG workers in subsidised housing to face new tax
Audio 2 Dec 2016From the beginning of next year in Papua New Guinea workers who live in housing provided by their employers are to be taxed on the market rent rate that that house could command. Audio
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Cook Islands league team qualify for Women's World Cup
Audio 21 Oct 2016The Cook Islands qualify for the Women's Rugby League World Cup by default. Audio
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Pasifika need to be considered in any homeless solution
Audio 11 Oct 2016A researcher has encouraged the New Zealand government to take into account Pasifika families when addressing housing deprivation or homelessness. Audio
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Samoan practice of gift-giving misinterpreted
Audio 26 Sep 2016Young Samoans in New Zealand feel burdened by fa'alavelave. Audio
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How can we provide decent affordable housing for our people?
Rising house prices are putting first home ownership out of reach for many Cantabrians. So how can we affordably provide decent housing for our people? Christchurch Dilemmas asks how do first home… Video
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PNG election fee hike disadvantages non-govt parties
Audio 23 Aug 2016Fledgling political parties and independents outside Papua New Guinea's political establishment are likely to be disadvantaged by plans to hike the nomination fee for election candidates, according to… Audio
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Community Housing: Affordable home decision a fail.
Auckland councillors are snubbing the idea to require a quota of affordable homes to be a part of larger developments. The director of Community Housing Aotearoa says they're removing an important… Audio
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Akld council throws out affordable housing quota
Auckland councillors have thrown out an idea that may have required housing developments to include a quota of affordable homes. Auckland Issues correspondent Todd Niall joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Housing expert: Unitary Plan will improve affordability
An architect backs a report which suggests 85 percent of new homes will cost more than 800-thousand dollars. David Gibbs says the modelling is realistic in the current housing climate. Audio
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Fears Unitary Plan won't answer affordable housing need
Community housing groups say Auckland's revised Unitary Plan may not mean more quality homes for those on low incomes. Joanna MacKenzie reports. Audio
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No affordable housing in Huapai
Huapai, the largest Special Housing Area in the Auckland region, has no homes completed in that designated affordable price range. Audio
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Boost for cyclone resilient housing in Pacific
Audio 26 Jul 2016The charity Habitat for Humanity says it plans a surge in the number of houses it builds in the next six months, in the face of more severe cyclones in the region. Audio
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What is Hobsonville Point's affordable housing?
In Auckland, young families searching for affordable housing in special housing areas say it's proving Mission Impossible. Video, Audio
