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Housing costs unaffordable for renters, first home buyers
A new government affordability measure has revealed two thirds of renters and 80 percent of potential first home buyers cannot afford their housing costs. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 11 May 2017
Audio 11 May 2017White House says Trump had lost confidence in Comey; Housing costs unaffordable for renters, first home buyers; Nick Smith defends new home affordability measure; Maori challenge Government rules for… Audio
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Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Government divisions over how to assemble a housing affordability package and the controversy over a billion dollar rail line for a vast new coal mine in central Queensland. Audio
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Economics with Shamubeel Eaqub
Shamubeel Eaqub tackles the thorny issue of housing affordability. Audio
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Finding New Zealand's Home of the Year
A Cambridge house built on a property that backs onto a service lane of the local supermarket has been named as New Zealand’s Home of the Year. Audio, Gallery
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Ply in the sky: wooden buildings on the rise
High rise wooden buildings are economic to build, environmentally friendly and much more earthquake resilient than traditional building systems based on concrete and steel, an industry player says. Audio, Gallery
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Question Time for 9 February 2017
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Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister of Health: Does he believe that DHBs have enough funding to meet the needs of the public in a fair and equitable way?
ALASTAIR SCOTT to the Minister of Finance:…
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Do taxes on foreign buyers work?
What are some of the world's most expensive cities doing to fight housing affordability? Originally from London, Mukhtar Latif is Vancouver's Chief Housing Officer, where last year a 15% tax on… Audio
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Auckland named fourth most unaffordable city in the world
Land supply and infrastructure financing are the main issues pushing up Auckland's house prices, making it the fourth least affordable city in the world, says report writer Hugh Pavletich. Audio
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Question Time for 13 October 2016
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JAMES SHAW to the Minister responsible for HNZC: How much more money will he have to give Housing New Zealand so that it can continue to operate after February 2017?
DAVID BENNETT to the Minister…
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When it comes to average, what does 'mean' mean?
Statistician Thomas Lumley explains different ways of calculating an average, and the difference between median and mean. Audio
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Middle class struggle for a deposit
A new report on home load affordability shown a middle class family in Auckland with two earners on the average wage would need to save for 8 years to afford a home even in the lowest end of the… Audio
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Auckland housing prices hit $1 million
The government has driven housing affordability "into the ground", the Green Party told Parliament today as the average house price in Auckland reached $1 million. Audio
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Building consents fall in July
Housing affordability to set to worsen as building consents fail to match the sharp rise in prices around the country. 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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Lending restrictions "unlikely" to make homes affordable
As the banks bring in tighter property investment rules around loan-to-value ratios, investors are feeling the pinch. But one leading economist says it's unlikely to have much affect on improving… Audio
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New caps for KiwiSaver and HomeStart
Finance versus affordability in the housing market. Audio
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The Panel with Duncan Webb and Stephen Franks (Part 1)
Audio 1 Aug 2016Topics - Finance versus affordability in the housing market, $20 an hour to park your car in Auckland and now it's $1.50 for a day in Palmerston North, Four-wheel drivers had to be rescued after… 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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Top Stories for Monday 1 August 2016
Audio 1 Aug 2016NZers top group in immigration detention in Australia, CTV building heroes honoured for their bravery, Confronting man with gun wins Southland man bravery award, Housing expert: Unitary Plan will… Audio
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Give facts a chance
False claims can spread faster than ever in the media these days - far faster than the truth about them can be established. Journalists make things worse "behaving like young people online", says one… Video, Audio
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Television Critic Phil Wallington
Phil Wallington discusses the plethora of "Housing un-affordability" stories, says Fair Go has become too lightweight, the new Gloriavale documentary and more. Audio
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Social Agency says low income people forgotten
With the median house price in Sydney topping a million dollars, the Australian dream of owning your own home is fast fading. Demelza Leslie talks to social agencies who are dismayed housing… Audio
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Auckland's tallest residential high-rise given go-ahead
Audio 22 Jun 2016Auckland's skyline is set to change, as resource consent to build the tallest residential tower is granted. But will developments like this help with affordability in Auckland? And are droves of us… Audio, Gallery
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Low rates may prove blessing and curse for consumers
The latest look at consumer sentiment has shown confidence feeling the impact of not just weak dairy prices but also betraying a few nerves about housing affordability and rising debt levels. Audio
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Question Time for 2 June 2016
- JONO NAYLOR to the Minister of Finance: What is Treasury's latest forecast for economic growth, as set out in the 2016 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update?
- Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister of Health:…
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Queenstown warned it could become like exclusive Aspen
A delegation of Queenstown community leaders received a shocking warning of what their resort town could become. The Chamber of Commerce delegation visited the Colorado ski resort of Aspen last month… Audio
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Queenstown council CEO acknowledges housing issue
Queenstown Lakes District Council Mike Theelen says there's no doubt that housing affordability is a pressure point in Queenstown and they're doing what they can to increase supply, quickly. Audio
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Question Time for 4 May 2016
Audio 4 May 2016- BRETT HUDSON to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the New Zealand economy?
- ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements?
- JAMES SHAW to…
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Massey academic rejects Nick Smith's affordability claims
An author of the Massey University report Nick Smith cited last week saying houses across the country are more affordable than when National came into government says the Minister was wrong. Audio