Housing
Cyclone Gabrielle: 236 Hawkes Bay homes will not be rebuilt
Hundreds of people whose homes were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle have just found out if they are going to be able to rebuild on their flood damaged property. More than two hundred homes in flood-hit… Audio
Answers today: rebuilding on flood-damaged properties
Hundreds of people whose homes were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle will find out today if they're able to rebuild on their flood damaged property.
The Cyclone Recovery Minister said on Tuesday that… Audio
Are house prices finally bottoming out?
The fall in house prices may have bottomed out, according to latest housing data from realestate.co.nz.
The data suggests average asking prices may have hit the low point following what it calls a… Audio
Millions of cyclone recovery dollars return to the Government
Millions of dollars of cyclone recovery funds are set to be returned to the Government.
$30 million was allocated to the Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce to distribute to locals in need, but only 87%… Audio
House prices dip again, but market may be close to bottoming out - Corelogic
House prices fell 0.7 percent in May according to CoreLogic but there was "confidence" the market was near the bottom of the cycle.
Luxon to discuss housing with govt, repeats bilingual signs criticism
National's leader has painted Labour's offer to discuss the backdown on their bipartisan housing deal as an offer by the government to poach his policy. Audio
Luxon on National Party housing standards
The Housing Minister, Megan Woods, has extended several invitations to the National Party to meet and talk through National's ideas for housing.
This comes after National pulled its support for… Audio
ANZ predicts one more OCR rise, housing market pickup from mid-year
ANZ Bank economists are picking the housing market may start to rebound in the second half of the year.
Labour and National in standoff over housing density
The main parties both say they are willing to work together on policies to build more housing, but neither seems likely to budge over their approach.
Review shows 25 more buildings like Loafers Lodge operating in Wellington
Wellington's mayor says lives depended on bringing buildings without a current Building Warrant of Fitness up to standard quickly.
Willis:housing policy gives flexibility to where councils build
National has withdrawn its support from the bi-partisan housing agreement it helped draw up with Labour, instead opting to come up with its own policy. Instead of three-storey buildings, National… Audio
National's housing backdown: Preserving character or ditching a fit for purpose framework?
While some say the move will help preserve culture and heritage, others are concerned about what it could mean for the future of New Zealand's cities.
Mixed reactions to National's housing density backlash
There are mixed feelings about National back-tracking on a bipartisan housing policy that it helped draft.
It's been labelled a "massive flip flop" by the government, but National says it was always… Audio
Homeowners to learn how the fate of their properties will be decided
Owners of hundreds of stickered homes in Auckland can expect to learn more this week about how the future of their properties will be decided.
National's housing policy backdown a 'massive flip-flop'
The National Party is denying stepping back from a bipartisan housing policy, which it helped to draft, is a backdown. Audio
'You have to put in place the groundwork' - construction expert on National's housing plans
National says its new policy would require councils to zone enough new land for 30 years of demand, but an AUT professor says a stronger commitment to improve infrastructure is needed first. Audio
Infrastructure needed before National's housing plans
A construction expert says the National Party needs to invest in infrastructure to be able to deliver on their housing plans.
Yesterday, National announced its Going for Housing Growth Plan to… Audio
Queenstown's reputation takes a hit as housing crisis worsens
A quarter of the resort's houses are empty, but people arriving for work are being offered places with literal holes in the ceilings. Audio
No homes for Queenstown's winter workforce
Queenstown's winter workforce is already arriving, but the big question is where will they live?
The tourist resort is in the midst of a rental crisis and with large numbers of transient workers on… Audio
Heating NZ's homes: 'We're really still lagging way, way behind'
The poor condition of many New Zealand properties has been identified as one of the biggest factors affecting households struggling to heat their homes.
