Housing
Auckland hotel on edge after slip
In a week of severe weather that has seen at least 5000 Auckland buildings damaged, council assessors have had their work cut out for them. Audio
Calls for rent freeze to stem housing shortages
The calls for a rent freeze in Tāmaki Makaurau are growing, in an attempt to stop landlords benefiting from further housing shortages caused by the floods.
At least 232 homes have been red stickered… Video, Audio
Govt announces $10.3m spend on new housing projects, transport upgrades for Northland
The government has confirmed the money will be spent in Northland, including unlocking greenfields land and transport upgrades like a new bridge in Kamo.
ASB to extend flood payment to affected customers
ASB customers with red or yellow-stickered homes from the extreme weather in the upper North Island can now access a one-off ex gratia payment of $2000 per household to help with unforeseen costs.
Future flooding events might not be covered by insurers
It's been a big week for rain affected home owners navigating through insurance companies and putting in their claims. Emma Vitz is an actuary working in risk analysis for the insurance industry… Audio
Auckland floods: Authorities uncertain how many people made homeless
Hundreds of people have asked Auckland Emergency Management for help to find somewhere to live - but many more displaced people made their own arrangements.
Building downturn offers incentive for further technological innovation - report
Residential building activity in New Zealand is expected to slow over the second half of the year, which could result in more industry investment in innovation.
Auckland building inspector team to scale back after massive effort
There's good news of sorts on the building-inspection front in Auckland.
After nearly seven days of fanning out across the city inspecting damaged buildings - the biggest such deployment of building… Audio
Auckland flooding: Appeal for vacant properties as displaced families seek accommodation
As accommodation becomes a challenge for those displaced by the Auckland floods, a real estate industry group is appealing to people who may have empty properties.
Auckland floods: Swanson residents blame new developments
Residents in Swanson and experts are calling for no more housing developments in flood-prone areas. The area was left under metres of floodwaters for the second time in two years over the weekend… Audio
SH1 to Northland unlikely to open for Waitangi weekend
It's not just the Coromandel. A key stretch of road in Northland is unlikely to open for the long weekend - after another slip was found. The State Highway 1 section from the Brynderwyn Hills to Waipu… Audio
Nearly 500 Auckland state houses damaged in floods
Almost five hundred Auckland state houses have suffered flood damage with an unknown number destined for demolition. Some of those badly damaged homes are virtually new, only completed in 2019. Now… Audio
Stormwater engineer calls for managed retreat
Residents living along the banks of the Waimoko Stream in Swanson, West Auckland, say they need to be urgently zoned for managed retreat.
Homes have been red and yellow stickered after being severely… Audio
Some West Auckland residents want a managed retreat from floodplain
Some West Auckland residents whose properties have repeatedly flooded say their homes should not be repaired or rebuilt - and they should get compensation to buy somewhere else.
Residents say the… Audio
Floods intensify Auckland's housing crisis
With so many uninhabitable homes across Tamaki Makaurau - the housing crisis in our biggest city has intensified. So far 175 of the city's flood damaged houses have been red stickered and 760 yellow… Audio
Evacuated West Aucklanders to be moved from welfare centre
People staying at West Auckland's flood evacuation centre will be moved on tomorrow to make way for the school term.
St Leonards Road School in Kelston has been home to dozens of people since the… Audio
Insurers bringing staff from overseas to handle flood claims
Insurers are bringing in extra staff from overseas and warning it will be years before all claims are settled for flood damaged homes and cars in Auckland.
Thousands of homes across the region are… Audio
Auckland rents to go up after flooding, property investors body says
The cost of rents is set to go up because remedial work to flood-damaged properties will affect supply and demand in the market, an investors body says. Audio
Investors group boss' advice for Auckland landlords
Some renters are being forced out of their homes as landlords scrambles to repair flood damage. Hundreds of homes swamped in the torrential rain are being assessed, already 175 have been red… Audio
Auckland flood damage: What are your rights as a tenant?
One hundred and seventy five Auckland properties have been red stickered meaning they are uninhabitable.
Another 760 are yellow stickered - meaning severe damage and limited access. And there's… Video, Audio
