Housing
Kāinga Ora cans controversial social housing development
The state landlord says the development, which residents have fiercely opposed, "no longer stacks up".
Rates gone up by an average of 15% due to infrastructure costs
Think running a household is expensive? Try running a city. A report commissioned by Local Government New Zealand has found that rates have gone up an astonishing average 15% this year. The reason… Audio
New build townhouse owners sweltering in well-insulated homes
The owners of some new build townhouses in Auckland say their homes cost twice as much to cool over summer as they do to heat in winter.
And experts say houses need to be future-proofed for even… Audio
House prices rising in majority of NZ suburbs
House prices are rising again in nearly 60 percent of the country's suburbs.
CoreLogic NZ says median estimated property values rose in 549 of the 935 suburbs analysed in the three months to March.
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Kāinga Ora says there's no evidence it hurts house prices
The agency has about 900 homes in Rotorua and is making a major push for another 500 in two years.
Housing market recovery uneven, likely to 'underwhelm'
The housing market recovery is spreading, with nearly 60 percent of suburbs seeing some improvement this year.
Wellington housing: Rewriting the rulebook for building in the capital
Decisions that will determine the future of building in the capital will be made on Thursday - here's what you need to know.
Luxon argues renters will be 'grateful' for interest deductibility change
"I think if you're a renter, you're very grateful for the fact that actually costs that have been passed on to landlords are not being passed on to you."
Overheating townhouses: 'I did not anticipate spending thousands more'
One owner says her new million-dollar home's bedroom has reached up to 30 degrees at 9pm.
More than $3m already spent planning Auckland social housing complex
Kāinga Ora has spent more than $3m on the planning stages of a social housing development.
'No ghosts that I know of': Could you live in a former mortuary?
How would you feel about living in an old funeral home that until recently also had a mortuary on site? Audio
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Brad Foster reports on the reaction of the closure of two mental health hospitals in Sydney, and outlines changes to planning laws to allow unit blocks of up to six storeys to be constructed along… Audio
Prime Minister not giving assurances about budget surplus timeline
The Prime Minister is refusing to give any assurances the government will be able to get back into surplus by 2027.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has indicated she's not confident the government… Audio
House market remains flat, diminished demand to continue - QV
Property values fell 2 percent over the three months ended in February, but were up 1.3 percent on the same quarter the year earlier.
No way renters will benefit from mortgage tax reductions - budgeting advisor
The only way to ease renters' financial pain is to overhaul the housing system, they say. Audio
Experts not convinced tenants will benefit from new tax policy
Landlords are the clear winners of the government's move to slash the amount of tax they need to pay, it says tenants will benefit too. But the experts aren't convinced and nor are the public. Lauren… Audio
'Cash handout for landlords' or 'good tax practice'?: Renters and owners on law change
Sue Harrison told Morning Report the change would increase the supply of rental properties by "mum and dad" investors. Audio
Government leaving renters in the cold - Renters United
A Renters United spokesperson says restoring tax deductions for interest on residential investment properties provides a break for property owners, while tenants are left out in the cold.
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Tax deductions will improve rental market - property investors
The Property Investors Federation says the government's move to restore tax deductions for interest on residential investment properties will improve the rental market.
The federation's president… Audio