Housing
When a retirement village feels more like a student hostel
Retirement village living should feel like home, but in some cases residents have the status of students in a hostel
11 months, $38,000, and still no consent for granny flat
Mike and Karen Sanson are at their wits' end after ongoing requests that have repeatedly stalled their plans. Audio
Couple spend 11 months trying to get consent for granny flat
A couple have spent 11-months and $38,000 trying to get resource and building consent for a granny flat to house an elderly parent. Natalie Akoorie reports. Audio
The power imbalance that hits in old age
Retirement village living should feel like home, but in some cases residents have the status of students in a hostel. Audio
Flood-damaged Ponsonby house becomes art installation
If you visit 24 Tawariki Street in Ponsonby, Auckland - which you are being invited to do this month - you'll find a stream reemerging in the front garden of a vacant house badly damaged during the… Audio
New social housing plan falls far short of need - city missioners
The Auckland City Mission says the Housing First programme will not meet the level of need in Aotearoa.
The Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Ed McKnight Part 1
First up, Green MP Benjamin Doyle has announced they will step down from Parliament, citing well-being concerns after receiving threats and ongoing abuse. Then, the Government is to introduce new… Audio
Help from parents could give first-home buyers major leg up
A helping hand from the Bank of Mum and Dad can leave first-home buyers more than $1 million better off in retirement. RNZ and Simplicity economist Shamubeel Eaqub ran the numbers comparing the… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 5th September 2025
In today's episode, the government has stripped Auckland Transport of most of its power in a shake-up designed to improve how people get around New Zealand's largest city; A major report into the… Audio
Social housing agency gets A+ credit rating
The Community Housing Funding Agency has received an investment-grade A+ credit rating from ratings agency S&P Global.
Labour MP on calls for boarding house registry
This week Auckland Council revealed that nearly every boarding house it inspected did not meet minimum safety requirements. Labour MP Jenny Salesa spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
'Broken housing system': More support coming for rough sleepers
The government is expanding support for rough sleepers after announcing immediate steps to facilitate stable housing.
'Industrial-sized puffball of mould': Call for abandoned home to be torn down
Neighbours have had enough and aren't convinced about the owner's promise to demolish it. Audio
Neighbours of mouldy house in Wellington have had enough
People living near an abandoned, mouldy house in Wellington, have had enough of the rotting building and aren't convinced about the owner's promise to tear it down. Nick James reports. Audio
What new NZ investors are doing wrong
Many people are getting into the New Zealand market for the wrong reasons, author and property coach says.
Calls to protect students against dodgy landlords
A student is still fighting to get her bond back from the landlord after making a complaint to the Tenancy Tribunal.
Calls to protect students against dodgy landlords
Sick, disgusting and harassed, that's how a student's described her months living in North Dunedin flat, constantly monitored by a landlord who owns multiple properties. The student's still fighting… Audio
Director fined $54k for running unsafe housing for migrant workers
Dozens of container-style cabins had inadequate fire systems and weren't arranged in a way to provide appropriate escape routes, the judge said.
Workers sleeping in cars as cost of living impacts felt
A Lower Hutt worker who's been sleeping in his car at the Petone foreshore for five months says it is taking a toll on his health. Reporter Nick James has more. Audio
