Housing
Millwater social housing plan stalled by some locals worried about property values
The brakes have gone on a social housing development on Auckland's North Shore following complaints it could change the character of the neighbourhood.
That's despite thousands of desperate families… Video, Audio
Reserve Bank says housing investment no longer one-way bet
The tide may have turned against housing being a one-way bet for a generation of New Zealanders, the Reserve Bank says.
Reducing youth homelessness betters health, financial outcomes - study
A new study shows stable housing is the first step towards improving health outcomes for homeless young people. Audio
Stable housing a critical step to help displaced young people
A new study shows stable housing is the first step towards improving health outcomes for young people who experience homelessness.
The Otago University report says a housing-first approach - without… Audio
Wellington South Coast residents demand protection from sea level rise
People living along Wellington's exposed South Coast are demanding faster action to protect them from the rising sea.
They know the reality of climate change better than most and more than a hundred… Audio
The Panel with Sue Bradford and Dean Hall (Part Two)
On Part Two of The Panel, Wallace and panellists discuss a universal payment thought-experiment, reforming the Building Act, and the high cost of participating in sport in the Wellington region. Audio
Rotorua reserves proposal: Four petitions, 1215 signatures in opposition
Four petitions with a total of 1215 signatures opposing the proposal to sell 10 Rotorua reserve sites for housing, will be presented to the council on Thursday.
Kāinga Ora pauses housing development north of Auckland
State housing provider Kāinga Ora is suspending plans for a development on a northern Auckland street, after residents complained it came out of the blue.
Disneyland for seniors - a documentary
'The Villages' is the world's largest retirement community. It's in Florida. Valerie Blankenbyl is an Austrian documentary filmmaker and a journalist who lives outside the Villages. She has made a… Audio
The Week in Detail: Quakes, emergency housing and recession
The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Quakes, emergency housing and recession
The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioSlowing housing market offers millennials hope in dire time - mortgage broker
Industry leaders say the slowing housing market should offer millennials some hope, despite home affordability for first-home buyers being the worst it has been in 65 years.
A 'damn shame': Councillor critical of decision on Wellington district plan
Wellington City Councillors have approved a proposed district plan which will go out for public consultation. But one councillor says plans for an ambitious, liveable city have been "walked back".
Housing market harder than ever for first home buyers - report
A new report says it's harder than ever for first home buyers to get a foot on the property ladder.
However industry leaders point to softening house prices as reason to hope.
Leah Tebbutt with this… Audio
First-home buyers 'signing themselves up for a lifetime of debt'
Home affordability for first-home buyers is the worst it has been in 65 years, according to an economics consultancy. Audio
Worst time in 65 years for first home buyers
A new report out this morning says that this year is the worst time in 65 years for first-home buyers trying to get into the housing market. The Infometrics study says it's often debated who faced… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 23 June 2022
Adults should intervene over teen driving, says mother; Death toll rising after earthquake in Afghanistan; Aunties choose moko kauae to mark Matariki; Worst time in 65 years for first home-buyers… Audio
Worst time for first-home buyers to buy house
A just-released report has found that it's the worst time for potential first-home buyers trying to get into the housing market since 1957. That's according to economic consultancy Infometrics, their… Audio
Gib shortage: Taskforce will lead to better supply, member says
A member of the ministerial taskforce on plasterboard shortages is confident it will lead to a greater range of imported products becoming available. Audio
Construction Minister details task force inquiry on plasterboard
Fletcher Building is being asked not to enforce its GIB plasterboard trademarks for at least a year to help ease the supply crisis.
Fletcher controls about 95 percent of the plasterboard market and… Video, Audio
