Housing
Human rights commission on decent housing
The Human Rights Commission has been looking at the right to a decent home - a right which it says successive governments have failed to uphold.
It's now proposing new laws and accountability… Audio
'It's quite outrageous': Luxon calls for accountability over emergency housing rentals
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says blaming a spending of $37m on inflated rentals for emergency accommodation on an "operational decision" is being used as cover to not be accountable. Audio
Bi-partisan housing bill passes third reading
Changes to the Resource Management Act, making it easier to build more medium density housing in the country's biggest cities, has passed its final reading in Parliament.
Labour and National worked… Audio
Community support group on government paying inflated rents
The government paid inflated rents for private emergency housing in Auckland over three years, removing long-term rentals from the already tight housing market.
A scathing review by the Auditor… Audio
Iwi sign on to deal to help build 900 new homes in Porirua
A new funding deal is aiming at nearly 900 new homes for Porirua - the size of an entire suburb.
It's the first initiative for the Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund and has been signed… Audio
MSD paying inflated rents for emergency accommodation 'wasteful spending' - Luxon
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says people have to be held accountable for what he says was unacceptable practices paying inflated rents to private landlords.
A scathing review by the… Audio
Minister believes MSD should have told her about paying inflated rents for emergency accomodation
The Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni believes her department won't repeat the mistakes which saw money pumped into private rentals at inflated rates for sometimes sub-standard emergency… Audio
A year of obstacles for the construction industry
The Detail - Shipping gridlock, empty shop shelves, a depleted workforce, record numbers of building permits and the relentless rise of house prices have all shaped the year in the building industry.
A year of obstacles for the construction industry
How long can the construction industry keep taking the hits? A look at another year of disruption in building. Audio
A year of obstacles for the construction industry
How long can the construction industry keep taking the hits? A look at another year of disruption in building.
AudioResource Management Act amendment passes final reading
Changes to the Resource Management Act making it easier to build houses in the country's biggest cities has passed its final reading in Parliament with cross-party support.
How one woman traded her way from a bobby pin to a house
Everyone has heard about how soul-destroyingly difficult it is to get on the property ladder. But one Californian has found her way into home ownership, starting with a bobby pin. Audio
Kāinga Ora to build '42 on King' apartments in Whakatāne
Plans to build an apartment complex at a former supermarket site in Kopeopeo are back on - this time with Kāinga Ora taking charge of the development.
Use of private rentals for emergency housing questioned by Auditor General
In a report out today the Auditor General's office said the Ministry for Social Development could not show it received value for money for use of private rentals as emergency accommodation, nor did it…
How one woman traded her way from a bobby pin to a house
Everyone has heard about how soul-destroyingly difficult it is to get on the property ladder. But one Californian has found her way into home ownership, starting with a bobby pin. Demi Skipper, 29… Video, Audio
Williams lashes out at Willis over emergency housing
The Police Minister lashed out at National's Nicola Willis in Parliament on Tuesday after a range of questions over crime in emergency housing.
Poto Williams was defending a response she gave back in… Audio
Auditor-General scolds govt over 'unlivable' rentals
The government shelled out $37 million for private rentals to house the homeless, but is being slammed for having no checks on whether homes were suitable or worth the massive price tags.
A scathing… Audio
Government inaction on emergency housing 'not good enough'
The government has no plans to make any substantial improvements to emergency housing outside of Rotorua until next year.
Porirua housing project to provide 880 new homes, Ngāti Toa iwi prioritised
The first funding deal for the Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund has been signed between Kāinga Ora, Porirua City Council and Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, which will see 880 houses built in…
Police Minister doubles down on emergency housing crime figures
The Police Minister is doubling down and insisting she has not misled Parliament over rates of violence at emergency housing.
The police had said they don't specifically collect such data.
But RNZ… Audio
