Housing
Homeowners gain 'paper wealth' at expense of non-owners, would-be first home owners
All major centres in the country have seen a significant rise in house prices in the past year, resulting in many owners earning more on paper than going to work every day, CoreLogic says.
Covid-19 Minister on details of self-isolation pilot
Home isolation is coming, but not quite yet and it is just for a select few. The Prime Minister floated the idea of a self isolation in pilot in August saying it would begin in October.
Today Jacinda… Video, Audio
Family lose most of their possessions after repair blunder contaminates state house
A distraught family says it was given 30 minutes to choose a handful of belongings from a Kāinga Ora house after a roof repair botch-up contaminated it with asbestos.
Family says Kāinga Ora gave them 30 minutes to collect belongings after asbestos contamination
Imagine being told you had just 30 minutes to choose a handful of your most prized possessions before everything you owned was put in a skip and taken to the dump.
A Christchurch family says that was… Audio
Council waiting game pushes developer to breaking point
A small scale developer was forced to live out of his car while he awaited the outcome of a subdivision he claims has ruined his life.
Builders look to cut corners with squeeze on construction supplies face risks
Some builders caught up in desperate times are resorting to desperate measures - backed into a corner by the squeeze on construction supplies, they're looking to substitute products.
Plea for help from social housing agency in rural Hawke's Bay
A Māori-led housing project in Hawke's Bay says the government's state housing agency is not helping out enough in their battle to guarantee shelter.
Hawke's Bay fighting housing crisis
A Hawkes Bay man is taking the housing shortage into his own hands - living on site while he builds houses for his whanau.
Like elsewhere, the region is fighting the scourge of homelessness as it… Audio
Could Queenstown Lakes experiment with inclusionary zoning?
Could Queenstown Lakes be the experiment with inclusionary zoning that New Zealand needs?
The district council is seeking feedback on plans that could see developers having to hand over homes or cash… Audio
Reserve Bank changes will make it harder for first home buyers
The risks of unsustainable house prices, and worries that prices could fall, are prompting new limits on how many risky mortgages banks can loan.
The Reserve Bank wants only 10 percent of new… Audio
Reserve Bank takes action over 'unsustainable' house prices
The Reserve Bank has tightened loan-to-value restrictions in a renewed bid to cool the housing market.
Calls for council to vote against Nelson housing project
A group opposed to a housing development in Nelson's Kākā Valley are calling on the council to vote against land rezoning that would enable hundreds of homes to be built near the Maitai River.
Apartment development at Sylvia Park to be first of its kind
Kiwi Property is to build a 295-apartment complex in Auckland in the country's first major build-to-rent development.
Hundreds apply for fixed-price homes at Wainuiomata housing initiative
Hopeful first-home buyers had their applications for a new housing development decided by ping pong balls inside of a vase.
Is this Justice? Fewer new judges willing to move towns
Are the tentacles of the housing crisis now creeping their way into the justice sector?
Fewer new judges are willing to move towns after being appointed to the bench - a convention set up to reduce… Audio
Hastings state housing project delayed by squeeze on construction supply chain
At least one state housing project has been delayed by the squeeze on the construction industry supply chain.
Unconsented work being overlooked in hot property market
A shortage of property listings is pushing desperate buyers to consider defective houses with works that are not consented.
Lucky ballot winners secure affordable first homes
A housing initiative for first home buyers in Lower Hutt has been drawing successful applicants out of a ballot this morning.
Koru Homes has completed a residential housing development in Wainuiomata… Audio
Rural towns in Central Hawke's Bay eyed for housing development
Locals in a small, rural North Island district are worried a proposed large housing development will destroy their beloved landscape.
Onga Onga locals criticise 'shambles' proposed development
Locals in a small, rural district in Hawke's Bay are worried a proposed large housing development will destroy their beloved landscape forever.
A couple wants to build more than 300 homes near the… Video, Audio
