Housing
Caps for grants 'completely unrealistic' - First home buyers
A first home buyers group says the price caps for the first home grant scheme are completely unrealistic in today's market.
It was introduced by National in 2014 to help first home buyer raise a… Audio
Call for Auckland's wealthier suburbs to 'take fair share of development burden'
As Auckland Council looks at its urban development guidelines, an Auckland councillor says the supercity needs to stop allowing wealthier suburbs to hang on to low-density zonings and heritage…
Dunedin Council looks at new plan to increase housing capacity
Dunedin is expected to need more than 11,000 new homes to cater for its growth by 2050 but the local council predicts it will fall significantly short if changes aren't made.
First home buyers may feel brunt of tighter lending rules
First home buyers may find themselves at the sharp end of further moves to tighten mortgage lending.
The government and the Reserve Bank are having a second go at cooling the runaway housing market.
…New moves to tighten mortgage lending
The government and Reserve Bank are taking aim at unsustainable house prices, with fresh attempts to cool the housing market. New moves to tighten mortgage lending include lowering the amount of… Audio
Auckland winds: Fire and Emergency inundated with calls
Strong winds have battered Auckland overnight and Fire and Emergency has responded to dozens of calls.
MetService is forecasted gale southwesterlies, gusting up to 110 kilometres an hour in the… Audio
Data reveals hundreds living in transitional housing for months on end
Transitional housing is meant to be temporary accommodation for people in urgent need of housing, but nine people have lived at one facility for almost five years.
Winds batter Auckland overnight
Winds have battered Auckland overnight, with fire services responding to dozens of callouts.
Multiple power outages are covering swathes of the city, while the strong winds are also making bridge… Audio
'We've done it before': Housing crisis solution must mirror post-war effort - advocates
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub and others agree it's time to reframe housing as a human rights crisis and say the solution demands the same political will shown after World War II.
Housing must be viewed as a human right - economist, tenants' advocate
A leading economist and a tenants advocate support the push to view housing as a human right.
The Human Rights Commission has announced an inquiry into housing, but some say the road map out of the… Audio
Te Tiriti and Māori must be at forefront of housing inquiry
An independent Māori Housing body says Te Tiriti and Māori must be at the forefront of a national inquiry into the housing crisis. The Human Rights Commission has launched the inquiry, saying… Audio
Number of houses for sale hit record low in July
New Zealand's national housing stock for sale hit a record 14-year low in July.
There were just 12,684 homes on the market last month and the national average asking price hit a record high of more… Audio
HRC inquiry: Housing crisis a 'massive human rights failure'
The Chief Human Rights Commissioner says for generations governments have promised to create the conditions to enable everyone to live in a decent home, but that has not happened. Audio
Human Rights Commission announces inquiry into housing crisis
The Human Rights Commission is this morning announcing a national inquiry into the housing crisis.
It says successive governments have failed to give New Zealanders decent homes and the housing… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 2 August 2021
Busy start to week two of the Olympics for New Zealand; Labour drops in latest Newshub - Reid Research poll; Human Rights Commission announces inquiry into housing crisis; Covid-19: Mass vaccination… Audio
Available housing stock lowest in 14 years
New property data shows the number of houses available to purchase in the country is the lowest its been in 14 years.
Rents rise 4.8% in a year, affordability declines in six regions - study
A housing lecturer is encouraging the government to look into rent controls to keep rentals more affordable,
Rents up nearly 5 percent this year - report
Nationally, rents have increased by 4.8 percent this year.
Southland and the West Coast are the best place to be a renter for now - if you can find a house to rent that is.
New research finds rent… Audio
Auckland cohaus development up and running
Two months ago residents finally moved into an alternative housing project in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Cohaus resident David Welch talks to Jesse about how the living arrangements are going for the… Audio
Ministry has no clue on where 42 percent who left Covid-19 motels went
The government placed nearly 4000 people in motels as part of its Covid-19 response but does not know where almost half of them exited to.
