Housing
Housing trust keen to tap into govt's acceleration fund
Councils, iwi and developers will soon be able to start pitching the government for funding under the $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund. Criteria released today is focused on building multiple… Audio
When building the houses just isn't enough
There's a factory in Christchurch that could help solve the housing crisis by churning out modular homes - but a reluctance to adopt this building method means its future is unclear. Audio
When building the houses just isn't enough
There's a factory in Christchurch that could help solve the housing crisis by churning out modular homes - but a reluctance to adopt this building method means its future is unclear.
AudioWellington Spatial Plan: Heritage or new houses?
A controversial plan to create more homes for a growing population in Wellington is back on the council's table, with another version of the 30 year Spatial Plan released last week, to be voted on… Audio
Auckland twister: Local MP Jenny Salesa on evacuations
Dozens of people were again forced to sleep away from their homes in tornado-hit Papatoetoe overnight following the twister that struck South Auckland on Saturday.
Emergency repairs will continue… Audio
Homes by the sea may lead to tragedy, climate study warns
A researcher says it is time to change building habits with sea levels predicted to rise.
Calls for rent cap as pensioners face possible 35% hike by council
Rent caps should be used to curb Marlborough's "unaffordable" senior housing prices, housing experts say.
Wellington Mayor expecting debate over latest spatial plan
Wellington's Mayor is expecting heated debate at the council table after the city's heritage areas won a partial reprieve in the latest version of the Capital's spatial plan.
An initial version of… Audio
Pasifika school students struggling with housing deprivation
Pasifika high school students report the worst housing deprivation in the country.
That's from a recent Victoria University study, which also found one in three high-school students overall have… Audio
Wellington housing: Council considers protecting more 'character' areas
Special character areas are the big winner in Wellington's newest version of its Spatial Plan, the zoning document which dictates to developers what they can build and where. Audio
Wellington watering down its proposed spatial plan
A report given to Wellington City Councilors last week reveals that the council will be watering down it's proposed spatial plan. Jesse speaks to Eleanor West from Wellington advocacy group A City… Audio
Tenants will be hit harder by debt-to-income ratios - investors
Property investors say a debt-to-income ratio tool will limit the number of rental properties available. Audio
Are we failing to future-proof houses for the disabled?
There are growing calls for the Building Act to require all new housing to be easily adaptable for people with disabilities and for our aging population. A recent study found that one in six New… Audio
Tenants will be hit harder by debt to income ratios - Property Investors Federation
Property investors believe tenants will be the ultimate losers from any new restriction on mortgage lending.
The Finance Minister has agreed in-principle to give the RBNZ powers to fix upper… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 17 June 2021
Tenants will be hit harder by debt to income ratios - investors; Aucklanders face 99-million-dollar Team NZ question; Biden-Putin meeting results in some agreements; Only 500 people qualified for… Audio
LDR Malborough:developers not happy with council over housing
And each Thursday we zoom off to a different part of the country to catch up with our good friends from the Local Democracy Reporting programme. Today we head to Marlborough and LDR's Chloe Ranford… Audio
Pace of house price growth slowing in some market areas
The pace of house price growth is slowing at the top and bottom end of the market.
The remote housing crisis and one man's plan to fix it
The Detail - Former World Bank civil engineer Chris Bennett is working on an ambitious plan for affordable homes in an area desperate for them.
The remote housing crisis and one man's plan to fix it
It's not just the big cities suffering from affordable housing issues - but the more remote areas of the country are getting no help, even if they're willing to help themselves. Audio
The remote housing crisis and one man's plan to fix it
It's not just the big cities suffering from affordable housing issues - but the more remote areas of the country are getting no help, even if they're willing to help themselves.
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