Housing
Northland homeless left out of $2m funding programme
A government fund to help whānau living in motels has failed to hand out a single dollar in Te Tai Tokerau - and locals are demanding to know why. Audio
Wellington high-density housing plan gets 'substantial changes'
Changes are being proposed to Wellington's Spatial Plan: the high-level zoning document which caused a stir when it came out last year.
Wellington spatial plan: The clash over character
Protecting Wellington's character versus the need for high density housing.
That's the challenge facing the city council as they work through changes to the proposed spatial plan.
The high-level… Audio
Grenfell families fighting for justice four years on
Four years since the Grenfell Tower fire, families still say they're being denied justice.
The fire started small in a kitchen in London in 2017, and turned in to the most-deadly domestic blaze since… Audio
Newtown fire: Landlord says derelict neighbouring property was an accident waiting to happen
A Wellington property owner whose house was destroyed by a fire in Newtown on Sunday night says the adjacant property was an accident waiting to happen.
Bill Guthrie has owned a house on Hanson St… Audio
Police Minister won't reveal extent of criminality at emergency accomodation
The Police Minister won't reveal the extent of criminal activity at ten motels providing emergency housing.
Poto Williams says its not in the public interest to release that information, but internal… Audio
Rotorua publican hasn't seen crime improve since government intervention in city
A Rotorua business owner hasn't seen any improvement to criminal behaviour or conditions for residents living in emergency housing since the government stepped in a month ago.
The city's mayor, Steve… Audio
Housing the mentally ill when the roof is caving in
The Detail - In a time when the country is concentrating on wellbeing, our mental health facilities are crumbling and overcrowded.
Property manager bewildered derelict house not fixed before fire
The property manager of a Newtown house gutted by fire is bewildered as to why no one seemed to have any authority to sort out the neighbouring derelict house where the fire started.
The Wellington… Audio
Police flag crime at emergency housing as growing concern
Internal police documents show emergency housing has been flagged as an area of increasing concern, but neither they nor the government will reveal the full extent of the problem.
Abbeyfield: how heath and housing can go hand in hand
Bill joins Kathryn to look at at Abbeyfield, a housing initiative that offers independent living for older people in the company of others, by a largely volunteer community provider. Residents pay… Audio
Wellington homes completely destroyed by fire
Two Wellington homes have been completely destroyed in a house fire overnight.
The fire was in Hanson Street, in the suburb of Newtown. It spread from one house to its neighbours, and at its peak… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Lavina Good and Richard Harman
Joining us on the Weekend Panel today are Lavina Good, and Richard Harman They look at the movie being made about the CHCH mosque shootings, the vaccine rollout, and Auckland being crowned as the… Audio
Homeless women more likely than men to be younger, Māori and sole parents - study
A new study has found women who are homeless earn significantly less income and rely more on government support than men who are homeless.
Govt accused of double standards over health of state houses
The government has been accused of having one rule for private landlords and another for itself when it comes to meeting its own healthy homes standards.
State homes failing to meet Govt's healthy homes standards
The Labour Government has been accused of having one rule for private landlords and another for itself when it comes to meeting its own healthy homes standards.
Fewer than one in five state homes… Audio
Hīkoi on the way to Far North District Council over Significant Natural Areas
A hīkoi will this morning make its way to the Far North District Council offices in Kaikohe.
The march is in opposition to proposed SNA - or Significant Natural Area - land restrictions.
On… Audio
Higher costs and slower house prices growth ahead - ASB Bank
Slowing house prices, rising inflation pressures, and sooner-than-expected rises in interest rates will be prominent in the near-term economic outlook, according to ASB Bank.
Hawke's Bay iwi wants more investment to curb homelessness
Iwi in Te-Matau-a-Māui are calling for the government to invest in their rohe so they can further develop housing to curb homelessness and invest in the future of their descendants.
This comes as the… Audio
Plan that could lead to 130 new houses in Mosgiel upsets locals
Residents of a rural Mosgiel road are vowing to fight a more than 130-lot housing development they say will destroy their country lifestyles.
