Housing
'You become a project manager of your own catastrophe'
More than 20 families remain without a home after the horrific floods in Napier six months ago. Patience is wearing thin for some.
More than 20 households homeless 6 months after Napier floods
More than 20 families remain without a home after the horrific floods in Napier six months ago.
Patience is wearing thin for some, with one family moving eight times since the floods happened.
Our… Video, Audio
Families still homeless six months after Napier floods
It's six months since a flood tore through the streets of Napier, causing chaos and sending hundreds of people out of their homes. Some people have got their lives back to normal but many are still… Audio
House prices rise 21% in a year despite action to slow growth
The government and Reserve Bank's efforts to slow house price growth are yet to have an impact, with a year-on-year increase of 21.4 percent in the average national value. Audio
House prices up 8.9 percent over three months - QV
The government and Reserve Bank's efforts to slow house price growth are yet to have an effect, with prices continuing to soar.
The latest QV House Price Index data shows the market hit a new high in… Audio
Keeping a fast, staying fast - Muslim women athletes and Ramadan
This last week of Ramadan Kadambari Raghukumar talks to two women athletes observing the fast during the Holy Month. Audio
Keeping a fast, staying fast - Muslim women athletes and Ramadan
This last week of Ramadan Kadambari Raghukumar talks to two women athletes observing the fast during the Holy Month.
AudioPolice not collecting information on crime in emergency housing
The government doesn't know if crime is increasing in and around emergency housing because the police aren't collecting that information.
RNZs been told numerous stories of people victimised while… Audio
Finding Axle: Family was homeless before moving to Tolaga Bay
The nightime wanderings of three-year Axle from Tolaga Bay may have shocked and amazed but his family's back story is highlighting the more commonplace crisis of homelessness.
Before moving to the… Audio
Police, MSD not collecting data on crime at emergency housing
The government can't - or won't - say if crime is increasing in and around emergency housing, because the police are not collecting that information.
Police aware of emergency housing crime hotspots despite lacking specific data - Sepuloni
The Social Development Minister says police may not collect specific data on crime in and around emergency housing, but are aware of local hotspots.
Neither the police nor MSD is actively monitoring… Audio
Housing market yet to feel impact of changes - RBNZ
It is yet to be seen whether measures brought in to cool the housing market have worked, the Reserve Bank says, and it is prepared to do more if required. Audio
Reserve Bank considering further action to cool housing market
The Reserve Bank has renewed warnings about house prices.
In its six-monthly financial stability report the central bank says it may need to take further action to cool the market.
Reserve Bank… Audio
RBNZ renews warning about risks of house prices falling
RBNZ is watching the effect of the government's recent housing policy moves, and at the same time is looking at further advice and measures it might recommend.
Pensioners worried as 'impossible-to-pay' rent increases discussed by council
Marlborough pensioner Jenni Schreuder is not able to ask for help paying her rent because she has more than $10,000 in her bank account. But that money is for her funeral.
Worst fears of pandemic fallout averted - banks survey
A survey of the banking industry shows profits were up for the first part of the year.
First signs of New Zealand housing market slowing - new report
New data has found a reduction in demand in nationwide housing valuations which could be the first signs of the housing market slowing.
MSD spends $5.5m on IT to charge for emergency housing
The government's being criticised for spending $5.5 million on IT changes so it can charge people who would otherwise be homeless for their motel stays.
In October the Ministry for Social Development… Audio
Watch: The Housing Crisis - A Solution
What can a seven-year-old boy teach a Christchurch MP about community housing? Frank Film investigates. Video
Why our brains solve problems by adding things
We're told that we shouldn't complicate matters, but a new study from the University of Virginia shows that our brains tend to default to addition rather than subtraction when it comes to finding… Audio
