Housing
Renters group seeing more tenancies ended early
A group representing tenants is seeing an increase in the number of renters who are being given 90-day terminations without justification.
New regulations will come in this Thursday, which will stop… Audio
Councillor urges rethink for subdivisions on quake-prone land
Houses could be built in Blenheim's quake-prone east with innovative engineering, says a councillor concerned that its subdivision potential is not being catered for.
Huntly: Undiscovered gem?
It's fair to say the town of Huntly has copped its share of flak, but some residents have been urging people to take a second look. Audio
House prices in Wairoa grew the fastest in 2020
Wairoa in Hawke's Bay had a 63.5 percent increase in median house prices, by far the highest growth rate of any district in the country.
Applicants wanted for $200,000 Queenstown units
A Queenstown housing trust is offering apartments for as low as $200,000 - but there's a catch.
Apartments in Queenstown offered for $200,000
It's been a long time since a $200,000 mortgage allowed you to buy a property in Queenstown.
But now a local housing trust is offering 25 apartments for the same price that they cost to build.
The… Audio
Landlords under fire for Facebook page blacklising tenants
Landlords are under fire for posting the identities, passport details and photographs of so-called 'bad tenants" on a Facebook page viewed by thousands.
Property managers across the country and at… Audio
New law boosts tenants' rights
A sweeping new tenancy rights law is coming into effect, giving more power and protection to tenants. Changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 are being greeted as the biggest tenancy law reform… Audio
Privacy Commissioner on landlords blacklisting tenants online
Property managers are using a private social media page to blacklist tenants.
Hundreds of property managers across the country are signed up to the page where landlords blacklist tenants despite the… Audio
Tenant 'blacklist' raises privacy and verification issues
Hundreds of property managers are signed up to a private social media page where landlords identify tenants and accuse them of bad behaviour, despite the claims being unverified and some posts… Audio
Escaping The City
Two city slickers - Kiran Dass and Anna Dean, on why they've given up the big smokes - in one case Auckland for Whanganui - in the other Wellington for Golden Bay. Audio
The reality of renting in Wellington
The most recent Wellington rental to hit the headlines has been described as "an actual dungeon" on Facebook's Vic Deals page. Audio
Dunedin City Council wants to add 3000 homes to district plan
Dunedin City Council wants to lump an extra 3000 homes on to its district plan after admitting current ambitions aren't nearly high enough.
Projections suggest at least 5400 houses are needed over… Audio
Property prices on the up and up
Prices on the New Zealand property market are still going up. That's according to Core Logic's January House Price index report which says property values countrywide went up by 2.2 percent in January… Audio
No 'silver bullet' will fix housing crisis
John Tookey is professor of construction management at Auckland University of Technology has written an opinion piece for Stuff about the housing crisis and has some ideas about how we should be… Audio
Wealth of trouble: Average house price eclipses $800k
Consistent government messages about the need to protect property wealth mean prices will continue to grow, a property expert says.
Climate hazard property - from freehold to leasehold
A climate economist suggests there should be a legal framework for properties to be converted from freehold to leasehold when escalating hazards from sea level rise leave homes suitable only for… Audio
Retirement Villages Associaton on Consumer NZ report
Consumer NZ says retirement village residents are being disadvantaged by unfair contract terms and it's time for an overhaul of regulations.
It says a survey of contracts offered by six major… Audio
Government wants to cool housing market, but how?
Late next month the Government will announce initiatives designed to cool the property market and help first homebuyers.
Last year, Finance Minister Grant Robertson sought advice from Treasury and… Audio
First home buyers struggling: 'How can we compete?'
First-time home buyers say they're demoralised in a market where investors have been buying houses at a rate last seen in 2016.
