Housing
Government needs to act now by addressing housing supply shortages
The Government's been told it needs to take emergency measures to build new homes amid the severe shortage of property.
There are also calls for new policy settings to help cool the country's thirst… Audio
First home out of reach for more people in 2021 - CoreLogic
There are fears more people will be locked out of the New Zealand property market in the coming year, as house prices grew at a record rate for the second consecutive month. Audio
Councils downplay powers to enforce healthy home standards
Councils have been downplaying the powers they have in enforcing healthy homes Renter advocacy group Renters United has found that across 68 councils only 14 repair orders have been issued by council… Audio
Rising house prices will affect the poorest the hardest
House prices have grown at a record rate for the second consecutive month.
Tauranga has experienced the steepest house price rise of all the main centres, up 6.8 percent over December - to an… Audio
Rental pressure on as house prices soar
As house prices around New Zealand continue to rise, Core-Logic says fewer people will be able to buy them. So can the already-squeezed rental market across the country deal with a higher proportion… Audio
Property market could lock out more buyers in 2021
There are fears more and more people will be locked out of the New Zealand property market in the coming year. In December, house prices grew at a record rate for the second consecutive month… Audio
Average house price hit $788k in December
House prices grew at a record rate for the second month in a row.
Coastal properties in hot demand despite threat of sea-level rise
A valuation company says coastal properties remain popular as buyers fail to heed dire forecasts sounding the alarm about the effects of climate change.
'Life is a struggle': $25 hike in weekly rent shocks pensioners
There is little festive cheer among pensioners living in Ōpōtiki's Peria House flats, who say they will now have to go without because of the rent increase.
Budgeting service sees huge spike in pensioners needing food
The Mangere Budgeting Service says they have seen a 46 percent spike in pensioners needing food in the past two years. Darryl Evans, who runs the service, says the problem is crippling rents. He joins… Audio
Man on bail ordered evicted from emergency housing
A Christchurch lawyer is raising questions after the Ministry of Social Development ordered her client - who is on bail - to be evicted from emergency housing.
Nicola Hansen, who is the president of… Audio
High school graduates building state houses
A group of high school students in West Auckland have finished school with building qualifications, and have helped to build six state homes. Massey High School Principal Glen Denham tells us about… Audio
Te Kawerau ā Maki iwi to build marae and housing in Auckland
After decades without a formal marae or papakāinga housing, Te Kawerau ā Maki, can finally begin building on land in West Auckland.
The iwi has re-acquired ancestral land at Te Henga - or Bethells… Audio
Man says rest home care accelerated mother's decline
The son of a woman who died aged 100 in a troubled Lower Hutt rest home says its systemic problems accelerated her decline.
The Woburn Masonic Care home in the Hutt's wealthiest suburb is having its… Audio
Whangārei housing crisis: council pleads for government support
Whangārei District Council is calling for beefed-up government action to address the district's worsening housing issues. "Whangārei District Council requests greater support and focus from Central…
Construction industry biggest recipient of wage subsidies
Just-released figures show the construction industry was the biggest recipient of the Government's Covid-19 wage subsidies. That's despite building companies being allowed back at work earlier then… Audio
Trade Me figures reveal new record rental prices
Rental prices continue to surge across the country as the national median weekly rent finishes off the year 21 percent higher than in 2015.
Residential building drop predicted: 'We are in volatile times'
A new report forecasts a crash in the numbers of houses to be built over the next three years, but builders say they are busier than usual. Audio
Report forecasts house building crash over next three years
A new report forecasts the numbers of houses will fall substantially as banks tighten lending.
The value of residential building is tipped to hit just $13.4 billion in 2023 - a massive 43 percent… Audio
$1m house sales in Ōtara 'part of the social trauma'
Million-dollar houses are now being sold in one of Auckland's lowest-income suburbs and a local politician says government failure is allowing the market to drive further inequality and hopelessness.
