Housing
Govt considering build-to-rent scheme on Crown land
Housing Minister Phil Twyford says the building blocks are being put in place for his much-anticipated reset of the failing KiwiBuild programme, and he's also looking at launching a build-to-rent… Video, Audio
Kiwibuild: Try rent to own
Housing organisations say a refresh of Kiwibuild needs to include options like rent-to-own. Habitat for Humanity has such a scheme, where people rent houses until they can buy outright, using that… Audio
Kiwibuild: The asset issue
A 1 News Colmar Brunton poll shows that New Zealanders are still backing the Kiwibuild concept but there's been more criticism about the scheme over the fact there is no asset means testing. Audio
KiwiBuild a 'welfare scheme' for wealthy - National
Housing Minister Phil Twyford says KiwiBuild is not a welfare scheme, and wealthy New Zealanders should be able to access it, along with everyone else. This comes after it was revealed a group of… Video, Audio
'KiwiBuild's not a welfare scheme' - Phil Twyford
The Housing Minister acknowledges millionaires are able to buy a KiwiBuild home if they wish, but says he's not about to shut down the "bank of Mum and Dad".
KiwiBuild: Preapproved applicants declare they could raise $650k
Some preapproved applicants for KiwiBuild houses say they could come up with $650,000, raising concerns that people who are not struggling first-home buyers could take advantage of the scheme. Video, Audio
Justin Lester discusses Wellington insurance price rises
Insurance companies are telling home owners in Wellington they will have to get used to higher premiums.
Wellington's mayor Justin Lester hosted an insurance forum yesterday amid concern from… Audio
'We're trying to facilitate supply' - KiwiBuild delivery boss
National's housing spokesperson Judith Collins has called the government's KiwiBuild scheme a "dog" and questions how some people able to raise $650,000 for a deposit are allowed to qualify for the… Video, Audio
Insurance taskforce watches Wellington price hikes
Got a problem and no clear way forward? Set up a taskforce.
That is the course of action Wellington's leaders are taking after an insurance forum in the city on Monday.
Insurance companies say… Audio
Affordable housing in RMA reform - Judith Collins
The National Party's housing spokesperson has called the KiwiBuild scheme a "dog" and says houses are being built in areas where there's no demand.
Judith Collins tells Susie Ferguson that she's… Audio
KiwiBuild pre-approvals raises eligibility questions
Can someone who says they could raise $650,000 for a deposit to buy a KiwiBuild house be considered a struggling first home-buyer.
According to the Housing Ministry, that's the situation for three… Video, Audio
What's behind Wellington's insurance price hike?
As insurance premiums rise sharply in Wellington, the mayor is setting up a taskforce to look at how the industry is functioning in the capital.
But an insurance expert says New Zealanders need to… Audio
Fletcher Living homes in central Christchurch struggle to find buyers
After close to six months on the market, the first of the townhouses built by Fletcher Living in central Christchurch are struggling to sell. Audio
Fletcher Living homes in central Christchurch struggle to find buyers
Almost six months on the market, the first of 940 upmarket townhouses priced between $1million and $1.6m are struggling to sell, putting a dent in an ambitious goal to have 20,000 people living in the… Video, Audio
Tapu te Ranga Marae passed recent fire inspection
Tapu Te Ranga Marae had passed a recent fire audit as part of the building's warrant of fitness, Rongotai MP Paul Eagle says. Audio
Yes one housing sector is booming! Retirement villages
Bill McKay reports on the record number of retirement villages and how we can leverage this for the rest of New Zealand. Bill is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the… Audio
Blaze breaks out in east London high-rise
A fire has engulfed a block of flats in east London, forcing people to evacuate their homes as it spread over six floors.
Dismay in Parnell at behaviour of tenants in homeless shelter
Business owners in one of Auckland's swankiest suburbs are up in arms over the behaviour of a group of tenants living a local motel.
Homeless staying at Parnell motel abusive & ill-behaved, businesses say
The Parnell City Lodge has become an emergency housing provider for the homeless, but local business people say they're causing problems in the wealthy Auckland suburb - urinating in store doorways… Audio
Queenstown, Wanaka locals vote in favour of bed tax
Provisional results of a non-binding referendum show more than 80 percent of Wanaka and Queenstown voters back a bed tax, which would be used to help fund infrastructure. Audio