Housing

Plumbers, gasfitters and electricians say they're under pressure to install shoddy products from overseas, without proper checks for safety. Imported plumbing products are subject to MBIE guidelines… Audio

Pressure for new housing in Upper Hutt is colliding with a fear of flooding. A local group opposed to the city council's desire for new homes on forested hills above Pinehaven say new modelling shows… Audio

Community organisations say the government's latest announcement to stop people becoming homeless will help stem the flow of people onto the streets. However, they are warning it's hard to know… Audio

Keeping people in their rentals is the new focus to stop people from becoming homeless. Yesterday the government announced an $54 million to help prevent homelessness, of which $31 million will be… Audio

Groups working with the homeless are describing the government's new plan to tackle the problem as a critical step towards ultimately ending homelessness. The Government is spending $54 million to… Audio

An extra 54 million dollars on fresh initiatives to tackle homelessness is being welcomed - but those working with the homeless say the lack of housing remains the biggest barrier to solving the… Audio

"Misleading & deceptive" - that's how the High Court has described the behaviour of Southern Response - the state owned quake insurer.

And it could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. In… Audio

A legal expert is warning the problem of quake damaged homes being onsold to unsuspecting buyers is likely to continue despite the government's new 300 million dollar scheme to pay for missed or… Audio

A test case, set down to determine who is liable for botched EQC repairs, has been abandoned at the 11th hour. On August 26, the Christchurch High Court was due to hear about the Giblings, a… Audio

It's been described by the government as an absolute nightmare for some Cantabrians. And now it's hoping that will come to an end - courtesy of a $300 million fix-it fund.

The government has unveiled… Video, Audio

The Managing Director of the law firm taking the onsold test case, says as far as she is concerned, it will still be heard at the Christchurch High Court in 10 days.

Angela Parlane of Shine Lawyers… Video, Audio

The government is hoping a $300 million fix fund will end the nightmare for Cantabrians saddled with onsold quake damaged houses.

EQC Minister Grant Robertson unveiled the fund that will be handed… Video, Audio

Food, or housing? We only have a finite amount of land in Aotearoa - and we have to use it to feed people and to house people. But which should take precedence? Economist Kirden Lees joins us to talk… Audio

A Pukekohe farmer says he's waited for 15 years for the announcement that farms in the southern edge of Auckland will be protected from housing developments. The government has released a document for… Video, Audio

Pitting potatoes against property - that's how the government's proposal to protect highly productive farm land from being subdivided or used for urban expansion has been described.

The Environment… Video, Audio

First time house buyers are expected to find it easier to get into the market, particularly in Auckland where house prices are expected to remain flat. Audio