Housing
Giving pre-fab housing another go
Meet a developer who's trying to help solve the housing crisis by importing boxes from China.
AudioEQC not equipped for future quake repair oversight - CEO
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) chief executive says the agency doesn't have the capability to lead any future repair programme. Video, Audio
House prices defy expectations and hold steady
Property prices are holding their own as various Covid support measures, low interest rates and a lack of listings underpin the market.
Corelogic's house price index was down just zero-point-two in… Audio
Rotorua man rents motels to house homeless during pandemic
A Rotorua man's charitable trust is renting motels to house people after the Covid-19 pandemic forced him to shut his shelters for the homeless.
Tiny Deane, who is well-known in the city, says… Audio
Govt plans legislation to change EQC operations
The government plans to introduce legislation to change the Earthquake Commission's operations, after a report found major failings.
It found EQC was woefully unprepared as it dealt with the… Audio
'Needle not moving' as botched EQC re-repairs still coming in - Megan Woods
Some 10 years on from the devastating Canterbury quakes, the wait is still not over when it comes to law changes needed to improve the Earthquake Commission.
The government will not get it done until… Video, Audio
Debate over high-density housing grows
Debate is heating up among some city councils over higher-density housing and where to put it. Audio
Young queer and trans people face growing housing barriers in level 3
Increasing numbers of queer and trans young people are unable to access emergency accommodation during Auckland's level 3 lockdown, RainbowYOUTH says.
High rents in South Auckland questioned
In a piece for The Spinoff, Justin Latif questions why South Auckland rents are so high in comparison to other parts of the city. Audio
Family frustrated about major building development on doorstep
A Lower Hutt family has accused the council of running roughshod over them, by prioritising houses over their wellbeing.
Twelve houses built out of promised 200 in Hastings project
Just 12 houses of a promised 200 that are meant to get homeless people in Hastings out of motels have so far been finished.
Last year the Government announced a special project for the city to help… Audio
Hastings resident on programme that got her from motel to house
Just twelve houses of a promised 200 that are meant to get homeless people in Hastings out of motels have so far been finished.
Hastings has one of the highest rates of people on the housing… Audio
Thousands of houses promised for Tonga's poor
Revelations in Tonga of plans by the governing People's Party to build housing for the poor. Audio
Auckland City Mission:all hands on deck for second lockdown
It's all hands on deck at the Auckland City Mission, close to two weeks after it was announced the city would be going back to alert level 3. Demand for food parcels trebelled during the first… Audio
Hastings houses for homeless delayed as wait list rises
Just 12 houses of a promised 200 that are meant to get homeless people in Hastings out of motels have so far been finished.
Poor workmanship and bad designs to blame for leaky homes, court told
Legal action against the Australian building products manufacturer, James Hardie, is being taken by 144 homeowners of 151 Harditex clad homes.
Los Angeles has turned into a 'city of nightmares'
The rich and famous are fleeing Los Angeles in droves as junkies and the homeless 'walk the streets like zombies.' Caroline Graham has lived in the City of Angels since the early 1990s and says LA is… Audio
Thousands default on mortgage payments, others rush to get home finance
Thousands of home owners are slipping behind on mortgage payments, while other would-be buyers are rushing to get finance.
Whangārei district: 20,000 new homes forecast in 30 years
Up to 20,000 new homes are forecast for Whangārei district in the next three decades.
Thousands missing mortgage payments
Thousands of households have missed payments on their mortgages, but haven't yet been brought into the home loan "holiday" scheme. Centrix chief executive Keith McLaughlin discusses the issue with the… Audio
