Housing
The big resistance to earthquake resilience costs
Making Wellington earthquake resilient involves billions of dollars, a tonne of anxiety and homeowners who've had it up to here with the yellow sticker nightmare. Audio
The big resistance to earthquake resilience costs
Making Wellington earthquake resilient involves billions of dollars, a tonne of anxiety and homeowners who've had it up to here with the yellow sticker nightmare.
AudioShould our social housing be passive?
Passive houses require almost no heating in winter, nor fans in summer - and are dry and well-ventilated. Advocates say it should be law that all new builds in New Zealand are built as passive homes -… Audio, Gallery
Attitudes toward permanent housing changing
People who have been chronically homeless are choosing to stay in permanent housing - some for the first time in more than 20 years.
Rough sleepers more keen for housing since lockdown
Organisations working with homeless people are astounded by the change in attitudes from rough sleepers now wanting to stay in permanent housing. People who have been tough to house are choosing to… Audio
Plans to overhaul building laws, improve damp, unhealthy homes
Cold, damp and extremely expensive - that's the average New Zealand house and it's not only bad for the health of their inhabitants, but also for the planet.
Building "green" to save money and lives
The building and construction sector generates about 20 percent of New Zealand's carbon emissions and 50 percent of material going to landfill. The Government has a plan to make building more… Audio
Night shelter closes doors after half a century of service
Wellington Night Shelter has officially closed its doors after more than 50 years of providing emergency accommodation to men in the capital.
Poor housing will mean more Māori kids in hospital, advocates say
Thousands of whānau are living through winter in poor housing - statistics show more than one in three Māori live in cold, damp and sometimes mouldy homes.
Where's the housing for young people sleeping rough?
More than half the 41,000 homeless people in New Zealand are under the age of 25. The figure is from the 2013 census and is an estimate only. Audio
Thousands of whānau brace for winter in damp homes
Thousands of whānau are bracing themselves for winter with about one in three Māori living in cold, damp and mouldy homes.
Housing advocates say that will mean thousands of Māori tamariki will end… Audio
Youth homelessness at 'crisis point' - advocate
Advocates working with young homeless people say the situation is at "crisis point", and it's likely to worsen in the wake of Covid-19.
Maanaki Rangatahi - a collective of six groups - is petitioning… Audio
Research team given $5m to study NZ's old, cold, mouldy homes
A long-running project to tackle problem housing has received $5 million from the Health Research Council, which has handed out $71 million for 47 studies in its latest funding round.
Airbnb properties see bookings return after lockdown
Predictions that a slump in tourism will push Airbnb properties into the rental market have not yet been realised.
First 'shovel-ready' projects given green light
Bill McKay joins Lynn to talk about the 11 "shovel ready" infrastructure and housing projects that will be fast-tracked through the RMA process. Audio
Earthquake design: beyond code
Casa Adelante, a breakthrough building in San Francisco, is showing it doesn't have to cost a fortune to build resilient housing that keeps functioning in a big earthquake. Audio
Housing NZ's accessible homes goal should be much higher - Disability Rights Commissioner
Last night Checkpoint brought the story of a family with a young disabled boy in a wheelchair who have been living in a south Auckland garage for six months because of a lack of suitable housing.
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Quake damage continues to plague Christchurch homes
Pre-sale building inspections are continuing to uncover hundreds of Christchurch homes with unrepaired quake damage.
This as a $300 million government compensation scheme, designed to help those… Audio
Faafoi answers questions over housing waiting list
A South Auckland family with a boy using a wheelchair are living in a garage because of lack of suitable state housing. Maria and her two children have been camped out in a relative's garage for six… Video, Audio
Ihumātao might be acquired under Housing Act
There could be a decision as early as next week about the future of disputed land at Ihumātao.
