Housing
Property managers urged to drop landlords who don't insulate
Property managers are being encouraged to consider cutting ties with landlords who are failing to meet new insulation standards.
'40 percent of our homes are cold and damp and mouldy'
As the deadline nears for the Healthy Homes standards, families in state homes say they need much more than extra insulation to keep their children warm and healthy. Audio
Megan Woods refuses to confirm KiwiBuild overall target
New Housing Minister Megan Woods has fronted to media for the first time in her new role, promising a different approach to KiwiBuild under her watch.
Housing reshuffle offers glimmer of hope for sector - industry players
The new Housing Minister Megan Woods is promising a new approach to KiwiBuild under her watch, but she's keeping mum on the details. Meanwhile, industry players say the reshuffle offers a glimmer of… Audio
Family desperate to leave freezing HNZ home
As the deadline closes in for the government's Healthy Homes standards, families living in state homes say more than extra insulation is needed to keep their children warm and healthy. Nita… Video, Audio
Is the government now more serious about the housing crisis?
Opinion - The Cabinet reshuffle was meant to show the government is serious about dealing with housing, but Dr Bryce Edwards asks whether the reshuffling of the deck will bring about real change.
KiwiBuild 'horribly inefficient and unfair on taxpayer' - developer
An Auckland property developer says he doesn't believe change at the top will make any difference to the KiwiBuild programme, because there's not one "sexy solution" for the housing sector. Audio
Collins has 'a bit of sympathy' for Twyford after reshuffle
The National Party housing spokesperson Judith Collins says KiwiBuild will only be more of a mess after the Cabinet reshuffle and she feels sorry for Phil Twyford.
Mr Twyford was moved aside from the… Audio
Developer doubts Cabinet reshuffle will help KiwiBuild
An Auckland property developer says he doesn't believe that a change at the top will make any difference to the success of the KiwiBuild programme.
Phil Twyford was replaced as Housing Minister by… Audio
Govt Cabinet reshuffled, but questions remain
Day one of the Prime Minister's refreshed Cabinet and her most sought after ministers were already ducking for cover.
Jacinda Ardern is changing tack with the housing portfolio, taking the… Audio
Home's garage in danger of slipping into giant mud pool
The earth has continued to move in a small corner of Rotorua today as a mud pool which erupted overnight on Monday got even bigger. Video, Audio
Question of the Day for 27 June 2019
What would you change in the home you're renting, if you could? Audio
Renters less satisfied with homes
Renters are less likely to be happy with their housing than those who own their homes, Stats NZ has found. Audio
'Huge mud crater' opens up in woman's backyard
Rotorua resident Susan Gedye thought it was an earthquake when her Whakarewarewa house shook and the earth rumbled early this morning. But it wasn't an earthquake - it was a bubbling, steaming… Video, Audio
Kiwibuild not guaranteed next year
The Prime Minsiter has said there will be a Government building programme next year but she can't guarantee that Kiwibuild will be a part of it. Audio
KiwiBuild 'reset' details likely to be revealed in July - Twyford
The much-anticipated KiwiBuild reset will probably be unveiled in early July, Housing Minister Phil Twyford says.
Govt rolls out $200m scheme to house Wgtn homeless
A programme which aims to end homelessness has been rolled out in Wellington.
New Zealand's cold old housing stock
It’s mid-winter and time for our annual reminder about the miserable quality of much of New Zealand’s housing stock, says Bill McKay. Audio
Cohaus Living
In a small corner of Grey Lynn, Auckland, trees are being cleared and tired old buildings are being demolished for a new development.
That doesn't sound particularly unusual - but it is.
Claire… Audio
What's the problem with our rental market and is it fixable?
Herald reporter Kirsty Johnston has been looking into the issues surrounding investment properties - the divide between landlords and renters as the property market takes a dip in our biggest city and… Audio
