Housing
'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
Quake-prone Wellington apartment owners fear homelessness
Owners of earthquake-prone apartments in Wellington fear they'll end up destitute or homeless with the cost of strengthening their units now at ten times more than government estimates.
Furious inner… Audio
Linwood Park homes sit empty despite housing waitlist
A Christchurch housing trust says hundreds of people are waiting for social housing but can't use empty temporary homes originally set up for quake victims. Video, Audio
Thousands waiting to be placed in state homes
With 11,000 people and households waiting for public housing, how soon can they expect to get into a state home? Lisa Owen interviews MSD Auckland Regional Commissioner Mark Goldsmith. Video, Audio
Debbie Iskander allowed to continue to rent property – MBIE
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment investigated Debbie Iskandar and says her behaviour and deception was the lowest kind of behaviour for a landlord, and she wilfully broke laws… Video, Audio
Dodgy landlord ordered to pay $180,000
A dodgy landlord who allegedly rented out substandard accommodation including illegal garage conversions has been ordered to stump up nearly $180,000 after the Tenancy Tribunal found she knowingly… Video, Audio
Auckland homeless shelter gets $5m makeover
New Zealand's largest emergency housing hostel has reopened in Auckland following a multi-million dollar refurbishment.
Auckland landlord ordered to pay $180k
An Auckland landlord has been ordered to pay nearly $180,000 for deliberately not lodging tenancy bonds.
