Housing
No more large-scale developments in Queenstown, locals plea
A proposed special housing area in Queenstown is copping flack from the community who say the town can't cope with the influx of more people. And as Tess Brunton reports, more housing developments… Audio
Stroke victim forced to use public bathroom to shower
West Auckland stroke victim Natasha Sadler is being forced to use a public disabled bathroom to shower, while she waits up to a year for health authorities to modify her own bathroom. Video, Audio
NZ regional town house prices getting unaffordable - mayors
Mayors in some regional towns in the North Island are warning a jump of up to 30 percent in the year to February signals unaffordability for first home buyers.
NZ regional town house prices getting unaffordable - mayors
House prices in some small regional towns in the North Island have jumped by up to 30 per cent in the year to February. Kawerau, Wairoa and Ruapehu are all rising fast in the latest QV figures. But… Audio
Kawerau mayor hopes houses don't become unaffordable
The mayor of Kawerau hopes steadily increasing house prices in the Bay of Plenty town don't lead to it becoming unaffordable. The Quotable Value house price index indicates national values rose just… Audio
House prices: 'The heat has certainly been taken out of the market'
House prices are rising strongly in the regions, Dunedin values gained most of all the main centres and Auckland fell back, according to the latest QV figures.
The trouble with buying off plans
A high end apartment project that has been dogged by delay after delay, and developer Auckland Trotting Club is now pleading with buyers to give it until next year to finish it. Audio
Wairarapa marae development provides affordable homes for whānau
As house prices continue to soar, Māori are using their land to create affordable homes for their people.
Papakainga creates affordable homes for Wairarapa whanau
As house prices continue to soar, Maori are using their land to create affordable homes for their people. A new social housing development and papakainga at Hurunui o Rangi marae in the Wairarapa has… Audio
Auckland Council fights its own development arm in court
The legal bills are racking up as Auckland Council effectively fights itself in a battle over a central Auckland development. The council, and its development arm Panuku, can't agree on an apartment… Audio
Park Mews - looking to the 1970s to solve the housing crisis?
Anyone who has been to Hataitai in Wellington will have seen these famous apartments near the Mt Victoria tunnel - but how can they help with the housing crisis? Audio
Where our cities meet the sea
Bill McKay takes a look at what is happening on the waterfronts and lakefronts of towns throughout the country, including the Whangarei town basin, and the coastal developments of Tauranga, Dunedin… Audio
The cost saving of environmental housing
Professor Harrison Fraker is a world-renowned architect, at the forefront of a major project in his home state of California to retrofit a whole neighbourhood of existing homes into one energy… Video, Audio
KiwiBuild: Taxpayers may have to foot the bill for losses
There's been plenty of debate about the progress of KiwiBuild, but underpinning the programme is a commitment for the Crown to take the financial risk as an incentive to get developers on board.
Residents 'fired up' over Queenstown housing development plans
More than 300 people have had their say on controversial plans for a Queenstown housing development.
Wanaka KiwiBuild homes facing tough competition to be sold
Wanaka's housing market is booming and affordable housing is in high demand, so why are five out of 10 KiwiBuild homes sitting empty?
Half of Wanaka’s KiwiBuild houses remain empty
Wanaka's housing market is booming and affordable housing is in high demand, but why are five out of ten KiwiBuild homes sitting empty? The original ten were offered in a ballot, but only five have… Audio
Build to rent option for NZ
A new report by real estate specialist CBRE says the build-to-rent model is well established in the UK and US but in its infancy here. The Colliers web site it says the build-to-rent sector is poised… Audio
'Tough target': KiwiBuild contracts just 10% of govt's 100k homes goal
About 10,000 KiwiBuild homes have been contracted to be built by 2028 - just one tenth of the government's 100,000 target.
WHO housing guidelines launched in New Zealand
New guidelines aimed at improving poor housing conditions have had their Southern Hemisphere launch in New Zealand. The guidelines relate to things like heating, crowding, and mould. The standards… Audio
