Housing
'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.
Govt announces new mental health facilities for Christchurch
Most mental health services in Christchurch's decaying Princess Margaret Hospital will move into new purpose built facilities by 2022. Audio
Kiwibuild news not getting any better
KiwiBuild's 10-year goal remains at 100,000 houses but so far, it's contracted just over a tenth of that. Figures released to RNZ reveal that so far 10,355 KiwiBuild properties have been confirmed… Audio
Christchurch high density housing causing problems - MPs
A plea has gone out to the Christchurch City Council to change planning rules that allow high density housing in inappropriate areas.
Queenstown trust offering homes for under half the town's average sale price
The first occupants of a home built under Queenstown Lakes' pioneering affordable homes model will move in by the end of this week.
The YIMBY movement fighting back on housing
A movement is growing, it started in California, and it wants to tackle the housing crisis which bedevils cities all over the world, by embracing YIMBYism. Audio
Capital gains tax no big deal - international experts
Should New Zealand introduce a capital gains tax, as has been recommended by the government's Tax Working Group, it would bring us in line with most other countries. So what sort of impact does it… Audio
Petition launched after Merivale retirement home decision
A Christchurch woman is petitioning Parliament to ensure residents of retirement homes can't be left homeless at short notice. Merivale Retirement Village's rest home is going to be demolished and… Audio
NZ 'an outlier' on capital gains tax - Australian expert
While New Zealand's politicians debate the merits or otherwise of a capital gains tax, in Australia the issue was put to bed years ago. Australians have been paying tax on their capital gains from… Audio
Company owner pessimistic of recovering Mainzeal losses
A construction company owner isn't holding out much hope of recovering any of the money his company is owed after the collapse of Mainzeal. Mainzeal was one of New Zealand's largest construction firms… Audio
High Court rules Mainzeal directors liable for $36m
The High Court has ruled collapsed property and construction company Mainzeal traded while insolvent for nine years and has held some of the directors liable for $36 million for letting it happen.
'What we've got here is a tax on a tax' - Simon Bridges
The National Party leader Simon Bridges says a capital gains tax would affect the middle section of New Zealand, while the wealthy would always be fine. Audio
Real Estate group wants financial assistance for home owners
The government is giving landlords until 2024 to make sure properties are insulated and have proper heating. The Real Estate Institute says tenants will end up wearing the cost unless the government… Audio
Poor housing costing taxpayers $145m a year - report
A day after the Government announced tough new insulation and heating standards for rental homes, new research from the University of Otago says poor housing conditions cost taxpayers more than $145… Audio
Defence Minister urged to hurry over estate upgrade plan
The government's being urged to hurry up and commit to urgent upgrades of old and risky Defence Force property, including camps, buildings, roads and water infrastructure that's reported to not meet… Audio
Poor housing could be costing $150m in ACC claims, health spending
Researchers say poor housing could be costing nearly $150 million a year in ACC claims and health spending. The figure was revealed a day after the government announced a raft of new rules for rental… Audio
Rest home residents squeezed out by new development
The owners of a Christchurch retirement village say it's been a difficult decision to ask residents to leave because its new rest home can't accommodate them all but deny it's because they haven't… Video, Audio
Proposed rental standards under the microscope
Landlords have two and a half years to comply with new rental standards introduced by the government, including a requirement that every home has a heater able to heat the living room up to 18… Audio
Poor housing conditions costing taxpayers more than $145m
Injuries and hospitalisations caused purely by poor housing conditions could be costing the country more than $145 million each year in ACC claims and hospitalisation costs.
A low footprint life in the NZ bush
Howard and Yvonne Collins live up a 6 kilometre bush track in the Tararuas. They live entirely off grid, generating their own power with mini hydros and solar. Audio, Gallery
