Housing
Finance an issue for building on communal Māori land - wananga
Māori housing organisations are trying to find ways for finance to be secured for housing to be built on communally-owned land.
Māori look for solution to building on communal land
Most Māori have some rights to land, but are constantly coming up against barriers which prevent them from being able to build houses on it. Audio
Curtains against the cold
Habitat for Humanity is flat out making curtains for low-income households to keep the cold out this winter. However the Housing the Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says unless the curtains… Audio
Auckland house prices - what can we learn from Sydney?
Economists are split over whether Auckland's housing market will follow trends in major Australian cities like Sydney, house prices there are down 5 per cent. Audio
Wellington tenants slam Quinovic's ads for landlords
The property management company Quinovic has apologised for a social media campaign which has sent tenants into a rage. The now deleted advertisment from its Te Aro office in Wellington features beer… Audio
Property management campaign disgusts tenants
A brazen social media campaign by a franchise of the property management company Quinovic has disgusted some tenants.
Quinovic apologises over social media campaign
Property management company Quinovic has apologised for a social media campaign which sent tenants into a rage yesterday.
Online pre-qualification opens for KiwiBuild homes
Online pre-qualification has opened for first homebuyers and second-chancers in the market for a KiwiBuild home.
Is Auckland housing market about to drop?
A housing expert is warning not to be worried over a possible drop in Auckland's housing market. It's been compared to Sydney and Melbourne, which have seen major price falls. Audio
Plan to end rough sleeping in England by 2027
The UK government has vowed to end rough sleeping on England's streets over the next decade.
More than half of KiwiBuild development proposals still under evaluation
The processing of potential KiwiBuild developments is taking longer than the government hoped.
The long, wide view on building things differently
Analysis - A reality TV show offers clues to what's wrong with New Zealand's building industry, writes Phil Pennington.
Nelson rate payers to wear cost of rates reduction on commercial property
Nelson home owners will wear the cost of a council move to reduce rates on commercial property, as it tries to address a drop in inner city business.
Asian Construction Forum set up to boost sector
Asian companies contribute $7 billion each year, to the sector, helping meet the demand for the large scale, quality construction & infrastructure projects that are needed, and to address labour… Audio
Developers wait for govt to decide on KiwiBuild plans
The government has been warned it's at risk of putting off developers if it takes too long to make decisions about who it will use for the KiwiBuild scheme. One developer has told RNZ they are at risk… Audio
Developers wait on govt for KiwiBuild plans
The government's been warned it's at risk of putting off developers if it takes too long to make decisions about who it will use for the KiwiBuild scheme. Some developers, who met the June deadline… Audio
'Disgusting': Man felt racially profiled while viewing property
An Auckland man of Pacific descent says a property manager profiled him and his friends when they tried to rent a home in an upmarket suburb.
Landlords asking for bank statements fuel concerns over discrimination
A property manager has described how landlords and property managers ask for bank statements from prospective tenants during the vetting process - and they don't want to see too many KFC dinners. Audio
HNZ boss planned to never front on meth contamination hysteria
Housing New Zealand's chief executive had no intention of giving interviews on the meth contamination hysteria, instead planning a "low key" response to media, official documents show.
Asking prospective tenants for bank statements unethical - critics
Landlords and property managers are being criticised for asking prospective tenants for their bank statements when vetting for new lets. Audio
