Housing
Can a state home be passed down to a family member?
A Housing NZ tenant is angry she can't swap her current home for her late father's. Does she have a point? Audio
Insight: Facing down loneliness for NZ's ageing population
With the UK having recently appointed a Minister of loneliness, Sally Round takes a look what can be done in New Zealand to address the problem, which will likely balloon as the population ages. Video, Audio
Mangere housing development 'long overdue' - local board
A major housing development in the Auckland suburb of Mangere will revitalise an area that has been neglected for too long, local representatives say.
3000 houses in Mangere to make way for 10,000 new homes
Nearly 3000 state homes in the Auckland suburb of Mangere will be demolished over the next 15 years to make way for 10,000 new homes - a mix of state housing, private and Kiwibuild homes. Audio
Unveiled: Govt's plan for 10,000 new houses in Mangere
Mangere will have 10,000 new houses in a redevelopment of old state housing, Housing Minister Phil Twyford has announced.
Desperate need to house lonely seniors: 'It’s a hidden problem'
Older people living in their cars and desperate for affordable accommodation have been knocking on the doors of Nelson housing charity Abbeyfield.
AK House prices expected to stabilise over time
10-thousand new houses will be built in Mangere, replacing old state houses with a combination of new state houses, KiwiBuild and affordable homes, as well as market homes. Audio
Most KiwiBuild homes in first year will be apartments
Most of the first batch of 1000 KiwiBuild affordable homes to be built in the next year will be apartments and will come from stalled development projects. Audio
State housing tenant appointed to Housing New Zealand board
A state house tenant, Huhana Hickey, is among three new people appointed to the board of Housing New Zealand. Its the first time in the 17 year history of the board. Housing Minister Phil Twyford says… Audio
Desperate need to house lonely seniors
Older people living in their cars have been knocking on the doors of a Nelson housing charity, desperate for affordable accommodation. Volunteer groups are calling for more housing choices for seniors… Audio
Electric cars essential for NZ carbon neutral goal - Shaw
If New Zealand is to meet its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050, nearly all of the country's cars will have to be electric or another form of zero-emission vehicle. That's according to the Climate… Audio
Apartments to be bulk of first KiwiBuild homes
Apartments will make up the bullk of the 1000 Kiwibuild homes to be built in the coming year. And the head of the Kiwibuild unit Stephen Barclay says they will come from stalled development projects… Audio
A rental for life
Tenants group Renters United has come up with a blueprint that they think would be life changing for long term tenants. They want the right to live in a property for as long as they keep paying the… Audio
Rental crisis: 'Landlord doesn't want to do anything about it'
Dozens of tenants sick of mouldy, cold and outright dangerous homes are backing a campaign for tougher laws for landlords.
Tenants call for tougher regulation for rentals
Dozens of tenants sick of mouldy, cold and outright dangerous homes are backing a campaign for tougher laws for landlords. The plan's the brainchild of Renters United. Reporter Katie Doyle was at the… Audio
Chch streeties label plan to address begging and homelessness 'crap'
Plans by Christchurch City Council to help curb a rising homeless population has worried some of the people who live rough.
Treasured reserve faces 'death by a thousand cuts'
A lobby group wants the Auckland Council to shut down several housing developments because they're killing a treasured marine reserve. Video
Homeless will move into 80 of 280 units in new HNZ development
Housing Minister Phil Twyford has unveiled details of plans to replace a HNZ high-rise in Auckland's central city with a new 'state of the art' housing unit for the homeless, state housing tenants and… Video, Audio
Long Bay marine reserve's 'death by a thousand cuts'
A lobby group wants the Auckland Council to shut down several housing developments in Long Bay, because it claims construction waste is seriously damaging the marine reserve. Audio
Does diplomatic immunity need an overhaul?
An EU diplomat has managed to get away with not paying $20k she owed a Wellington landlord in rent. Her landlord says it proves landlords have no power. And maybe it proves diplomatic immunity has too… Audio
