Housing
Fire engineer warns of lack of action over aluminium cladding
Officials are being accused of allowing unsafe cladding to be used on high-rise buildings. Leading Melbourne fire engineer, Tony Enright, is speaking out after the Ministry of Business, Innovation and… Audio
'Affordable' south Auckland housing price tag still unclear
A one-bedroom apartment in a new affordable housing development in south Auckland could cost as much as half a million dollars. Three hundred homes are being built in in Manukau over the next five… Audio
Labour and National go head to head over KiwiBuild
Housing minister Phil Twyford and National's Judith Collins have gone head to head in Parliament over the affordability of KiwiBuild houses.
Dispute over proposed Epsom complex boils over
A stoush over a proposed HNZ complex in an upmarket Auckland suburb shows no sign of being resolved, with the Epsom MP doubling down on his contentious remarks.
New Plymouth mayor arranged meeting over sale of reserve land
Questions are being asked about the involvement of the New Plymouth Mayor in a meeting about the sale of reserve land in the city, including the transfer of 2.25 million dollars to a private golf… Video, Audio
Epsom residents fear anti-social behaviour from HNZ upgrade
Epsom MP David Seymour has doubled down on his contentious remarks, where he warned locals that some future tenants of an HNZ complex will have social and mental health issues. Video, Audio
Council announces 300-home development in S Akl
Auckland Council has announced a new housing development in South Auckland with 300 new homes to be built over the next five years.
Chinese steel in Auckland skyscraper under scrutiny
Auckland Council is facing a big job policing 10,000 tonnes of Chinese steel going into the country's tallest residential skyscraper. A quality control expert is questioning whether its new rules… Audio
Housing NZ putting pressure on prisons - Andrew Little
The Justice Minister Andrew Little says hundreds of people are being kept behind bars because the government's housing agency won't let them live with family in state houses. Housing New Zealand… Audio
HNZ needs to change policy on bailed offenders - Little
Housing New Zealand will be asked to consider changing its policy so offenders on bail or parole can stay in state houses.
Govt wants to house bailed offenders in state houses
Justice Minister Andrew Little says people on bail and parole are being routinely told they can't stay in a state houses so have to remain in prison, putting even more stress on an already strained… Video, Audio
Property could be a buyer's market
Property could be a buyer's market before long as rises in value are expected to stabilise over the coming months. Audio
Housing confidence bounces back in new survey
Housing market confidence has bounced off the six-year lows seen after the election, but there are signs that the pace of growth is probably past its peak.
New home insulation scheme - who's in & who's out?
$142 million was set aside in last week's budget to subsidise insulation in 52 thousand homes over the next four years, administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. But a similar… Audio
Multiple failures in Middlemore management - new documents
Newly released documents show multiple serious failings by senior officials at Middlemore Hopsital who pushed ahead with building a big lecture theatre instead of more operating theatres. They also… Audio
Waikeria mega-prison plan scrapped - Kelvin Davis
The Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says the Government won't go ahead with plans for a megaprison at Waikeria in Waikato.
In last week's budget, more funds were allocated to build temporary units… Audio
Big wins in housing will come from regulation, not budgets
Opinion - Solutions to the housing crisis will not be immediate, but the government can start helping people by changing rental policy Shamubeel Eaqub writes.
Phil Twyford: Housing crisis will get worse
Housing Minister Phil Twyford says the shortage of homes especially in Auckland will get worse, despite what he calls the biggest investment yet in public housing. He met today with 100… Audio
Minister rejects Treasury forecast on Kiwibuild impact
Treasury is wrong in halving its forecast of the early impact of the Kiwibuild programme, Housing Minister Phil Twyford says.
Budget 2018: Govt sets up $37m Māori development fund
A fund of $37 million has been set up in Budget 2018 to provide funding for Māori housing, land reform and youth employment training.