Housing
Renters unhappy with property managers
It's not landlords giving tenants a tough time, it's property managers, a new Consumer NZ survey has found. Lack of heating and mould are much more likely to be reported by tenants who have property… Audio
Questions around safety of fire-resistant aluminium composite panels
The system used in New Zealand to approve aluminium composite panels for highrises has failed a critical safety audit, but the government officials who commissioned the report from an expert in… Audio
Aluminium panel approval system failed safety audit - leaked report
Nine months on from the Grenfell Tower inferno, the system used in New Zealand to approve aluminium panels for highrises has failed a critical safety audit. But the government officials, who… Audio
The quality of new Auckland apartments
The Panel is joined by the NZ Herald's property editor, Anne Gibson to discuss the quality or otherwise of new builds in Auckland. A one bedroom apartment near Britomart went for $30,000 but be warned… Audio
Property managers frustrated by negligent landlords - study
Property managers are struggling to convince some landlords to carry out even basic maintenance, despite skyrocketing rents in Auckland, a study shows.
Queenstown community housing to go ahead despite investor pulling out
A community housing group in Queenstown has secured new funding, after an investor pulled out of backing 50 new social housing units.
Quinovic ordered to pay back renters' letting fee
One of New Zealand's largest specialist residential property managers, Quinovic, has been slapped down by the tenancy tribunal for unlawfully charging tenants a letting fee. Video, Audio
Govt puts public housing tenancy reviews on hold
The government is pausing periodic tenancy reviews of public housing tenants while it considers whether the groups exempt from the process should be widened.
Precedent setting Matata evictions 'need to be nationally notified'
Sixteen homeowners fighting the removal of their land use rights say the entire country should be allowed to make submissions on the case because it will set a precedent for the future. Video, Audio
'A lot of problems' in Middlemore buildings - DHB boss
The building at Middlemore Hospital that houses the country's largest maternity service might have to be knocked down because it is unstable and riddled with asbestos. The hospital says it's getting… Audio
Listener feedback on Auckland Unitec housing
Listener feedback on Auckland Unitec housing. Audio
Plan for 4000 new homes in Mt Albert 'ridiculous'
Some residents in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert say the government's plan to squeeze up to 4000 new homes in the area is ridiculous and the infrastructure won't be able to cope. Audio
Can Auckland's infrastructure ever catch up?
Civil contractors say Auckland's infrastructure planning is woeful and chaos in the city will continue for years. Audio
Residents say Mt Albert already 'bursting at the seams'
Some residents in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert say the government's plan to squeeze up to 4000 new homes in the area is ridiculous and the infrastructure won't be able to cope. Video, Audio
New housing - slum of the future?
Mark Graham of the Building Guide says a 4000 home development on Auckland's Unitec land depends on having great design. Audio
Mt Albert KiwiBuild homes: Private sector needs help - Twyford
A new Auckland central housing project will take some of the pressure off the private sector, says Housing Minister Phil Twyford. Audio
Mt Albert KiwiBuild homes: Private sector needs help - Twyford
Housing Minister Phil Twyford plans to build up to 4000 houses, but the National Party says the numbers don't add up. Yesterday Mr Twyford unveiled the plan to build the homes on roughly 30 hectares… Audio
Mt Albert housing plan a tight squeeze?
The government's plan to build up to 4000 houses on roughly 30 hectares of former Unitec campus land in the central Auckland suburb of Mt Albert is raising some eyebrows. The Opposition says that… Audio
Thousands of new homes to be built in Mt Albert
Up to 4000 new homes will be built at a major new development on land at Unitec's Mt Albert campus in Auckland, the Housing Minister has announced.
Letting fees: goodbye and good riddance
Opinion - Banning letting fees is a simple legislative fix to improve efficiency and competition in property management services, writes Dr Lucy Telfar Barnard.
