Housing
Nelson landlord's trust shattered by dirty, messy tenant
Barry Thompson, 81, says he'll find it difficult to trust another tenant after a woman turned his property into a rubbish dump. Video, Audio
'We don't want the city to sprawl out forever'
Land isn't the problem in Auckland's housing crisis, it's paying for the infrastructure on new developments, says mayor Phil Goff. Audio
Twyford floats plan to scrap Auckland rural-urban boundary
Housing Minister Phil Twyford says he wants to scrap Auckland's rural-urban boundary to allow the city to grow outward. He says given population growth projections, the city will need to grow upwards… Audio
Parents stump up for university flats
A growing number of parents are buying homes for their children in Wellington while they study at university, a real estate agent says.
Small changes can make a big difference in cold homes
New research shows small steps to eliminate draughts in cold homes can make a significant difference.
Insight: Climate change and 'waterproofing' NZ's cities
After a wet winter, and in some places a drenched summer before that, Teresa Cowie asks if it’s possible to design cities that can cope with the increasing extreme weather being driven by climate… Video, Audio
Sky World remained open despite 'high risk' to public
One of New Zealand's busiest buildings, Sky World, was allowed to stay open despite Auckland Council acknowledging it was a high fire risk. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
Housing market cooling
The housing market is definitely cooling now, for the first time in six years QV statistics show Auckland house prices have fallen. While the slowing of the market has been indicated for a while this… Audio
Ardern and Goff talk Auckland issues: 'We need light rail'
The Labour-led government has confirmed it will fund its part of the Auckland transport commitments it made during the election campaign, including light rail to the airport.
Building owners warned over quake safety obligations
A lawyer is warning building owners and employers that ignorance is no defence if ceilings and walls fall and hurt or kill people in a quake. Between half and 90 percent of the restraints on suspended… Audio
Auckland house prices drop for first time in six years
Auckland house prices have dipped from a year earlier - the first such fall in six years. Prices are also down or dropping in Tauranga, Hamilton and Christchurch, but there's moderate growth in… Audio
House prices cool around the country
The housing market continues to cool, with the slowest annual rate of price growth in more than five years.
Ban on foreigners buying homes may make little difference
There's no evidence that foreigners are pushing the price of houses up, a senior Barfoot & Thompson auctioneer says. Bridget Mills went to an auction to find out what buyers and sellers think of the… Audio
Foreign buyers and trade deals
The Prime minister's announcement that foreign buyers will be not be able to buy houses here has sparked debate not only over whether it will damage our trade deals overseas and whether it will even… Audio
Foreign home-buyers ban: 'If you don’t do it now, you can never do it'
The new government says the plan to ban foreigners from being able to buy existing houses in New Zealand has to happen now, before the TPP is signed off. Video
New govt's housing ban lacks detail - Steven Joyce
In an effort to ease the housing crisis, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced Labour would make changes to the Overseas Investment Act to classify residential housing as "sensitive". It… Audio
Homes not 'commodities traded internationally' - David Parker
The new Government has moved rapidly to ban foreigners from being able to buy houses in New Zealand saying trade deals won't be affected.
It will make changes to the Overseas Investment Act so homes… Audio
Will foreign buyers ban make difference in market?
Questions are being asked about the impact of the ban on foreigners buying existing homes in New Zealand. Real estate agents say the changes might create a little more paperwork, but that's about it. Audio
Govt's foreign home-buyer ban won't work - National
The new Government has moved rapidly to ban foreigners from being able to buy existing houses in New Zealand, saying trade deals won't be affected. But the National Party says the ban will do nothing… Audio
Foreign home-buyers to be banned by early 2018
From early next year, foreigners will no longer be able to buy houses in New Zealand. The Government plans to change the Overseas Investment Act to classify houses as sensitive which will allow the… Audio
