Housing
Last ditch effort to save Ihumatao from development
A construction company has passed its final hurdle to develop a Special Housing Area on land at Ihumatao in South Auckland. But it's not without opposition.
Heritage New Zealand granted Fletcher… Audio
Are cautious banks busting home-buyers?
Banks are copping the blame for an increasing number of house sales falling over in Auckland because those lenders appear to be tightening up their lending - they won't sign off on the mortgages… Audio
Bank caution leaves home buyers high and dry
Home buyers who have been pre-approved for certain levels of finance are being turned away by banks after making offers as the rise in house values slows.
Sick man says social housing provider turfed him out
A seriously ill man has been evicted from his Tauranga home by the city's main social housing provider and is now living in emergency accommodation in a motel. Jo O'Brien reports. Audio
Singing for the dispossessed with the GALS
GALS, the Auckland Gay and Lesbian choir is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an event that highlights an important issue for Auckland: homelessness. The choir will perform The Street Requiem… Audio
Seriously ill man says Tauranga social housing provider threw him out
Tauranga man Timothy Dalton-Edwards says he's been "kicked in the side" by the city's main social housing provider.
Urbanist Bill McKay
Life is getting faster and more complicated but how easy are we making it to navigate the urban environment? Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University… Audio
Jaron Lubin: architect aiming high
American architect Jaron Lubin has been involved with some of the most impressive new design projects around the world. He's on the team that has designed a vertical suburb in Singapore, the SKY… Audio, Gallery
Big plans for Taumarunui tiny houses
Tiny houses are being trialled in a King Country town as a solution to a shortage of student accommodation and work for tradies.
Tiny homes mooted for small town's housing woes
Students are struggling to find affordable accommodation in Taumarunui, which has two tertiary providers. Could tiny homes be the solution? Video, Audio
Housing market in doldrums but market outlook still positive
The Real Estate Institute remains positive about the housing market, despite flat prices and a sharp decline in the number of sales. Audio
Lowest Sept house sales in six years - REINZ
House prices remain little changed and the numbers being sold are at a six-year low, with the Real Estate Institute saying the market is expected to remain cool.
Teaching the homeless to build new homes
He Korowai Trust in the Far North, which has been housing the homeless, has won a $2 million grant to set up the Sweet-As Academy to teach trades to people who have not had formal education.
Sweet-As Academy to train young Kaitaia Māori in trades
A Far North trust that's been housing the homeless, and helping needy families into their own homes, is embarking on a new project. He Korowai Trust is starting a trades training academy in Kaitaia… Audio
Tokoroa's housing market eaten up by property investors
Salvation Army Lieutenant Steve Molan says he's seen an increase of property investors buying houses and renting them out at high prices. A 3 bedroom house in Tokoroa has been listed for as little as… Audio
Auckland Housing Accord 'dismal failure' on affordability
Fewer than 100 free-market affordable homes have been finished under the government's Auckland Housing Accord, and nearly half are small apartments, the first detailed breakdown of the figures shows.
Nationwide housing affordability improves
House prices in the most expensive region of the country - Central Otago - have fallen by $35,000.
Homeless urge MPs to get serious, fix growing problem
As political parties vie for a spot in the next government, homeless people are urging them to make affordable housing a top priority.
Yesterday marked World Homeless Day and around 100 people… Audio
Auckland's homeless urge govt to act
As political parties vie for a spot in the next government, homeless people are urging them to make affordable housing a top priority.
Accord's failed promise of affordable homes
Fewer than 3 percent of new houses built under the Housing Accord are affordable to first home buyers and some Auckland councillors say it's time for the Government and developers to step up. Audio
