Housing
Housing paradox
As houses reach record evaluations older experienced workers struggle to work and keep a roof over their heads. Audio
Real estate agents linking up with mortgage brokers
A consumer lobby group wants an investigation into the growing ties between mortgage brokers and real estate agents to ensure home buyers are not being ripped off. Audio
Auckland Housing Accord a 'dismal failure' - Chris Darby
Senior Auckland councillor Chris Darby is calling government's Housing Accord a dismal failure in addressing home affordability in the country's main city. New council figures show fewer than 100… Audio
Auckland Housing Accord a 'dismal failure' - councillor
Just 98 affordable homes have been put up for sale out of the more than three-thousand homes so far completed under the government Housing Accord in Auckland. Senior councillor Chris Darby says the… Audio
Real estate agents allegedly in bed with mortgage brokers
A report by Consumer New Zealand shows financial ties between real estate agents and mortgage brokers could mean home buyers are being duped. The report shows some real estate agents are offering… Audio
Tiny home village setup to tackle housing crisis
A South Island woman wants to set up a village of tiny homes so families can own their home but share facilities like a laundry, a playground and vegetable garden. Video, Audio
Concerns raised over red zone plans
Proposals to build new homes in an area of Christchurch's quake-hit red zone isn't fair to its old occupants, a former resident says.
Tenants struggle to determine quake resilience
The capital has a tight rental accommodation market, and the peak demand season is just a few weeks from beginning. One prospective Wellington flat hunter, who'd experienced the Christchurch… Audio
John Crawford: Photographing Auckland's homeless
Photographer John Crawford has been wandering downtown, meeting those surviving on the streets and taking their pictures. He talks to Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan. Audio
More evidence of stalled Auckland housing market
The latest QV House Price Index shows Auckland house prices edged down 0.6 percent in the third quarter of this year, and were for the year overall up just 0.8 percent. Audio
Makeover for Northland town
It was once a thriving town where almost everyone had a steady job.
Makeover underway for Moerewa homes
Moerewa, near Kaikohe, has embarked on a makeover. Its housing stock is largely desolate - rusting roofs, broken windows, peeling weatherboards. And now there's a new project in the town bringing new… Audio
Auckland property values dip again, regions grow
As Auckland's property growth eases for another month, the regions are continuing to grow. Latest figures from property valuation company QV show Auckland values have dipped zero point six percent… Audio
House price growth 'runs out of puff' in cities
House price growth around the country has slowed, with the national average climbing 4.3 percent in the year to September, QV data show.
Architecture academic Bill McKay
Bill McKay looks at the surprising history of prefabrication in New Zealand and what it promises for the future Audio
A tale of two cities
Two earthquake-hit cities are offering contrasting pictures of the national property market.
The country that ended homelessness
While New Zealand struggles with a lack of affordable houses, a Nordic country has come up with a permanent solution. Audio
Artworks for a home
An art exhibition with a difference opens in Whangarei on October 2. Many of the works have been created by prisoners from the Northland Regional Correction Facility, and the rest by local Whangarei… Audio, Gallery
Social investors needed for Paekakariki family home
A group of Paekakariki residents has come together to hopefully keep a much loved local family in the area after the house they were renting was put up for sale. Mark Amery from the Paekakariki… Audio
Building consents issued fall in July
A surge in the number of apartments and retirement village units has pushed up the number of building consents to a six month high. Audio
