Housing
Tiny temporary village opens in town hit by Kaikoura quake
A temporary village has opened in the small Canterbury town of Waiau to help residents who lost their homes in the Kaikoura earthquake. Video, Audio
NZ has worst homelessness rate in developed world - study
A Yale University survey puts New Zealand at the top of a list of developed countries for homelessness, with 40,000 people needing a home. Audio
Labour pledges to boost Queenstown housing
Labour's promising to build 1000 homes in Queenstown if it's elected in September, in a bid to deal with the town's housing shortage.
Children from damp homes add to burden on hospitals
Children being re-admitted to hospital after being discharged to cold, damp homes are putting extra strain on already stretched hospital emergency departments. Audio
Aucklanders blamed for growing homelessness in Dargaville
Empty council buildings in Dargaville could be turned into emergency shelters as the town grapples with a fast-rising homelessness problem. Aucklanders heading north for cheaper homes is being blamed.
…Dargaville meeting lifts lid on homeless
The mayor of Kaipara was unaware of the extent of homelessness in his town until a community meeting this afternoon, he says.
Homelessness plagues Dargaville
Families are sleeping in their cars as the Auckland halo effect catches up in Dargaville. A serious shortage of houses is causing great concern, in a town that's never had a problem with homelessness… Video, Audio
Dargaville rental shortage forces families from homes
One family ended up camped out in their car next to public toilets, a Methodist church leader in the Northland town says. Audio
Aucklanders now putting the squeeze on housing in Dargaville
A Dargaville church leader is calling for help to tackle a new problem of homelessness in the town. Our Northland reporter Lois Williams has been covering this. Audio
Cash-strapped buyers housesit to save for homes
First home buyers in the main centres are becoming professional housesitters as property prices and rents become increasingly out of reach.
More people housesitting to save up for their own home
A rising number of people, and not just in Auckland, are choosing to look after other people's homes, in order to save up for their own. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio
Dunedin MP camps out in Octagon to highlight homelessness
MP Clare Curran is defending the plight of two homeless single mothers forced into emergency accommodation, while MSD says yet another motel won't take them due to their anti-social behaviour. Video, Audio
Auckland apartment disaster on the way?
Property writer Anne Gibson talks about the lottery that is the Auckland apartment market. Audio
Emergency housing planned for Edgecumbe
An emergency housing development is being built at Kokohinau Marae in the Bay of Plenty to house families displaced by the Edgecumbe floods.
Giving sunshine a price tag
For the first time, sunshine has been given a price tag in the property market. A home's value increases by 2.4 per cent for every hour of sunlight it gets, according to a new study by the policy… Audio
No NZ firms shortlisted for Akl social housing project
One of the country's largest social housing projects is set to be taken over by an Australian housing group after New Zealand providers failed to make the shortlist. Audio
New housing development for Edgecumbe families
The Government is contributing 2.6 million dollars towards the construction of five two-bedroom homes at Kokohinau Marae in the Bay of Plenty. Audio
Aussie companies in running to manage social housing project
Two Australian companies are vying to run one of the biggest social housing projects in NZ. Tamaki Regeneration Company CEO John Holyoake explains why no NZ companies were shortlisted. Audio
Two Australian firms shortlisted for Auckland housing project
One of the biggest social housing projects in New Zealand, the Tamaki Housing Association, is about to be taken over by Australians. Community Housing Aotearoa CEO talks to Sharon Brettkelly. Video, Audio
Housing crisis hampering efforts to flee abusive relationships
In Hamilton, the shortage of affordable homes has seen women return to the violent homes they had previously fled. Ruahine Albert is the chief executive of the Waikato Women's Refuge. Audio
