Housing
Rest home owner 'devastated' over evacuations
Residents are being moved out of an Auckland retirement village because of concerns the units may be unsafe.
Govt gives loans to speed up 60,000 new homes
Five councils - in Auckland, Hamilton, Waikato, Tauranga and Queenstown - will receive interest-free loans for housing project infrastructure.
Anger ignites as Timaru residents question Council's log-burner ban
Timaru residents are banding together to demand answers from Environment Canterbury over a looming log burner ban in the South Canterbury city. The council wants to reduce the city's air pollution… Audio
Residents rehoused after structural & fire protection problems found
Structural and fire protection problems found in an Auckland retirement village, has forced the evacuation of more than 30 residents. Audio
Te Puea Marae gears up to help homeless for second winter
The south Auckland marae that opened its doors to the homeless last year is about to do so again. Audio
Te Puea Marae will re-open to homeless
Te Puea Marae will be up and running again from next Tuesday, this year with financial help from the government, but won't be taking on long-term rough sleepers. Video, Audio
Construction staff shortage could last several more years
A large construction training provider expects the skills shortage plaguing the industry to continue into the 2020s.
Renters told to save twice as much for retirement
Renters in the city will need to save nearly twice as much as home owners to have an active life when they retire, new figures show. Audio
Urbanist Bill McKay
Bill McKay discusses whether bedrooms are required to have windows and illuminates us on how New Zealand's Building Code works. Audio
Power bill pinch hitting renters most - survey
High power bills are hitting renters more than home owners, and many people are skimping on heating during winter to save money, a survey suggests. Audio
Govt criticised for being in a 'muddle' over social housing
Where does the key to solving the housing crisis lie? No less than four government departments are responsible for tackling the crisis. Social housing researchers are critical of Housing New Zealand's… Audio
Christchurch family: 'This is our forever home'
A Christchurch family have found themselves stuck in an unliveable house with an insurance payout that's $200,000 short of what's needed to repair it. Audio
Heathcote family say EQC failed them
A Christchurch family have found themselves stuck with a house that is too unsafe to live in after a fire revealed earthquake damage, which EQC admits it failed to identify. Video, Audio
Substandard fire protection a major issue for buildings
Fire protection specialist Ron Green says so far we've been fortunate we haven't had a disaster, but there's a widespread issue of non-compliance. Audio
Unannounced visit from Ombudsman reveals unsafe prison
Corrections' Chief Custodial Officer Neil Bates says Hawke's Bay Prison is a big, complex prison with major gang issues which become magnified in that setting. But he says the prison does not need a… Audio
Vast majority of NZ's multi-storey buildings have weak points
Since the devastating Grenfell Tower fire in London last month, the government here has been insisting that the country's high rises are safer than in the UK, but actually there's widespread industry… Audio
Fire protection failures surprise migrant engineer
Fire safety experts say only good luck has prevented a major tragedy in high-rise buildings. Alan Page is a passive fire engineer who moved to Christchurch from Britain 18 months ago, and he spoke to… Audio
145 social houses re-announced for Wellington
More than 300 new social housing units will be built in Lower Hutt, but critics say it's too little, too late and the city is still nearly 4000 homes short. Video, Audio
Govt-built social housing planned for Wellington
The government will build 145 new social housing units in Wellington by the end of next year, the Social Housing Minister says.
Half of Auckland's fast-track housing areas disestablished
There are fears thousands of cheap homes may not now be built because more than half of Auckland's Special Housing Areas have been disestablished. Audio
