Housing
Life at the young and old folks' home
Young Finnish people are moving into Helsinki's biggest state-run rest home as the country grapples with a housing crisis. Audio, Gallery
Affordable homes at Hobsonville Point now up to $650k
The maximum price for an affordable home at Auckland's Hobsonville Point is set to increase to $650,000.
Thorndon braces for dust and disruption as buildings come down
Residents living in the Wellington suburb of Thorndon should brace themselves for four years of dust and disruption.
Akl Council won't name combustible-clad buildings
The Auckland Council will not name two high-rise buildings that have been found to have a combustible type of aluminium composite panel. Audio
Why isn't NZ following the UK's lead on cladding testing?
Analysis - British authorities are doing urgent tests for combustible cladding at a rate of 100 a day. Phil Pennington asks why New Zealand's not doing the same?
600 London tower blocks to be tested for cladding
Six hundred tower blocks in London will be tested for flammable cladding following last week's Grenfell Tower fire. Video, Audio
Auckland buildings checked over cladding concerns
Two buildings in Auckland have been identified as having similar cladding to what was used on the Grenfell Towen in London. John Campbell talks to Ian McCormick from Auckland Council. Video, Audio
Local building cladding fears
Roger Levie of HOBANZ on the process of inspecting buildings for inflammable aluminium composite cladding. Audio
Doubt over Govt assurances on building cladding
Councils in Wellington and Christchurch say they weren't asked to check how many buildings are clad in combustible material similar to the Grenfell Tower in London until this week. But official… Audio
Did the government give cladding assurances too soon?
The Building Minister Nick Smith assured the public there was little if any highly flammable cladding on New Zealand high rises despite Wellington and Christchurch city councils having done NO checks… Audio
Hundreds of UK buildings have combustible cladding
Theresa May has confirmed at least seven tower blocks in the UK have combustible cladding similar to the type used on Grenfell Tower. Vincent McAviney has been covering the story for LBC and says… Audio
Spike in cost of building a home - QV
The cost of building a home has jumped 3.5 percent in the past year, reflecting the growing need for housing, according to new QV stats.
Mystery waterblasters spread asbestos over Chch home
A Kaiapoi couple wants to know who mistakenly waterblasted their roof, spreading harmful asbestos dust and causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. Video
$500,000 'eyesore' hovel demolished
A dilapidated Wellington house worth $500,000, despite being on the verge of collapsing onto a public walkway, has been demolished. Video
Reserve Bank holds OCR at 1.75%
The Reserve Bank has held the Official Cash Rate at its record low of 1.75 percent, as expected.
Fears building regulator overhaul will leave it out of touch
The Government's building regulator is undergoing an overhaul, sparking fears it will be left more out of touch with the construction industry than it already is. Our reporter Phil Pennington has the… Audio
Elderly couple endure 20 years of poo in their backyard
A Wellington couple who have spent almost 20 years battling a torrent of poo in their backyard have finally received an apology from Wellington City Council. Video, Audio
Landlords neglect govt insulation offer
Thousands of low-income families are enduring cold damp homes because their landlords are not taking up a government insulation subsidy. Audio
Building industry warns of weakness in quality control standards
Tradespeople are warning of widespread weaknesses in quality control standards in New Zealand in the wake of London's Grenfell Tower fire. Audio
Insulation subsidy a hard sell
The Government's $18 million, two-year Healthy Homes programme for insulating the country's housing appears to be a hard sell. Fewer than 4,000 homes have been insulated under the scheme; it was hoped… Audio
