Housing
Top Stories for Tuesday 20 June 2017
Building industries sound alarm about weakness in standards; Cardiff father of four named as driver in London mosque attack; Greens call for a major boost to refugee intake; Andrew Little explains how… Audio
MBIE ignored warning over housing affordability measure
The ministry ignored advice from the Reserve Bank on mortgage rate data - and used data that made houses appear more affordable. Audio
Labour questions accuracy of new Housing Affordability Measure
The Government's new housing affordability measure has been based on a lower mortgage lending rate than it should've been. Labour's housing spokesman is Phil Twyford says it's staggering MBIE only… Audio
Memorial services held for victims and survivors of Grenfell Towers Fire
Government staff have been drafted in to bolster Britain's official response to the Grenfell Tower disaster. Vincent McAviney, a senior reporter with LBC has been covering the tragedy. Audio
Govt's new home affordability measure flawed
The government's new housing affordability measure makes houses appear to be more affordable than they really are. What's more - the ministry went against advice from the Reserve Bank about which… Audio
Grenfell Tower fire
The Telegraph's Harry Yorke reports on the latest on the tragedy, the political fallout and a man being sent to jail. Audio
Support worker shocked at shower over toilet in $370-a-week unit
A man moving into an emergency housing unit in west Auckland was "gobsmacked" to find its shower was fitted over the toilet.
Mike Myers - Aussie answers in social housing
Mike Myers is the managing director of Australia's National Affordable Housing Consortium (NAHC) which has built over 3,500 new affordable rental homes in the last seven years, attracting $1.3b in… Audio
Hundreds in Northland hit by housing crisis - GP
"I've got people who are living in a lounge - just the whole whānau living in the lounge, 15 people - and they don't need any heating, because they're heating each other up." Audio
Edgecumbe retirees near stop bank face new mortgage
An Edgecumbe resident forced to sell his home to the Bay of Plenty council is worried he will not be able to buy another home with the proceeds.
Kaikoura temporary workers village nearly completed
A temporary village will house 300 NZTA and KiwiRail workers fixing State Highway One and the railway corridor between Christchurch and Picton. Video, Audio
Edgecumbe residents forced to sell homes to council
Twelve Edgecumbe homeowners are being forced to sell their properties to make way for a new stopbank. Audio
Woman living in leaky bus put up in motel
A Whangarei woman forced to live in a leaky bus as she recovered from surgery is now safe and warm in a local motel.
Building Ministry asks councils to check cladding in NZ
The Minister for Building and Construction said he'd asked his officials to contact councils and check whether any high-rise buildings in New Zealand have been built using these materials. The… Audio
NZ has good fire safety regulations to prevent fires
New Zealand building experts say there's little chance of a Grenfell Towers type disaster happening here, as our regulations significantly reduce the risk of such fires. Kerry Gregory is the Deputy… Audio
Call to suspend cladding certification following London fire
In the wake of the fatal tower fire in London an Auckland building consultant is demanding the Government suspend certification of a type of cladding used in this country. Audio
London fire death toll has risen to 17
The death toll in the London Grenfell Tower fire has risen to 17 with police refusing to say how many people remain missing and what the final toll will likely be. The BBC's Tom Symonds joins us from… Audio
Ministry must act now on cladding - consultant
A building consultant says the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is not giving clear guidelines on the safe design and installation of aluminium panels. Audio
'I can't get a place': Northland woman turns to life in a leaky bus
A lack of affordable housing in Whangarei is forcing people to live in cars, tents and buses, which a local GP says is damaging their health.
CNN's Phil Black joins us from London
CNN's Phil Black is near the Grenfell Tower and joins us now live. Video, Audio
