Housing
Govt defends new Auckland building scheme
The Government plans to build 34,000 houses in Auckland. Social Housing Minister Amy Adams says it won't cover all of Auckland's housing needs, but that the crown only owns about five percent of the… Audio
Opposition says National missing the mark with new housing
The vast majority of the houses the Government is promising to build and then sell in Auckland over the next decade will have a price tag of well over 650-thousand dollars and many have already been… Audio
Govt's Auckland house building programme announced
A plan to build 34,000 new houses in the next decade is about as much as Auckland can handle, Social Housing Minister Amy Adams says. Audio
Govt announces plans for 34,000 new homes
The government says it will build 34,000 new homes in the next decade, including demolishing 8000 run-down state homes to make way for 13,000 new social houses. Audio
NZ at 40% risk of housing bust - Goldman Sachs
New Zealand's housing market has a 40 percent chance of going bust in the next two years, according to the investment bank.
Social Housing
Social Housing Minister, Amy Adams, has announced the next step in the government's plan for social housing in Auckland. RNZ's reporter, Sharon Brett Kelly, was at the announcement. Audio
Labour's tax changes won't cause shockwaves - tax expert
Labour's policy to phase out negative gearing for rental property has raised fears that rents might be pushed up. But Deloitte tax partner Phil Stevenson explains how will it impact on property… Audio
Ngaro apologises for govt criticism
A government minister has apologised to senior colleagues after appearing to threaten political opponents if they criticise National's policies.
Negative gearing
Author Tim Colebatch talks about negative gearing, who benefits and how. Audio
Ground down by negative gearing?
Analysis - Bamboozled by this talk of negative gearing? Jane Patterson explains what it is, what Labour's new tax policy for rental-home owners would do and who it would affect.
Labour and National failing with housing - Property Institute
Both major political parties are failing to encourage more house building, particularly in Auckland, says the Property Institute. Video, Audio
The design of workplaces and schools
In big offices the environment is becoming more casual/flexible/free-form and café-like. They go beyond the open plan and hot desking: interior design isn't about nice, comfortable spaces anymore but… Audio
Are the wrong kind of houses being built in Auckland?
Auckland needs between 13,000 and 14,000 new dwellings a year for three decades to meet and keep pace with the growing population. But John Tookey, Professor of Construction Engineering at AUT says… Audio
Property Institute accuses Labour of 'cynical electioneering'
Property Institute's Ashley Church says Labour's property tax proposal is cynical electioneering and could make the housing crisis a lot worse. Audio
Allegations of violence and bullying in youth facilities
"We need to be constantly vigilant and we need to be visiting regularly." The Children's Commissioner, Judge Andrew Becroft, says we need expect the highest standards for the care of the country's… Audio
Labour sees Housing as a vote winner
Labour leader Andrew Little defends his plans to crackdown on property investors and tells Morning Report that what National's associate social housing minister Alfred Ngaro did is totally wrong. Video, Audio
Joyce says Ngaro was wrong to threaten Jackson's organisation
The Finance Minister, Steven Joyce, says associate social housing minister Alfred Ngaro accepts he was wrong to threaten social service providers who criticise government policies. Audio
Labour pledges to close property loophole
Labour leader Andrew Little has taken aim at property speculators. Speaking at the party's annual conference Mr Little announced he'd crack down on tax loopholes to level the playing field for first… Audio
Housing fears rise in regions, fall in Auckland
More people think it's a bad time to buy a house and fewer expect prices to rise in the months ahead, the latest ASB survey shows.
April's wild weather stalls housing market
The housing market stalled last month as bad weather, holidays and tight bank lending slowed the rise in prices.
