Housing
House prices flat in April - REINZ
The housing market slowed further last month as bad weather, holidays and tight bank lending hit sales and prices. Audio
Emergency housing provider: MSD email was 'intimidating'
The Ministry of Social Development has apologised to emergency housing groups after a manager tried to gag them from speaking to the media. Audio
South Dunedin houses to be built up to 1m higher because of 2015 flood
New houses in South Dunedin will have to be built up to a metre higher because of the area's 2015 flood, which damaged 1250 properties. Audio
Emergency housing providers instructed not to talk to media
The Ministry of Social Development has apologised to emergency housing providers after a manager told them they cannot talk to media without first talking to the ministry. Audio
Salvation Army calls for support for struggling renters
A new government affordability measure has underlined the high cost of housing. A senior social analyst at the Salvation Army, Alan Johnson, says houses at the cheaper end of the market might have to… Audio
'I see no way of ever being able to own my own home'
Young Aucklanders have given up on ever being able to afford a house, they say, but Prime Minister Bill English insists the government's approach to housing is succeeding. Audio
Lessons for NZ in Australia's Budget
Australia unveiled its budget this week and the Finance Minister Steven Joyce will deliver his first Budget on Thursday May 25th. Any lessons? "We are in a different place to where the Australians… Audio
Nick Smith defends new home affordability measure
Most renters and potential first home buyers cannot afford their housing costs. But Building and Construction Minister Nick Smith maintains that the government's measures around housing provide a long… Audio
Housing costs unaffordable for renters, first home buyers
A new government affordability measure has revealed two thirds of renters and 80 percent of potential first home buyers cannot afford their housing costs. Audio
Kiwis increasingly struggling to buy their first home
Eighty percent of New Zealanders face a huge struggle moving from renting to first-time home ownership, according to a new government measure. Eric Frykberg reports. Audio
Renting and buying
According to new figures renters in Auckland are finding things easeier but there's no break-through for first home buyers. Audio
Most NZers face serious financial hardship in buying a house - analysis
Four out of five New Zealanders would go into serious financial hardship in order to buy a house, government analysis shows.
Government MPs' property ownership revealed
About a third of National government politicians are also active property investors, according to figures released by parliament. Audio
Seymour & Shaw don't own their own home - but most other MPs do
Two MPs and party leaders who don't own homes, James Shaw from the Greens and David Seymour from Act lay the blame for the difficulty of home owning at the feet of those who have more than one home… Audio
Designed for life: re-inventing apartment living
Nightingale Housing was formed by a group of leading Australian architects to build quality apartments with shared facilities - at prices that don't cost the earth. Could the model work in New… Audio
Dunedin gripped by housing crisis - Clare Curran
The Dunedin Labour MP says her office is inundated with desperate calls for help for shelter, after house prices rose more than 12 per cent in the last year. Audio
List of Wgtn buildings needing strengthening halved
Wellington City Council explains why it's taken 142 buildings off the list of those which need unreinforced masonry repaired. Audio
Anti-homeless sprinkler systems 'inhumane'
Building owners in Auckland's CBD with overnight sprinkler systems in their doorways to deter rough sleepers are being labelled inhumane. Audio
Auckland businesses install ‘anti homeless’ sprinkler systems
One school and several businesses in Auckland's CBD have installed overnight sprinkler systems in their doorways to deter rough sleepers. The Chamber of Commerce says it does not condone the practice… Audio
