Housing
Free curtains on offer in Waiau to warm quake-hit homes
Keeping out the cold in the badly quake-damaged North Canterbury town of Waiau has just become a little easier, with a pop-up curtain bank helping locals. Audio
Finding a place to live when single, female and over 50
It can be very hard for women over 50 to find a place to live. Audio
Elderly woman wants to get out of house sale
The chair of the Law Society's Property Section Duncan Terris talks about property contracts if you can get out of them. Audio
Is Rotorua the new Auckland?
Rotorua tops the list of fastest growing property prices over the last year, with values soaring nearly 28 percent. Audio
Housing woes: Would-be buyers look to Rotorua
Investors and first-home buyers priced out of Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga are now looking to Rotorua, new figures suggest.
Wellington's house prices soar, as others come off the boil
Wellington house prices have soared by more than a fifth in the last year, easily beating Auckland, which remains the most expensive city in New Zealand.
Wellington mayor denies capital is in midst of housing crisis
Wellington's mayor, Justin Lester, says there is not a housing crisis in the capital but there is a need to build more houses. There has been a recent spike in housing consents and he hopes that this… Audio
Soaring house prices spark fears of Wellington housing crisis
More and more people are turning up at the Wellington Night Shelter because of the increased house prices in the capital. Audio
House prices soar in Wellington, listings tighten
House prices in the capital continue to rise. A Wellington real estate agent says the gain in houses are now slowing a bit but it's still hard for first home buyers. Audio
Wellington housing market grows faster than Auckland
Jonno Ingerson, the director for CoreLogic, which runs the QV website says investors are still finding ways of getting into the market. He says the 21% rise in Wellington is due to an extreme case of… Audio
Wellington's house prices soar, as others come off the boil
Tighter lending restrictions on investors are starting to bite as the average house prices in Auckland slows. However analysts are picking there is still plenty of momentum in the housing market… Audio
Asylum seekers latest victims of Auckland's housing crisis
Asylum Seekers Support Trust in Auckland has been turning people away, and has told lawyers and other groups to stop sending their clients to the Trust because its hostel is full and it can find any… Audio
Asylum seekers sleeping in cars, streets - advocates
Asylum seekers are resorting to sleeping in cars or on the streets in Auckland, a support group says.
High costs and worker shortage hit construction
An acute shortage of construction workers is pushing property developers and building companies to the wall. Audio
Developers, builders crumbling under rising building costs
The building industry is blaming an acute shortage of skilled workers on the sharp recent rise in building costs. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio
Building firm collapse leaves homeowners at a loss of $1.7m
An Auckland building company has been put into liquidation, leaving 132 homeowners and contractors at least $1.7 million out of pocket.
Engineer shuts doors facing unresolved complaint and call for review
A structural engineering company whose seismic assessment work has been questioned has ceased trading. Phil Pennington looks into the background. Audio
250 Queenstown ski field workers out in the cold
About 250 ski field staff still need accommodation despite a plea from a field operator for locals to house workers which has been taken up by 50 homeowners. Audio
Urbanist Bill McKay
Bill McKay talks to Kathryn Ryan about co-living and co-housing - once associated with hippies and alternative lifestylers - now they have gone mainstream, offering affordable housing solutions and a… Audio
Queenstown homeowners offer rooms after plea from ski boss
At least 50 Queenstown homeowners have come forward offering rooms to ski field employees after a plea from the head of the mountain company. Paul Anderson, Chief Executive of NZ Ski, which operates… Audio
