Housing
Australian housing providers eye up Auckland social housing
Tamaki Redevelopment Company is selling its tenancy arm, Tamaki Housing Association, which manages almost 3,000 homes. Local housing providers say they want it but they worry they could miss out to a… Audio
Social housing project on market after just a year
Australian community housing providers are eyeing up one of New Zealand's largest social housing projects for purchase.
Tamaki Redevelopment Co sells off its tenancy division
Tamaki Redevelopment Company is selling its tenancy arm, Tamaki Housing Association, which manages nearly 3-thousand homes. The homes themselves will remain owned by the Tamaki Redevelopment Company. Audio
Passive house active heat
Jen Crump lives in a passive house in Otago. She tells us what that means. Audio
Urbanist Bill McKay
Recently the BNZ's chief economist gave advice on doing up houses to get on the property ladder - but just how much do-it-yourself building are you allowed to do these days? Bill McKay is Senior… Audio
Akld social worker warns more dodgy landlords out there
A Manurewa social worker says substandard rental homes are a fact of life for many people in the wake of an Auckland landlord's prosecution for renting out an unconsented garage. Audio
Garage rental prosecution could 'spook' landlords
Property investors say a ruling against a garage-letting Auckland landlord could result in the rental shortage getting worse.
Tenants mull court action over flooded apartments
A group of west Auckland tenants is considering taking their landlord to court after it was revealed he knew his property was flood-prone but did not tell them. Video
Landlord pays out $17k for tenancy breaches
A South Auckland landlord who illegally rented an unconsented garage to a young family was deliberate and cynical in his actions, investigators say.
Has the Auckland property bubble popped?
Opinion - We may be in for a correction in house prices, but it'll take more than one price fall to fix the crisis, writes Shamubeel Eaqub.
Run-down Wellington house expected to fetch more than $500,000
A derelict Wellington home that is so run down prospective buyers cannot even go inside is expected to sell for well over half a million dollars. Video, Audio
Tenants considering court action after losing everything in flood
A group of Auckland tenants is considering taking their landlord, Philip Davis, to court because he didn't tell them their units were flood prone. Video, Audio
Offers mount up for collapsed Wellington house
A Wellington real estate agent has been inundated with calls and tender offers for an uninhabitable house with a rateable value of $540,000.
Doing Medium Density Well
The arguments about Auckland's Unitary Plan are almost over. Auckland has decided to go with intensification and more medium density terrace housing and apartments. So it's critical that we do it… Audio
Flooded Auckland tenants haven't heard from landlord
Former Auckland Council stormwater engineer Peter Kovacevich says he told an Auckland landlord the property he bought was a flood-risk, but the landlord denies he knew it was an issue. Video, Audio
Landlord knew building had flood risk but didn't tell tenants
An Auckland landlord whose tenants lost everything due to floodwaters told Checkpoint he had no idea the building was a flood-risk, but other information and sources contradicts that. Video, Audio
Residents of flats which flooded at the weekend need more help
For the second time in five years, six ground floor units in Glendene, West Auckland flooded after a nearby stormwater drain failed during heavy rain. Despite help from Civil Defence some residents… Audio
Sea level rise could flood south Dunedin in 17 years
A professor from Otago University says much of south Dunedin's housing area could be under water in less than two decades. Audio
Major Queenstown housing project abandoned
New Ground Capital has abandoned plans to build 143 apartments in two six-level buildings walking distance from central Queenstown. That leaves the resort town without large scale accommodation for… Audio
Hope for worker Queenstown accommodation
The Queenstown mayor is upbeat that low income worker accommodation will get built despite the failure of one large project. Audio
