Housing
Funding boost shows housing crisis real - opposition
The government insists there is no housing crisis in New Zealand despite a surprise announcement yesterday of a $300 million injection for emergency housing.
Govt to spend $300m on emergency housing
The government will spend $300 million on emergency housing, funding an extra 1400 places around the country, the Minister for Social Housing says. Video
Minister denies funding boost response to housing crisis
The Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says the government's 300 million dollar injection for emergency housing isn't an admission that the housing sector is in crisis. Audio
300 million dollar injection for emergency housing
The Government is to allocate 300 million dollars to emergency housing places, more support for tenants and more frontline staff. Video, Audio
The $3 million dollar city
Auckland's average house price is predicted to reach over $3M by 2036. Audio
Apartment buyer told rising costs are behind rising price
Duncan Webb discusses if construction projects can just tack on a higher price to an agreed price. Audio
Papakāinga – an insight into Māori housing
Reuben Taipari has lived in a whare uku, a home made of clay and rammed earth for a decade, he says it's an affordable way to live on ancestral land. Ricky Hougton is set to add ten more homes to his… Audio
House prices on track to reach $3m average
Average house prices could reach $3 million in 20 years if the same annual growth continues, property analysts predict.
Building boom outstrips record apprenticeships
Thousands more construction apprenticeships are needed to fill jobs created by the building boom, despite a record number of apprentices, an industry leader says.
Homes Under Threat from Climate Change
Robin Martin asks what response is being planned for the effects of climate change on homes and who is likely to foot any bills? Audio
Will Auckland's soon-to-graduate teachers stay in the Big Smoke?
School is out for third-year teaching students at Auckland University. Will they stay and battle house prices, or move to greener pastures? Audio
Will teacher graduates stay in Auckland?
The latest crop of Auckland teaching graduates is finishing up their studies, but many plan to leave the city for somewhere more affordable. Audio
No bail outs for homeowners affected by climate change
Home owners hoping for a government bail out in places threatened by the impacts of climate change like Whanganui and Dunedin may have to think again. Audio
Minister backtracks on meth eviction review comment
Housing New Zealand Minister Bill English is backtracking on his announcement of a review into meth evictions.
Property buyers are being priced out despite slowing market
The growth in property prices may be the slowest in five months but potential buyers are still being priced out of regions as values jump. Audio
Big goals but few specifics in Goff 's maiden mayoral speech
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff has been sworn in and has immediately called on the government to do more to solve the city's most pressing problems.
House price rises ease after new lending rules
Property price growth is at its slowest in five months as tighter bank lending rules take effect.
Housing NZ unsure how many tenants kicked out for meth
Housing NZ has admitted it cannot say how many tenants it removed and blacklisted from state homes because of methamphetamine last year, after initially saying it evicted only five.
Housing NZ now can't say how many tenants kicked out over P
Housing New Zealand now says it can't say how many tenants it kicked out of their state homes and blacklisted last year for methamphetamine contamination. Our reporter Benedict Collins has more, Audio
Annual building consent numbers hit decade high
The number of building consents rose fractionally last month, the first gain in three months, but the annual rate was the highest in more than a decade.
