Housing
Another Auckland apartment project falls over
A multimillion dollar west Auckland apartment project has been axed. Audio
Govt plans to build 30,000 houses in Auckland
The government plans to build 30,000 houses in Auckland once the Unitary Plan is in place, says the Housing NZ Minister.
Cross party inquiry finds no doubt NZ has a homelessness crisis
The Labour, Maori and Green Parties joint inquiry into homelessness has made 20 recommendations to address the problem - but the government says those recommendations are nothing new. Video, Audio
Great expensive heights
A penthouse apartment in Auckland has pre-sold for over $15M. Audio
Homelessness inquiry recommends national strategy
A political cross-party inquiry on homelessness has made 20 recommendations, including using vacant state properties for emergency housing and developing a national strategy.
New Auckland mayor Goff talks council savings
Newly elected mayor Phil Goff has told Auckland Council staff he wants a 3 to 6 percent spending cut across the council. Audio
Aucklanders' shopping list for Goff: housing and transport
Phil Goff is being urged to make housing and transport his top priorities as mayor of Auckland by shoppers at the city's markets at the weekend. Video
Martin Bryant - New Urban Agenda
Victoria University professor of landscape architecture Martin Bryant's research has been used by the United Nations to formulate its New Urban Agenda that's due to be voted on at a UN Conference on… Audio
KiwiSaver withdrawals for first homes doubles to $500m
The amount of KiwiSaver money used to buy a first home has more than doubled to nearly half a billion dollars.
NZ tradies hand over houses to Fiji families
New Zealand's Maori and Pasifika Trades Training organisation is this week handing over newly-built houses in Fiji as part of the Cyclone Winston rebuild. Audio
When it comes to average, what does 'mean' mean?
Statistician Thomas Lumley explains different ways of calculating an average, and the difference between median and mean. Audio
When it comes to average, what does 'mean' mean?
Statistician Thomas Lumley explains different ways of calculating an average, and the difference between median and mean.
AudioPush to house Queenstown workers in Cromwell fails
A Queenstown ski-field operator says an attempt to house seasonal workers in Cromwell has not worked out.
Queenstown businesses house own workers as crisis grows
Queenstown employers say they have no other option but to build their own accommodation for their workers as the housing crisis worsens. Audio
Auckland surpassed in property price growth
Wellington has overtaken Auckland for house price growth and it's more expensive to build in Otago than Auckland. Audio
New housing provider in Christchurch upsets tenants
Christchurch's new social landlord has already put some of its tenants offside by not meeting them face to face to answer their questions. Audio
Tenants upset over new housing provider's approach
Council housing tenants in Christchurch are unhappy their new landlord has not arranged face-to-face meetings with them to answer their questions.
Real estate agents talk about double digit growth in market
QV figures show property values are now rising at a slower rate in Auckland than many other parts of the country. Wellington and Queenstown are two centres where values are now rising faster. We speak… Audio
Vancouver house sales to foreigners tumble after new tax
Sales to overseas buyers have plummeted in Vancouver's overheated property market since the state government introduced a tax on foreign sales. But Rob Shaw from the Vancouver Sun says prices have yet… Audio
Relocatable apartments 'will tip acid into the construction market'
The Porirua City Council has cleared a property developer's plan to build up to 18 prefabricated apartments that can be shifted when needed.
