Housing
Auckland Council approves affordable housing deal
Auckland Council has approved a deal for about 1500 affordable homes to be built on land it currently owns.
'Insidious' land banking boom - Labour
Hundreds of properties advertised on Trade Me as being 'good for land banking' highlights the need to crackdown on speculators, Labour says.
Land-banking touting shows needs for crackdown - Labour
The Labour Party says the shameless touting of properties for sale as being good for land-banking shows the need for a serious crackdown on speculators. Audio
Christchurch council to hand social housing over to trust
The Christchurch City Council votes today on turning its entire portfolio of social housing over to a charitable trust to manage. The council insists it isn't a case of privatisation by stealth of the… Audio
Fendalton homeowners receive $600k for land damage
Four property owners in the upmarket Christchurch suburb of Fendalton received close to $600,000 each for earthquake damage to their land.
Cross-party homeless inquiry holds first public hearing
Te Puea Marae spokesperson Hurimoana Dennis has told a homeless inquiry that bad decisions and bureaucracy are the main reasons people end up on the streets. Video, Audio
Sex offender moved out of Lower Hutt community
Lower Hutt residents are delighted the Department of Corrections has moved a sex offender out of their neighbourhood following a community outcry. Video, Audio
Inquiry into Homelessness in Auckland
A cross-party inquiry into homelessness started at Te Puea Marae, in Auckland, this morning. Audio
Designs on Auckland
With the recent sign off of Auckland's development blueprint, the heat is on to get the planning and design stages right. Auckland now has a new single set of planning rules to manage the city's… Audio
Buying a house by tender
Bryan Thomson of the Real Estate Institute explains how tendering for a house works and why so many are being put up for sale this way. Audio
Privileges complaint laid against Nick Smith
Labour has laid a privileges complaint against Minister Nick Smith, claiming he misled Parliament about whether he knew about an official report.
Homeless seeking driveways to rent
Some homeless Aucklanders are seeking driveways to rent so they can sleep in their cars.
What's needed for affordable homes now Auckland plan done
More questions around the requirement to build affordable homes are raised as Auckland's Unitary Plan is adopted. Our Auckland correspondent has the details. Audio
Emergency housing fund for abusive family members
Short-term emergency housing for abusive family members, designed to get them away from their victims, will be funded by the government.
Auckland unitary plan
Will the unitary plan safeguard quality of building design in Auckland? Audio
Govt could face legal fight over Tauranga state houses
A social housing advocacy group intends to seek a judicial review of the government's plan to sell more than 1000 state houses in Tauranga.
Spark opposes Sky TV-Vodafone merger
Telecommunications company Spark has come out against the proposed merger between rival Vodafone and Sky Television because of the dominance they would have over sports viewing. Audio
House-buying sentiment falls, points to further weakness ahead
House-buying sentiment is down across the country and expected to weaken further as new mortgage lending restrictions take hold in October. Audio
Can Auckland build the Unitary Plan dream?
Analysis - If completing Auckland's Unitary Plan was a marathon, delivering it may become an ultra-distance event without end, writes Todd Niall.
House-buyer confidence takes a hit - survey
Surging house prices and worries over interest rates have persuaded more people it's a bad time to buy a house.
