Housing
PM puts onus on Auckland Council to create land supply
The Prime Minister, John Key, has put the onus on the Auckland Council to supply land for some much needed houses. He spoke to John Campbell. Audio
Government says no plans to stop state house sell-off
The Government says it's committed to continue selling off state houses, despite revelations on Checkpoint that a shortage of state homes has people borrowing money from WINZ for temporary hotel… Audio
Govt suspends sale of Invercargill state houses
The government has put on hold the sale of hundreds of Housing New Zealand homes in Invercargill after the only group to submit a proposal pulled out.
Salvation Army asked to help beneficiaries pay rental costs
The Salvation Army has dipped into its reserves to help people struggling to pay their bonds for rental housing for the first time. Mohamed Hassan reports. Audio
Govt needs to 'stare down speculators' - tax expert
OPINION: It's a shame the government doesn't have the courage to stare down property speculators, writes tax expert Deborah Russell.
Property Institute says Budget 'misses opportunities'
The Property Institute says it's naive to think freeing up more Crown land will reduce house prices in Auckland. Audio
Budget's housing solutions a 'band-aid'
BUDGET 2016 - Budget announcements aiming to remedy Auckland's housing crisis are just "band-aids", one lobby group says.
$5k to shift from Auckland - but what about a job?
A $5000 grant is being offered to people to leave Auckland - but what's waiting for them when they arrive in their new, regional home? Audio
What's waiting for those who take up offer to move to regions?
A grant of up to five-thousand dollars is being offered to people to leave Auckland - but what's waiting for them when they arrive in their new, regional home? Audio
Is the free market to blame for housing crisis?
Construction sector commentator Mark Graham addresses some listener questions about building more homes. Audio
Auckland housing deadline may be extended
A deadline for landowners to gain approval for fast-track Auckland housing projects could be extended, to ensure thousands of homes get built. Eleven landowners fear they may not make the...
The remote little island that captured the design world
Canadian multimillionaire, Zita Cobb talks to Nine to Noon about growing up on Fogo Island, and the bold architectural project she was involved with to nurse it back to economic health. The project… Audio, Gallery
$5000 moving grant 'laughable' without work
A woman living with her two children in a state house in Auckland says a $5000 payment to move away is laughable, when there are no job prospects to go with it.
$5000 incentive for homeless to leave Auckland
The social housing minister Paula Bennett plans to pay homeless families five thousand dollars to move from Auckland to other centres including Ngaruawahia, Huntly, Gisborne, Palmerston North… Audio
A Coloado city overcomes affordable housing shortage
As New Zealand wrangles with the solutions to more affordable housing, one city in Colorado has found its own solution. Audio
Social housing groups slam motel policy
A budgeting service says it could re-home four times as many families for the same amount of money Work and Income spends on putting one family into a motel. Audio
Shifting Aucklanders only shifts problems - Whanganui trust
Paula Bennett named Whanganui as one of the places with vacant state houses that Aucklanders could shift in to. Sian McGibbon of the Whanganui Housing Trust says when she asked to use three of those… Audio
Paula Bennett denies blindsiding Finance Minister
The Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett denies blindsiding Bill English over a policy to give state housing tenants and homeless in Auckland up to five-thousand dollars to move to the regions. Audio
Beneficiaries' rent should go direct to landlords - investor
A landlord who has provided low-cost rentals in Nelson for 50 years says the government has the tools available to ensure families remain in stable rental housing.
More time for Special Housing Areas
More time might be given for landowners in Auckland to build on Special Housing Areas. Audio
