Housing
Substandard steel crisis compared to leaky homes
Engineers are backing calls for the government to tighten New Zealand's steel testing regime.
Iwi authority worried for Auckland's views
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority says Auckland Council has failed to consult with it over proposals that could reduce views of the city's volcanic cones.
Worst house in best suburb goes on sale
An apparently unliveable Grey Lynn house has undergone a dramatic transformation since its $1.075m sale in 2014. Alex Ashton reports from the auction. Audio
$1m Grey Lynn hovel back at auction after huge renovation
A year and a half ago a two-bedroom hovel, on a small section in the central city Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn, sold for over a million dollars. Since being bought by developers in late 2014 the… Audio
Record migration not enough for industries
Firms are still crying out for skilled workers despite the surge in foreigners coming to New Zealand to live and work.
'Fair' price for first home in Auckland? $700,000
First-home buyers continue to face rising prices in Auckland and Wellington, with $700,000 for a first house in Auckland described as reasonable. Audio
What will $700,000 get you in Taupo?
Real estate agent Peter Bell from LJ Hooker in Taupo shows us 78 Harvey Street. Audio
What will $700,000 get you in Russell?
Real estate agent discusses what $700,000 gets you in Russell. Audio
What will $700,000 get you in Te Anau?
Real estate agent discusses what $700,000 gets you in Te Anau. Audio
What will $700,000 get you in Westport?
$700,000 might buy you a first home in Auckland - but what will it get you in Westport? Audio
Aucklanders expect to save for a decade for first home
A new survey suggests that a large number of Aucklanders expect to save for over a decade to buy their first home - at a budget of close to $700,000. Audio
Dense housing could fix public transport
Auckland needs more housing density if it is to solve its public transport woes, a global climate group chief says. Audio
Iwi opens affordable housing complex
A new complex providing affordable housing for low-income iwi members has been opened in Wellington.
Mould could give useful housing data
A question about mould in homes could be included in the next census.
Papakāinga provides affordable city living
A Māori trust is promising affordable homes on the Wellington waterfront to low-income iwi members.
Wellington waterfront views for low-income iwi members
A Māori trust is promising affordable homes on the Wellington waterfront to low-income iwi members. Audio
Cold damp homes, not P, the health culprit, says academic
Cold, damp housing is more of a wide-spread threat to children's health than P-contaminated houses, a healthy homes researcher says.
Concern over overseas consortium being on shortlist
A community housing umbrella group says it's concerned an overseas consortium has made it on to a shortlist of providers bidding to take on 15-hundred state houses. Audio
Concern as foreign multi-national makes housing shortlist
A community housing group is worried an overseas consortium has made the shortlist of providers bidding to take on 1500 state houses.
Dunedin housing subdivision racing ahead
The first major housing subdivision in Dunedin for years is filling up unexpectedly fast. Audio
