Housing
Fall in the number of houses for sale
A number of regions have seen the average asking price for a house rise to a record high in January, with low inventories and a fall in new listings driving prices up. Audio
High house prices in Auckland
High house prices in Auckland are affecting the returns of property investors, as was said might well happen on The Panel last year. Audio
Award winning architect, Tom Kundig
Tom Kundig is principal/owner of the Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig Architects - and is perhaps best known for his isolated cabins, some elevated on poles, others jutting out of hillsides with… Audio, Gallery
Consents for Auckland apartments soar
New figures reveal a 68 percent rise in the number of apartment consents that have been granted in the past year in Auckland.
Building consents rise in December
The number of building consents for new dwellings was at its highest level in 11 years in 2015.
John Key looks ahead to 2016
Prime Minister John Key has given his first major speech of the year. Look back at his speech, and a question and answer session with journalists, here: Video
Housing survey prompts calls for action
A new housing affordability survey has triggered calls for more local and central government intervention in Auckland's housing market. Video
What a half million dollar house looks like in Auckland
So what is actually available in Auckland if you're in the market for a house that won't break the bank? Audio
Auckland's deputy mayor survey shows housing less affordable
There are warnings New Zealand faces an inter-generational crisis as Auckland's housing market becomes ever more unaffordable. Audio
Home ownership more affordable now than 2008 - Housing Minister
The Minister says this year's Demographia survey shows that New Zealand's housing affordability has improved since 2008 and that the ratio of average house price to income is now at 5.2, down from… Audio
Economist warns Auckland's unaffordable housing getting worse
Shamubeel Eaqub is an economist who wrote the book Generation Rent with his wife Selena Eaqub. He talks to us about Auckland's housing market. Audio
Workers in Glen Innes, Royal Oak and Epsom on home ownership
Once again, Auckland's property market is in the news. The issue, again, affordability with the Demographia survey finding median sales prices in Auckland were 9.7 times greater than median household… Video, Audio
Time for radical housing moves
Business journalist Liam Dann is calling for more radical measures around housing to stop economic and social upheaval. Audio
Your state house - like it or lump it
Professor Michael Baker of the University of Otago discusses the condition of state houses and if applicants are being too choosy. Audio
Akl houses dearer than London and LA
Auckland is the fourth most unaffordable city in the world in which to buy a house, up from ninth a year ago, according to a major survey. Audio
Tougher rules for state tenants take effect
New rules aimed at discouraging state housing tenants from turning down homes they are offered come into effect today.
Auckland housing among world's most expensive
Figures out today from the global Demographia survey show that in the past year Auckland has gone from the ninth most unaffordable city in the world to equal fourth most unaffordable. Audio
John Key on the week's events
John Key has used the weekend's annual Ratana Church celebrations to commit to running as leader for a fourth term. Audio
Fence must go in home-without-a-view battle
A long-running dispute between neighbours in the upmarket Wellington suburb of Roseneath, over a four metre high fence that blocks the other's harbour view. Audio
