Housing
Porirua mayor says govt hasn't thought through plan
Porirua's mayor Nick Leggett says the Social Housing Minister is off the mark with her suggestion people on waiting lists for state houses in Auckland could be paid to move to other centres. Audio
Home or away? State house tenants consider cash offer
There's scepticism from some Auckland state housing tenants over a proposed payment to move to the regions, with concerns about work and family.
Waitaki District mayor on paying state tenants to move
Would cash payments encourage people waiting for a state house to shift thousands of kilometres away? Audio
Would you move to Oamaru for a state home?
Otara or Oamaru? For the 2-thousand people languishing on a Auckland state house waiting list, cash could be just the incentive needed to make such a dramatic move. Audio
Govt may give state tenants cash to move to regions
Proposed plans to give state housing tenants money to move away from Auckland have the support of the city's mayor. Audio
Filling up state houses
A financial incentive to encourge those on the state housing list. But are there jobs in places where the empty houses are? We ask the Acting Mayor of Lower Hutt David Bassett. Audio
State housing tenants could get cash to move out of Auckland
The government is looking at cash incentives to get Auckland's state housing tenants to move to the regions. Audio
Strong regional property price increases expected to continue
New Zealand's regions are beginning to see strong increases in property prices, as Auckland's red hot housing market comes off the boil. Audio
Christchurch family in housing limbo for almost five years
On the 22nd of next month it will be five years, to the day, since 185 people died, and thousands of properties were damaged, in that unforgettable Christchurch earthquake. Audio
Te Paa family lawyer says Christchurch families at risk
Earlier, we met the Te Paa family, their home was in Woolston on TC3 land. They were placed in temporary accommodation for what they were told would be 26 weeks whilst their house was rebuilt. That… Audio
Southern Response statement
We put a call in to Southern Response this morning. We received a statement from them this afternoon. Audio
Te Paa family speaks out
A short time ago John spoke to Loretta and Nick Te Paa, via Skype video, from the family's temporary home in Linwood Park... ...and I asked them to describe the past five years. Audio
Christchurch family in housing limbo for almost five years
On the 22nd of next month it will be five years, to the day, since 185 people died, and thousands of properties were damaged, in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. Audio
Approval for 134 new townhouses in Queenstown
The first attempt at fast-tracking new housing in Queenstown has gained interim approval.
Queenstown to get affordable housing area
If you don't have a spare ten million dollars, Queenstown's first low cost housing area was today given interim approval. Audio
Sotheby's markets $10m Queenstown estate
The Auckland property market gets a lot of media attention but in Queenstown an increase in the resident population is driving up prices there too. Video, Audio
Sir Russell Coutts' multi-million-dollar beach house
Sir Russell Coutts' big new multi-million-dollar beach house has upset his neighbours. It's a 667-square-metre Cape Cod House at Tindalls Bay on the Whangaparoa Peninsula. Audio
Renters beware: fake ad designed to shock
The Fire Service is using pretend online advertisements for rental properties to push its message about the importance of smoke alarms.
NZ house prices a 'catastrophic regulatory failure'
Buying a house in Auckland will soon be unattainable for the average New Zealand family if house prices continue to climb, the Property Council says.
QV report on house prices
Latest figures on house prices show Auckland's runaway property market slowed to a virtual standstill last month. Audio
