Housing
Matatā residents not leaving without a fight
Matatā residents are gearing up for a legal battle to be able to stay in their beachside homes after the council gave them an ultimatum - sell up, at market rate, or prepare for their land to be… Video, Audio
Residents say council in for a long fight
Residents living in a dangerous debris flow zone in the Bay of Plenty beach settlement of Matata and who don't want to move are vowing to fight a council plan to shift them out.
In 2005, part of the… Audio
Matata residents receive an offer
The residents of a small Bay of Plenty beach settlement at risk from potentially deadly debris flows will be offered market value for their properties - if they decide to leave. Audio
Matatā residents meet with council over possible buy-out
Reporter Andrew McRae joins us from outside a meeting in Matatā, where residents are learning the fate of their properties. While some want market-value for their homes, others vow to remain in their… Audio
Dunedin street loses world’s steepest title
Residents of Dunedin's Baldwin Street are grappling with the loss of their title of world's steepest street, after Guinness World Records gave the title to Ffordd Pen Llech in the Welsh town of… Video, Audio
Decision looms: Matatā residents to find out fate of their homes
Residents in the tiny beach-side Bay of Plenty settlement of Matatā are about to learn the fate of their homes that were red-zoned years after a major natural disaster. Lisa Owen spoke to Whakatane… Video, Audio
MBIE suspends Aust-based building products certifier
A leading certifier of building products, including aluminium cladding panels, has been suspended.
Why you shouldn't get too excited about falling house prices
House prices are dropping, but they're still a long way off from being affordable. Audio
Chch housing: 'You take one piece out, the rest falls apart'
There is concern over a lack of housing for Christchurch's most vulnerable as the city's social housing waitlist soars.
Co-living: a new approach to renting
People are seeking out new ways of living, one of these is co-living.There's a new initiative in Auckland that offers hostel-like accomodation for adults. The Coh opens later in the month, on Symonds… Audio
Shelly Bay land sale: Legal action lodged against iwi
A group of mana whenua in Wellington have taken legal action against its iwi's Trust, saying it sold land at Shelly Bay against their people's wishes.
Kaingaroa settlement receives $2.4m for redevelopment
A small Māori village in a Bay of Plenty forest has secured $2.4 million in funding to improve its rundown housing. Video
House sales down, prices on the rise across New Zealand
Median house prices rose in most of the country last month - other than Auckland, Waikato and West Coast - but the number of residential properties sold fell.
Homeless 'beaten up, robbed' after being moved from South Auckland
Claims of rapes and robberies of homeless people who were moved out of South Auckland has advocacy groups desperate to have them return from the central city.
How marae living can play a part in tackling homelessness
Maori housing researchers are warning there could be dire consequences for tangata whenua if they can't live close to a marae.
Experts have been meeting with social agencies at Te Puea Memorial Marae… Audio
Falling Auckland house prices drag national growth
National house price growth is continuing to slow down by a drop in Auckland house prices.
Falling Auckland house prices a drag on national growth
National house price growth is continuing to slow dragged down by a drop in the value of Auckland house prices. Audio
Marae learn from Te Puea on tackling homelessness
The findings of a two-year study into how a grassroots-model turned homeless people's lives around will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.
Marae and social agencies want to know what it will… Audio
Te Puea Marae's homeless outreach success focus of summit
The grass-roots model used by a South Auckland Marae to support the city's homeless will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.
Te Puea Marae in Māngere has fed, housed and transitioned 415… Audio
What's the real deal with Bunnings flat pack houses?
Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio