Housing

Kāinga Ora is proposing to replace a number of existing homes in Blenheim and purchase new builds from developers over the next two years.

There are a lot of good reasons to downsize to a tiny home. But there are just as many problems in getting started. 

The party says it will build 6000 additional public and transitional houses if re-elected.

A New Plymouth couple says they will believe a more than seven-year dispute with a neigbouring developer is over when they see it.

Nelson's mayor says there should have been consultation with the community before a controversial housing intensification plan was released for the city.

Property prices are beginning to recover with about a third of 924 suburbs throughout the country having at least a small increase in value.

National is standing by its projections on how much money it could raise through its foreign house buyers tax.

The council said it was choosing to focus on the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, rather than lengthy and pricey legal proceedings.

House sales are picking up, with prices dropping in August, compared to the same time last year.

There are horror stories on both sides of the landlord/tenant divide, but how do the laws of the country ensure a fair balance between the rights of both? 

Net migration has soared after last year's lows, with more people picking up work visas, and the inflow is likely having impacts on spending and rental housing, an economist says.

National is defending its hard line on evicting some Kāinga Ora tenants, saying any good landlord needs to be able to call time on those causing "mayhem". Audio