Housing
Debt servicing to stay hard unless house prices come down - economist
New data shows the extent of the interest rate crunch that has hit households in recent years.
Rotorua mayor on hearing to determine future of housing motels
Rotorua's mayor says the city is on its way to being rid of the emergency housing motels as a hearing gets underway on Tuesday to determine the future of seven such motels. Mayor Tania Tapsell spoke… Audio
Why Rotorua businesses want emergency housing motels gone
A hearing is being held on Tuesday over extending contracts for seven motels for another 12 months. Audio
Govt makes changes to scheme helping quake damaged home owners
A Christchurch community board member says government changes to a scheme helping owners of earthquake-damaged homes shows they don't understand what claimants are dealing with. Community board member… Audio
Hearing to decide fate of emergency housing motels in Rotorua
Rotorua residents are desperate and despondent as a hearing gets underway on Tuesday to decide the fate of seven emergency housing motels in the city. Natalie Akoorie reports. Audio
Concerns over new, streamlined building consent process
Getting a building consent is about to get easier, with some builders allowed to skip council inspections. Audio
Housing Trust working to meet 'very high' demand in Nelson
'We are one of the many organisations working to make a difference,' director Carrie Mozena says.
Millennials most pessimistic about chances of home ownership, survey finds
About a third of would-be home owners think they will never own their own house despite an overwhelming majority aspiring to be property owners.
'Translucent skin' house gets top New Zealand design award
The "glowing and glorious" holiday home was designed with energy-saving principles.
Toddler hospitalised multiple times due to mouldy rental
The Tenancy Tribunal has backed her mother, who says her child's health has been permanently affected. Audio
2 year old hospitalised multiple times due to being in mouldy
A single mother says her two year old daughter got pneumonia and has been hospitalised multiple times after growing up in a mouldy home, which her landlord failed to maintain. The woman was awarded… Audio
Controversial housing project granted resource consent
The Plimmerton Farm development received the green light to be included in the new Fast-Track Approvals Bill last month.
Home insurance costs twice as much in Wellington as in Auckland
One owner says premiums on his Wellington properties have doubled since 2015.
Home values fall again, but pace of decline slowing
"The end could be in sight" for the recent downturn, CoreLogic economist says.
Lower risk of another house price boom
RBNZ has released a housing update ahead of next week's financial stability report.
Mouldy, damp, pricey - Auckland tenants speak out
The government has said interest deductibility for landlords would mean lower rents, but tenants say they've had little relief.
Housing initiative launched for Pasifika families
The project, Our Whare Our Fale, will deliver up to 300 fit-for-purpose, affordable, and multigenerational homes in eastern Porirua.
Data shows Auckland rents falling but remain high
Aucklanders say they're still paying steep rent for damp and mouldy homes, and they're not seeing any flow-on benefit from landlords' tax relief. Melanie Earley reports. Audio
Iwi kickstarts whānau housing dream with affordable rentals
Central North Island iwi Ngāti Rangi is offering housing opportunities to tribal members in the iwi's first housing development.
Labour 'cautiously' supports tradies signing off their own work
It wants the government to proceed carefully to avoid another 'leaky homes' disaster. Audio
