Housing
Ngāti Kahungunu-government deal will provide 131 new homes
The government has signed a partnership with Ngāti Kahungunu to help deliver 131 homes by investing more than $45.3 million.
Auckland Council set to appeal against new town 'the size of Napier'
Auckland Council will appeal a decision giving three of New Zealand's biggest developers the green light to rezone 330 hectares of land in Drury.
House price expectations drop in first quarter, ASB survey shows
House price expectations plummeted in the first quarter of 2022, amid increasing supply, higher mortgage rates and tight credit conditions.
Levin residents still displaced after tornado
Two weeks since a tornado blew through the Horowhenua town of Levin residents living in its wake face an uncertain future.
Uninhabitable homes are awaiting assessment, while displaced families seek… Audio
Tenants don't want to be moved from Maraenui by Kāinga Ora
Maraenui in Napier, one of the city's poorest suburbs, is in desperate need of new homes.
Average cost of building three-bedroom home up about 21% in 12 months - QV
The average cost of building a three-bedroom home is nearly 21 percent higher than a year ago, according to Quotable Value.
Concerns as Kāinga Ora prepares for state housing build in Maraenui
Maraenui in Napier, one of the city's poorest suburbs, is in desperate need of new homes.
There is finally a big state house led development of 200 houses in the pipeline.
But as our Hawke's Bay… Audio
LDR Rotorua: plans to sell reserves for housing
It's time for us to catch up with one of the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme. This morning we're in Rotorua with Felix Desmarais. Audio
The Panel with Shane Te Pou and Julia Hartley Moore
Wallace Chapman and panellists Shane Te Pou and Julia Hartley Moore discuss falling house prices and what they mean for home owners and those looking to buy. A reading expert explains why kids don't… Audio
Housing crisis: Some whānau 'living in cow sheds, under tarpaulins'
The government needs to prioritise getting Māori into their own warm, dry, affordable homes as they continue to be disproportionately impacted by the housing crisis, a public health expert says.
Mortgage applications fall by more than a quarter
Mortgage applications have fallen by more than a quarter as rising interest rates and inflationary pressure takes a toll on households.
Government should prioritise getting Māori into healthy homes - expert
A public health expert says the government needs to prioritise getting Māori into their own warm, dry, affordable homes.
It comes after criticism that red tape and barriers at the bank are preventing… Audio
House prices down 0.9 percent in latest index
House prices are continuing to fall across the country.
The quarterly drop of -0.9 percent is the biggest drop over a three month period since 2010, when the market was recovering from the Global… Audio
House prices fall as rising interest expected to hit half of mortgage owners
House prices continue to trend down as the cost of ownership escalates in line with rising interest rates.
Te Pāti Māori backs calls for iwi bank for building on whenua
Te Pāti Māori and the National Māori Authority are backing calls for the establishment of an iwi bank to finance building on Māori land.
It comes after Maori housing advocates complained red tape and… Audio
Iwi bank 'would allow our people to have a lot more access to capital'
The Māori Party and the National Māori Authority are backing calls for the establishment of an iwi bank to finance building on Māori land.
Legalities prevent tangata whenua building on own land
Some tangata whenua can't legally access their own land and it's preventing them building houses for whanau who want to live there.
It comes after RNZ this morning reported barriers at the bank are… Audio
Red tape stopping whānau from building on their land - Māori advocates
Māori housing advocates say red tape and barriers at the bank are stopping whānau building on their own land.
They say its essential Māori can build papakāinga - housing for a community - as Māori… Audio
Red tape at banks stopping Maori building papakainga
They held on to their land through war and confiscations or fought to get it back, but now they can't build on it. Longform Journalist Ella Stewart has done a deep dive into how red tape and barriers… Audio
Rotorua reserves housing proposal: Council in talks with Kāinga Ora in September
Rotorua Lakes Council and Kāinga Ora discussed the sale of Rotorua's reserves for housing as early as September 2021, documents reveal.
