Housing

Local body elections are in fully swing with hot-button issues differing from electorate to electorate.

In Rotorua, emergency housing is top of the list.

Local Democracy reporter Felix Desmarais… Audio

Some Napier residents are angry and upset that they were kept in the dark for so long about a proposed social housing development.

The city council's been working with Kāinga Ora for nearly two years… Audio

The government has just put new protections on highly productive land, the best of which makes up only one percent of our soil. Audio

Some property investors are cautiously optimistic the sector's on the right track after a Consumer New Zealand investigation found some rental managers are collecting unnecessary, and in some cases… Audio

The National Party says it's a moral disgrace people are staying longer and longer in emergency housing, and the taxpayer bill just keeps getting bigger.

Information given to MP Chris Bishop shows… Audio

Young flat hunters are being asked to hand over intrusive and unnecessary private details in order to secure a place to live.

A Consumer New Zealand investigation has found that some property… Audio

Emergency housing's supposed to be short term for those most in need - but some have now lived in motels for two years or longer - with no immediate end in sight. While it puts a roof over the head of… Audio

Some property agencies are breaking privacy laws by asking potential renters for intrusive and unnecessary personal information.

A Consumer New Zealand investigation has found that young people… Audio

Christchurch is fighting back against the government's new rules for housing density and the Act party leader David Seymour was happy to stoke the fire at a public meeting last night.

Adam Burns went… Audio

A rule quietly ushered in and affecting properties across the Hastings district coastline has left residents frustrated, puzzled and out of pocket.

Hastings District Council is using new coastal… Audio