Housing

A member of the ministerial taskforce on plasterboard shortages is confident it will lead to a greater range of imported products becoming available. Audio

Two companies, one of which is a building certification company in Australia, have been fined for making false claims about a building wrap product.

It's one of our top tourist destinations, but Rotorua locals are worried about the proliferation of city motels being used for emergency housing – with no end in sight. 

KiwiSaver provider Simplicity and the Shareholders' Association are calling for heads to roll at Fletcher Building over the Gib shortage. Audio

Wellington City Council's major housing document is back on the debating table this week after feedback from the public.

Part of the Nelson City Council's consultation on a controversial housing development in the Maitai Valley has been labelled as unreasonable by the Chief Ombudsman.

State housing provider Kāinga Ora will soon apply for resource consent to build more than 60 homes on a 10,000-square-metre site in central Palmerston North.

The chronically ill pensioner is seeking arbitration with Kāinga Ora over plans to develop the section he is living on.

The pressures on the property market are unlike anything seen before in 40 years in the industry, an industry veteran says. Audio

Auckland Council is cutting back on red tape, approving many substituted building products on site to help get the industry through a plaster board supply crisis. Audio

Rotorua Lakes Council says some of its assessments of reserves tipped for housing are based on "anecdotal information".

A not-for-profit KiwiSaver provider and the Shareholders Association will meet with Fletcher Building's board this week to discuss concerns shortages of GIB plasterboard could hurt investor returns.