Housing
Boarding house owner ordered to pay tenants for failing healthy homes standards
The owner did not provide proper heating, hot water nor kitchen facilities, but charged ex-prisoners high bonds.
Average home value rises 2.2% to $924,734
QV says the market is still finding its footing amid "some pretty strong economic headwinds".
Boarding house destroyed by fire failed safety checks twice last year
Parnell's City Garden Lodge had several areas of non-compliance, including a problematic external fire escape.
Auckland lodge investigated after Loafers Lodge fire
A central Auckland lodge decimated by a fire was among 37 boarding houses investigated after the Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington. Ten people were evacuated from Parnell's City Garden Lodge yesterday… Audio
Social housing development opens in Gisborne
A director at Kāinga Ora says the opening of a new social housing development in Gisborne is hugely significant.
Thirty-one families are moving into the development, in the suburb of Tamarau, which… Audio
New Kāinga Ora development in Gisborne will house 31 whānau
The families include 24 tamariki who will now be in a "secure and stable home".
What is happening with the housing market?
Analysis - First-home buyers are swooping in as more homes pop up for sale.
Could renting actually work out better than buying a home?
Does owning a home pay off, or can renting be the better option? Audio
Point Chevalier road works fraying residents' nerves
Residents in the Auckland suburb of Point Chevalier say their houses are damaged and nerves frayed due to roadworks.
Roads are being dug up for major upgrades, and while the residents we spoke to… Audio
Nelson Council completes buy out of some red stickered homes
Nelson Council has completed buyouts worth $6 million for ten properties at risk of landslides from public land.
The properties in the suburb, The Brook, were at risk following the severe rainfall in… Audio
Surge in household insurance 'unusual' says Insurance Council
The head of the Insurance Council has described the surge in household insurance premiums as "unusual".
RNZ has revealed that household premiums have jumped by more than 30 percent in a year in some… Audio
Data shows cost of insuring a house jumped more than 30 percent
Treasury data shows the cost of insuring a house jumped by more than 30 percent in some parts of the country, in less than a year.
The data, released to RNZ under the Official Information Act, also… Audio
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More houses for sale, high interest rates keep price gains low
The run of three softer results in a row for the House Price Index was expected, according to CoreLogic NZ's chief property economist.
'App tax' confuses accommodation providers
Small accommodation providers are set to be booted off at least one big booking platform if they don't meet new tax requirements that kicked in yesterday. Audio
Property listings hit near-decade high
House prices went up 2.9 percent over the past two months, a new report says. Audio
Community housing developments stall
There are more than 25,000 applicants waiting for homes, but whether or not they can be built is up in the air. Audio
NSW Building Commissioner on campaign against shoddy practice
New South Wales' building watchdog - charged with cracking down on shoddy builds and improving productivity - says an Auckland apartment complex is the "most shocking example of a failed residential… Audio
Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick on Govt changes to emergency housing
The Green Party is furious at the Housing Minister for refusing to guarantee that the Government's changes to emergency housing won't lead to more homelessness.
The Coalition last month announced… Audio
Community housing providers concerned over funding
Community housing providers are putting the brakes on building desperately needed homes because there's no guarantee of government funding after June next year.
The Government pays rent subsidies to… Audio
