Housing

A panel has heard submissions on the Christchurch City Council's proposed changes which could see greater housing intensification in a number of suburbs.

A Blenheim homeowner wants Kāinga Ora to help double glaze their house if they build a two-storey property beside them, claiming it will block the sun into their "already cold" home.

There has been another uptick in the value of the housing market, with more first-time buyers in the market.

Having a secure roof over his head will be "life-changing" for a Kaikohe man, who is likely to become a tenant in a new social housing development.

The first stage of a "groundbreaking" community housing project will open in Northland next week.

The government has been in secretive negotiations with a struggling developer to unlock scores of KiwiBuild homes that otherwise might not have been handed over to anxious first home buyers.

Auckland Council has rubber-stamped the plan to pay out the owners of hundreds of flood-damaged houses.

Representatives from diverse communities across Auckland have spoken with the city's council this morning, presenting the governing body with their strategic priorities for the future.

Auckland Council will decide at a private meeting on Friday how it will buy homes damaged in recent severe storms. Audio

Owners of some cyclone-wrecked Hawke's Bay homes say they are depressed, desperate, and still in the dark about whether they will ever return home.

Flatlining property values may be a sign that the 17-month-long downturn has ended, property research firm CoreLogic says.

A significant drop in consents for new residential buildings is expected to result in a material drop in construction activity and take some of the heat out of the economy.

Although a drop in listings was noted across most of the country, year-on-year growth was seen in Marlborough, Auckland, Central North Island, and Nelson and Bays.