Housing
Council to start contacting owners of storm-damaged Auckland homes
Hundreds of Auckland homeowners will hear from the council on Wednesday about what comes next for a voluntary buyout of storm-damaged homes.
Housing market confidence inches up, but most still on the fence - ASB survey
Confidence is beginning to return to the housing market, but most buyers and sellers remain on the fence.
Delay in Auckland Council deciding fate of flood-damaged homes
About 400 Aucklanders with flood or cyclone-damaged properties are waiting to hear whether they'll be able to return to their homes, or receive a buy-out. They're waiting on emails telling them what… Video, Audio
Developers oppose Auckland Council plan to stop greenfield housing development
The council recommends delaying or stopping construction on some undeveloped land - greenfield work - in order to reduce emissions and avoid high infrastructure costs.
Owners separated from furry friends due to cyclone aftermath
After losing their homes, some people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle are now living apart from their pets. No-pet clauses are common in rental agreements, meaning some are finding it hard to get a… Audio
DIY with Stan Scott
This week builder Stan Scott is along to help out with any DIY projects you might have. Audio
Wellington council to pilot official rental housing inspection service
Wellington City Council has announced a new plan to tackle homelessness, unaffordable housing and renters rights.
BOP emergency housing missing fire inspections
Bay of Plenty firefighters have not inspected any emergency housing for almost a year, after they asked for stabproof vests and didn't get them.
In that time a fire broke out at a lodge in Taupō that… Audio
Yield focused investments have edge in current housing market - economist
House market investors may do well to focus on yields rather than capital gains, as prices continue to fall and expected to remain flat for some time.
Fire safety staff denied stabproof vests for risky inspections
The head of a Rotorua security firm says fire safety inspectors faced with having to go into risky motels were right to ask for stabproof vests.
They did not get them, and consequently no Bay of… Audio
Men without a safe place to call home
How do some of society's most vulnerable people – men in particular – fall into insecure housing? Audio
Queenstown council-owned cabins empty, despite rental crisis
More than 30 cabins owned the Queenstown council are sitting empty despite the region facing a rental housing crisis.
The revelation has angered local housing advocates who say people are living in… Video, Audio
Insurers accused of lowball cash offers to repair flood hit homes
Builders are starting to see homeowners struggling with lowball cash offers from insurers that won't cover the cost of repairing flood damaged homes.
Some Aucklanders have been offered tens of… Audio
'I was just gobsmacked' - Homeowner, builder see insurance offers well below flood repair costs
Builders are starting to see homeowners struggling with lowball cash offers from insurers that will not cover the cost of repairing flood damaged homes. Audio
City Mission pays extra $1000 to Loafers Lodge residents displaced by deadly fire
Wellington City Mission says it has paid a further $1000 to each former resident of Loafers Lodge.
'A very sneaky approach': Neighbours feel caught out by state housing developments
Worried neighbours of Kāinga Ora's planned developments in Auckland and Christchurch want more say before councils give the nod.
Kainga Ora neighbours fed up with lack of communication
Worried neighbours of planned state housing developments in Auckland and Christchurch want more say before councils give the nod.
They say Kainga Ora is failing to be upfront with communities about… Audio
'Impossible to ignore': Swarbrick appeals for people power to bolster tenancy reform
The Green Party hopes its campaign targeted at renters who have endured substandard accommodation will open the eyes of some MPs. Audio
Hawke's Bay Māori grapple with buyout decisions
Hawke's Bay Māori are grappling with huge decisions in the wake of the Government's proposed buyout of cyclone-hit homes most at risk of being flooded again.
Iwi and hapū had difficult conversations… Audio
Greens say it's time for renters to tell it like it is
"Renters, it's time to tell it like it is," Auckland Central's MP Chlöe Swarbrick says.
The Green Party are today launching a campaign asking for people to submit their stories of what they call… Audio
