Housing
Cyclone-hit community meets about crime issues
Cyclone-hit communities have set up road-blocks and reported theft and being threatened with firearms - while police and politicians insist there has been no spike in crime.
But regardless of… Audio
Wellington rates to rise nearly 13 percent
Māori leaders say they've lost an ally in the ousting of Rob Campbell as chair of Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora.
He was sacked over comments he made on LinkedIn, where he criticised National's Three… Audio
20,000 homes across NZ at severe risk of flooding - IAG
The country's largest insurer says 20,000 homes across the country are at severe risk of flooding and it is in talks with government about where flood-damaged houses should be written off for good.
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Downturn in housing market continues to gather steam
The CoreLogic House Price Index fell 1 percent in February on the month before, which was the largest drop since October's fall of 1.3 percent.
Wellington rates to rise, Christchurch council proposes increase
Councillors have finalised the Christchurch City Council's draft budget for the coming year, which will now be put out for public feedback.
Muriwai residents at makeshift campground, waiting for answers
Some Muriwai residents are calling a makeshift campground home, while they wait in limbo to find out when, or if, they'll ever be allowed to return home.
Some have undamaged homes, but slips near… Audio
Kāinga Ora tight-lipped on number of flood-damaged homes to be demolished
Kāinga Ora will demolish a number of homes in Māngere that were damaged in the Auckland Anniversary Weekend flooding.
Consumers to rein in spending with higher mortgage rates - Westpac
Consumers are expected to tighten their belts as many more mortgaged homeowners are rolling over to much higher interest rates than before.
Up to 2500 whānau may need temporary accommodation after Cyclone Gabrielle
An accomodation service rehoming displaced flood victims estimate right now up to 2500 whānau need help finding a new roof over their heads.
But that number could rise. The government's Temporary… Video, Audio
Temporary accommodation expansion welcomed by displaced
The government's temporary accommodation services for people displaced by recent storms is being expanded beyond Auckland, to all areas affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
The service was set up after… Audio
Tribunal throws out complaint from unvaxxed couple treated like ‘vermin’ at house viewing
An unvaccinated couple claim they were treated like "vermin" at a house viewing and say their offer was passed over in favour of another buyer partly because of their stance on the Covid-19 vaccine.
No time left to delay action on managed retreat, says researcher
Recent extreme flooding events have bought the need for managed retreat into sharp focus. We will have no choice but to move tens of thousands of people out of harm's way over the coming decades… Audio
Some Auckland evacuation centres closing, many still homeless
Some civil defence centres in Auckland are closing their doors, despite hundreds of people still without housing.
So far, MBIE has housed around 500 households, and another 500 are on its temporary… Video, Audio
'Incredibly unsettling': Some families still stuck in shelters nearly two weeks on
The numbers of people seeking aid at Civil Defence centres in Auckland has dropped, but plenty of families are still displaced.
Haumoana residents angry over pump failure
Flooded residents in Haumoana believe their properties may have escaped some damage if a flood mitigation pump had been properly manned and not run out of fuel.
Several streets and homes in a… Audio
Property economist on what Reserve Bank rate hike means
The Reserve Bank has hiked the Official Cash Rate 50 basis points as it presses on with getting inflation under control.
The bank's governor Adrian Orr told our business editor Gyles Beckford there… Audio
Twelve months since devastating Lismore floods in NSW
Twelve months ago the Lismore region of New South Wales was inundated by the biggest flood in modern Australian history.
A survey reveals that nine months after the event, just over half of flood… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne housing crisis worse post-storm
Gisborne's housing crisis has got even worse as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle.
In the wake of the massive storm there are more than 170 red and yellow stickered homes and more flood damaged houses… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle worsens Gisborne's housing crisis
The massive storm damaged scores of homes, motels are full in the city and more than 560 people are on a waiting list for social housing.
Kāinga Ora mulls modular homes to flooding homeless
It will not just be families already in state houses that need new roofs overhead. Audio
