Housing

The National Party is promising more cash and less red tape so councils can build houses in the Greater Christchurch area.

At least 40 councils are checking if any properties in their region are structurally at risk after a Taupō man allegedly forged the signatures of qualified engineers to sign off more than 1000…

The housing development enables solar energy distribution between the units via a rooftop facility and is the first high-density universal design complex built by Kainga Ora.

Making housing a fundamental human right would help crack down on a range of factors contributing to the fact decent housing is not available to all in New Zealand, advocates and advisors say. Audio

Politicians on the left and right are at odds over a new housing report, but agree that what is really needed is getting more homes built.

A New Plymouth emergency housing provider says a council survey asking what can be done about the city's housing crisis feels like a cruel joke.

The Chief Human Rights Commissioner says too many people are still living in cold, damp and mouldy homes, and is calling for the creation of a housing ombudsman. Audio

The 441,384 residential buildings - most in urban areas - at risk of flooding had an estimated replacement value of $218 billion.

A council has won its case to take steps to make motels used for emergency housing safer from fire and other threats.

House prices have fallen yet again as higher interest rates continue to limit demand for properties.

Bracing for the relentless onslaught of wet winter days, people living on the streets declare themselves warriors in an unyielding battle to stay warm.