Housing
Insurance Council welcomes new cyclone recovery plan
The Insurance Council is welcoming the Government's proposal to fund residential recovery in the wake of the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.
So far, there have been more than 100-thousand… Audio
Hundreds of Auckland properties won't be able to be rebuilt
In Auckland, about 400 properties won't be rebuilt and owners will be bought out by the Government.
But homeowners have to wait until June 12th to find out how their houses have been categorised.
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Uncertainty remains for hardest-hit North Island homes
Uncertainty remains for many North Island residents whose homes were hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland floods.
Councils have now begun to categorize storm-hit homes in one of three… Audio
On flooding, National left with more questions than answers
National has criticised the Government's latest storm and cyclone recovery plan, saying there are more questions than answers.
The Government has announced a joint initiative with councils to buy out… Audio
Eleventh-hour rates relief for Aucklanders with uninhabitable homes
A sigh of relief at the eleventh hour for Auckland homeowners with flood and cyclone-damaged properties.
The council's told some residents that they won't need to pay rates for their uninhabitable… Audio
Thousands in Hawke's Bay unable to rebuild after Cyclone Gabrielle
Thousands of homeowners have been told they're unable to be rebuild on their properties post-cyclone Gabrielle.
The government says initial indications show this will be the case for about 700… Audio
Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
Today senior NZ Herald writer Simon Wilson talks to Jesse about the end of the housing density accord and whether it signals the end of bipartisan solutions in NZ politics. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: 236 Hawkes Bay homes will not be rebuilt
Hundreds of people whose homes were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle have just found out if they are going to be able to rebuild on their flood damaged property. More than two hundred homes in flood-hit… Audio
Answers today: rebuilding on flood-damaged properties
Hundreds of people whose homes were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle will find out today if they're able to rebuild on their flood damaged property.
The Cyclone Recovery Minister said on Tuesday that… Audio
Are house prices finally bottoming out?
The fall in house prices may have bottomed out, according to latest housing data from realestate.co.nz.
The data suggests average asking prices may have hit the low point following what it calls a… Audio
Millions of cyclone recovery dollars return to the Government
Millions of dollars of cyclone recovery funds are set to be returned to the Government.
$30 million was allocated to the Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce to distribute to locals in need, but only 87%… Audio
House prices dip again, but market may be close to bottoming out - Corelogic
House prices fell 0.7 percent in May according to CoreLogic but there was "confidence" the market was near the bottom of the cycle.
Luxon to discuss housing with govt, repeats bilingual signs criticism
National's leader has painted Labour's offer to discuss the backdown on their bipartisan housing deal as an offer by the government to poach his policy. Audio
Luxon on National Party housing standards
The Housing Minister, Megan Woods, has extended several invitations to the National Party to meet and talk through National's ideas for housing.
This comes after National pulled its support for… Audio
ANZ predicts one more OCR rise, housing market pickup from mid-year
ANZ Bank economists are picking the housing market may start to rebound in the second half of the year.
Labour and National in standoff over housing density
The main parties both say they are willing to work together on policies to build more housing, but neither seems likely to budge over their approach.
Review shows 25 more buildings like Loafers Lodge operating in Wellington
Wellington's mayor says lives depended on bringing buildings without a current Building Warrant of Fitness up to standard quickly.
Willis:housing policy gives flexibility to where councils build
National has withdrawn its support from the bi-partisan housing agreement it helped draw up with Labour, instead opting to come up with its own policy. Instead of three-storey buildings, National… Audio
National's housing backdown: Preserving character or ditching a fit for purpose framework?
While some say the move will help preserve culture and heritage, others are concerned about what it could mean for the future of New Zealand's cities.
Mixed reactions to National's housing density backlash
There are mixed feelings about National back-tracking on a bipartisan housing policy that it helped draft.
It's been labelled a "massive flip flop" by the government, but National says it was always… Audio