Housing
GP shortage among reasons advanced against development
A shortage of doctors in Kawerau has been cited as one of the reasons for not adding 80 more homes to the district, at a council hearing.
Auckland Council green lights $2.3b Drury plan, despite threat of legal action
Auckland Council has approved a plan to collect $1.1 billion from developers in Drury over the next 30 years in the face of a warning developers may seek a judicial review.
Looser borrowing restrictions would help some investors, first-time buyers - economist
The housing market is not expected to take a hit from proposed changes to mortgage lending restrictions, but it could signal that housing prices will soon stabilise.
Kāinga Ora change flood risk assessment
Kāinga Ora, formerly Housing New Zealand, says it has changed the way it assesses flood risks in the wake of a 2020 report which found more than 15 percent of its social housing , that's 10 thousand… Audio
'You cannot get rid of the mould': Kāinga Ora resident says flooding houses not only issue
Once a swamp, always a swamp - that is what one Kāinga Ora tenant says about the home she's lived in for decades, built next to a creek.
Whanganui carparks now accommodating city's homeless
Freedom camping sites and car parks in Whanganui are now home to a growing fleet of vehicles housing the city's homeless.
The district council has set aside money and earmarked a site for them to… Audio
Kainga Ora criticised for continuing to build on flood-prone land
Once a swamp, always a swamp - that's what one Kainga Ora tenant says about the home she's lived in for decades, built next to a creek in Auckland.
The house is among more than 4000 in the state… Audio
Thousands of state houses on flood prone land, and more going up
A sizeable chunk of state housing is on flood prone land, with more builds being put on land expected to flood in the future.
Green Party: state houses should not be built on flood plains
The housing ministry Kāinga Ora is continuing to invest and build public housing in areas that are prone to flooding, despite being given warnings three years ago.
Currently, more than 15 percent of… Audio
Green Party: state houses should not be built on flood lains
The housing ministry Kainga Ora is continuing to invest and build public housing in areas that are prone to flooding, despite being given warnings three years ago. Currently, more than 15 percent of… Audio
Thousands of state houses on flood prone land, and more going up
A sizeable chunk of state housing is on flood prone land, with more builds being put on land expected to flood in the future.
Kainga Ora continues to build homes on flood-prone land
Kainga Ora continues to build homes on land known to be prone to flooding, or soon will be.
The agency says most of those decisions were made before it requested a report from NIWA, detailing risks… Audio
More than 15 percent of Kāinga Ora property on flood-prone land
More than 15 percent of Kāinga Ora's property portfolio is on land that is at risk of flooding in extreme weather events.
That includes more than 4000 homes in Auckland built on flood prone land… Audio
Data points to green shoots for housing market - CoreLogic NZ
The stabilisation of mortgage interest rates is among several indicators signalling a possible end to the country's extended property downturn.
National median house price falls 12.9% from a year ago
The tougher economic climate is continuing to dampen the housing market, with annual prices falling further.
Mortgage demand drops by fifth as property market slumps further
Mortgage spending continues to plummet as homebuyers across the country sit on the sidelines of the slumping property market.
'Brutal', 'unattractive' duplex gets green light amid housing shortage
The local council's environment planner recommended the consent be declined, raising issues with the "unattractive" structure, described as having "little interesting features".
'We just feel powerless': Kainga Ora rejects pensioner housing on gifted land
Residents of the Auckland suburb of Blockhouse Bay say they feel defeated by Kāinga Ora's decision not to reserve any of a new development for retired people.
Construction cost inflation at its peak - survey
The Cordell Construction Cost Index rose just 0.6 percent for the first quarter, the lowest quarterly increase in more than two years.
Tiny Aussie outback town offers $20k to new residents
Fancy a change of pace and cheaper housing? A tiny Australian outback desert town is offering grants of more than $20,000 to anyone who builds a house there and moves in.
Quilpie is about 1000km west… Video, Audio
