Rental Housing
The cracks in the Healthy Homes rules
There are five basic standards to be met before landlords can get their Healthy Homes tick. Why do so many seem to be slipping through the cracks? Audio
The cracks in the Healthy Homes rules
There are five basic standards to be met before landlords can get their Healthy Homes tick. Why do so many seem to be slipping through the cracks?
AudioLandlord's 'swamp house' may be deemed unliveable
Zac Fleming attempts to talk to landlord Aven Raj, who has been renting out a "third world swamp" property to an Auckland family, who say it's making them sick. Auckland Council is considering issuing… Video, Audio
More carrot, less sticks
Healthy home advocates say a bill requiring tougher standards for rental properties needs more incentives to get landlords on board. Audio
More carrot, less sticks
Healthy home advocates say a bill requiring tougher standards for rental properties needs more incentives to get landlords on board.
AudioCost of housing improvements outweighed by benefit to sick children, MPs told
The cost of making rental homes warm is tiny in comparison to the costs of children getting sick, a housing advocate has told politicians.
Bill to improve rental houses up in Parliament
A woman who has lived in damp and mouldy houses for decades says she desperately needs a law change that would improve the state of rental homes. Audio
Court rules landlords liable over accidental damage by tenants
A dispute over landlords' liability for accidental damage by tenants is now a matter for lawmakers, the insurer at the centre of it says.
Wellington renters cop $40 a week hike
Wellington renters are being hit hard in the pocket, with prices hitting a record high average of $450 a week.
Children's Commissioner slams residential tenancies bill
Dr Russell Wills on the new bill being heard by a parliamentary committee which he says was originally intended to improve the poor quality of rental housing; but has now failed to achieve that. He… Video, Audio
Insults fly as Beehive creaks back to life
Power Play - MPs are back in their seats chucking new insults at each other with glee, writes Chris Bramwell.
Renters: society’s second-class citizens
NZ Institute of Economic Research principal economist on the the country's evolving rental market, the basis of his new book 'Generation Rent - Rethinking New Zealand's Priorities'. Audio
Relucant landlords shirking free insulation deal
A publicly funded programme to insulate houses for poor people is struggling to get landlords on board, with some saying it's because they can't be bothered dealing with the red tape. Audio
Trade Me: rents rise most for small houses, units, apartments
Trade Me's latest figures show the biggest rises in rents around the country are for small houses, townhouses, units and apartments. Audio
Should smoke alarms be mandatory in rental properties?
Should smoke alarms be mandatory in rental properties? This follows three deaths in a Hamilton house fire where the Fire Service suspects there were no alarms. Andrew King is the Executive Officer of… Audio
Insight for 31 August 2014 - The Realities of Auckland
RNZ Auckland correspondents explore what political party policies might mean for NZ's biggest and most diverse city Audio
Christchurch Deputy Mayor Vicki Buck's plan for a social housing accord to help to overcome the city's shortage of rental homes
The Christchurch City Council will today decide whether to seek 75 million dollars from the Government to help provide more rental housing for the city, which has a desperate shortage of residential… Audio
