Housing
The remote village that will eventually disappear
Residents living at a remote village inside a city reserve can remain in their homes - for now.
Kāinga Ora set to cut another 321 jobs
The cuts come on top of 232 already announced, in a second round of restructuring.
Can 3D printed houses solve the housing crisis?
If you've looked for a house recently, you might have heard - you can't build them for what you can buy them at the moment. With construction prices up by as much as 40 percent - combined with land… Audio
Difficult tenant warned she may not get name suppression again
A tenant who abused her landlords and attacked their marriage has been warned she will not get name suppression again in similar circumstances.
What do you really have to do for a rental inspection?
Does a bit of burnt pastry at the bottom of the oven matter? What if the lawns need a mow?
Housing crunch: 'You can't build them for these prices'
Building on bare land is looking less and less appealing.
Number of whānau in emergency housing drops by half
The government says its policy to move whānau into social homes is working, with a 57 percent drop in emergency housing numbers since 2023. Associate Minister of Housing Tama Potaka spoke to Corin… Audio
Number of whānau in emergency housing drops by more than half
The figures show a policy to move children out of "unsuitable dank motels" is working, minister claims.
Fire and Emergency investigating fire at Auckland University student accommodation
Crews took about two hours to locate and extinguish the fire.
Landlord must pay up over cat urine, sanitary pads at rental
Landlords are being reminded of their obligation to make sure their rental properties are "reasonably clean" after the ruling.
Private property rights at 'core' of RMA replacements
They'll ditch rules that "invite every Tom, Dick, and Harry to vexatiously object to peaceful use and development", the government says.
How hazard mapping is having 'chilling effect' on town's property prices
Residents say the proposed controversial maps "essentially rendered our property uninsurable".
Public housing: Can companies do the job of charities?
The country's only for-profit registered community housing provider says a person living in a car would not care whether their new home is built by a company rather than a charity.
83 community housing providers but only one for-profit
There are 83 registered community housing providers in Aotearoa - and just one is for-profit. Housing reporter Lauren Crimp has more. Audio
Homeowners are getting stuck in the 'sales chain'
Moving from one home to another is tricky in slow housing market.
'It's scary out there' - Tenants say times are tough
But there is a way to avoid big rent increases, one property expert says
Average Auckland house price drops below $1m
The average Auckland house price has fallen below one million for the first time in four years. Trade Me Property's customer director Gavin Lloyd spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Family homes on the line as business loans go bad
A lot more business owners are going into receivership, and they're putting up their own homes as security.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 16 September 2024
On today's episode, our correspondent in the USA provides the latest on an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump; Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke van Velden… Audio
War between landlord and tenant escalates to power, water being cut
While each party had been successful to a degree, the tribunal's adjudicator considered the tenant to be the substantially successful party.