Housing
Houses built for whanau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle finished
A village of relocatable houses for whanau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle has been finished on marae land in Hawkes Bay. The collaboration between iwi, hapu, the Ministry of Business and Innovation… Audio
Americans searching for housing in NZ surges after Trump win
As Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House, many Americans in Democrat states are looking to flee to New Zealand - with realestate.co.nz seeing a huge surge in traffic. Vanessa Williams… Audio
Interest rates drop but house prices remain steady
Interest rates are dropping, luring buyers in, but with high unemployment and a mountain of listings, prices are steady. QV operations manager James Wilson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Average house values little changed from start of year
"New Zealand's housing market remains largely flat overall," QV operations manager James Wilson says.
Muriwai residents still picking up the pieces from ruined homes
Almost a year on from the Auckland anniversary floods and cyclone Gabrielle, residents in Auckland's Muriwai are still picking up the pieces from their ruined homes and trying to move on. The area of… Audio
Auckland housing development still in dispute with NZ Post
Residents of a new housing development just north of Auckland are still in limbo over postal deliveries - Leonard Powell has this story Audio
Rotorua council takes 'hard line' on non-consented emergency housing motels
Will Rotorua motels house the homeless for another year? Commissioner to consider evidence, following emergency housing motel hearing.
Can I buy a house when I'm on a fixed-term contract? Ask Susan
RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.
Architecture graduate turned illustrator celebrates beauty of New Zealand houses
Josh Currie sells hand-drawn illustrations of houses, including requests from people whose much-loved homes were lost to tragedies like housefires or the Christchurch earthquakes. Audio, Gallery
Rotorua residents heard on extension of motels as emergency housing
For some submitters, it was an emotional experience.
More than 100,000 New Zealand households overcrowded
In Auckland, about 10 percent of households in Māngere-Ōtāhuhu are severely crowded. Audio
Kāinga Ora job losses hit 540
The total number of jobs to be lost is slightly lower than the 321 it proposed in September.
Boost for potential buyers as ANZ may waive one of its fees - broker
Brokers say it's a sign competition seems to be heating up for mortgage business.
Current first-home buyers paying less but getting more
New data signals first-home buyers are getting "good deals" in the current market, Corelogic's Kelvin Davidson says.
The Auckland home that lost $100,000 in 20 years
It was bought for $205,235 in June 2000, and sold for $87,000 last week.
Debt servicing to stay hard unless house prices come down - economist
New data shows the extent of the interest rate crunch that has hit households in recent years.
Rotorua mayor on hearing to determine future of housing motels
Rotorua's mayor says the city is on its way to being rid of the emergency housing motels as a hearing gets underway on Tuesday to determine the future of seven such motels. Mayor Tania Tapsell spoke… Audio
Why Rotorua businesses want emergency housing motels gone
A hearing is being held on Tuesday over extending contracts for seven motels for another 12 months. Audio
Govt makes changes to scheme helping quake damaged home owners
A Christchurch community board member says government changes to a scheme helping owners of earthquake-damaged homes shows they don't understand what claimants are dealing with. Community board member… Audio
Hearing to decide fate of emergency housing motels in Rotorua
Rotorua residents are desperate and despondent as a hearing gets underway on Tuesday to decide the fate of seven emergency housing motels in the city. Natalie Akoorie reports. Audio
