Housing
Increasing number feeling mortgage pressure says broker
The Reserve Bank says most households are managing higher mortgage repayments and the banking sector is strong.
That information in its Financial Stability Report released on Wednesday.
It said by… Audio
Auckland Council to begin buy-out talks with category 3 homeowners
Auckland Council says it will begin buy-out talks with category 3 homeowners, and will compensate those category 2 homeowners who need to have work done to reduce the future risk to life at their… Audio
Convenient cities become conspiracy targets
How did a vision to make cities more liveable become twisted into a totalitarian dystopia? Audio
Household interest payments expected to double next year
Rising household interest payments may force more borrowers to default on their mortgages, while unemployment is tipped to rise up to 5 percent by the end of 2024, ASB's chief economist says. Audio
Household interest payments expected to double by next year
Buckle up, because household interest payments are expected to double by mid next year, forcing more borrowers to default on their mortgages. In its latest Financial Stability Report, the Reserve Bank… Video, Audio
The Panel with Jenni Giblin and David Cunliffe (Part 1)
Wallace and panellists Jenni Giblin and David Cunliffe look at the latest house price data, discuss whether there should be more 'working-class' representation in Parliament, and whether dogs should… Audio
Consultation reveals 'overwhelming' support for govt support package
About 90 percent of community feedback was in favour of accepting the all-or-nothing government support package for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery in Tai Rāwhiti, Gisborne District Council says.
'I don't feel safe' - Kāinga Ora tenant says neighbour threatening family for years
A Kāinga Ora tenant in Auckland whose family was threatened by a neighbour with a hammer says her complaints have fallen on deaf ears. Audio
House prices slowly inching higher - CoreLogic
The downturn in the housing market appears to be at an end, but the recovery is expected to be slow.
Amount of Airbnbs linked to property-related crime numbers
Research from the University of Auckland has found the more online accommodation services like Airbnb there are in an area, the more property-related crime there is likely to be. As well as the uptick… Audio
Toilet paper, faeces in the backyard: fix in sight for sewage woes
Masterton residents with wastewater and toilet paper flowing through their backyards in heavy rain are relieved a fix is in sight.
'Very sharp' construction downturn likely, as residential consents slump
Stats NZ said the number of residential building consents issued in September was 20 percent lower than the previous year.
Auction with $1 reserve attracts 43 bidders to Thames waterfront property
A slip knocked this red-stickered house off its foundations - the skew is not the camera - but that did not stop it being a very hot property over the weekend.
Kāinga Ora remains tight-lipped on fate of water-damaged properties
The January deluge caused damage to around 2000 state homes, including 205 in the southern Auckland suburb of Māngere.
Gisborne flood-risk properties' list cut by 1000
More than 1000 Gisborne properties have been removed from the list of flood risks.
Are stubborn insurance cost rises the new norm?
Latest inflation data from Stats NZ shows insurance premiums are soaring, but is this simply the new norm? Home insurance premiums in the quarter to September are up by more than a fifth year-on-year… Audio
Shared home ownership programme ends, what next?
Kainga Ora shut its shared home ownership programme at the end of September, just six weeks after expanding it. The first home partner programme helps buyers who do not have enough of a deposit by… Audio
Rotorua council and police trespass homeless refusing to leave reserves
Nine homeless people in Rotorua have rejected offers of help - and could face being trespassed from the city's reserves.
‘It’s awesome’: Pensioner’s joy for new window after two-year wait
After two years of petitioning her council landlord to replace her deteriorating windows, pensioner Mary Smith's home is warm and draught-free.
Long wait for Nelson people who lost homes in 2022 floods
Nelson residents have to wait another six months for decisions on buyouts of their homes that were destroyed by floods last year.
