Housing
Government offer relief to flood damaged homeowners
People whose homes were damaged by the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle say the latest initiative to help them pay rent is a lifeline.
Many of those whose homes were red or yellow-stickered are… Audio
'Insurance money will be running out' - Flood-hit homeowners welcome accommodation payment
Help for storm-affected residents to pay rent has been called a "lifeline" by homeowners.
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
Homecoming for displaced Muriwai residents
Relief for a handful of property owners in the cyclone-stricken west Auckland community of Muriwai. Today, five months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, council officers changed the stickers on 11 houses… Audio
Red stickered resident reacts to government accommodation payments
Muriwai resident Caroline Bellbooth has been in temporary accomodation since her home was red stickered following this year's extreme weather events. There's a slip at the back of her property , which… Video, Audio
Weather battered homeowners to get weekly payments from government
Displaced homeowners affected by this year's weather events will receive weekly payments, to help with temporary housing, while the future of their flood-damaged homes is still uncertain. Auckland… Audio
'Density done well' can benefit communities - Kāinga Ora
Communities need to accept built environments with more density so that more people can live close to where services are, a manager at Kāinga Ora says. Audio
Kainga Ora spent $800,000 to prepare submissions
Kainga Ora has spent $800,000 on lawyers, planners, and architects to help it prepare submissions on Wellington City Council's district plan review.
The state housing agency is pushing for changes to… Audio
KiwiSaver bond payment policy could drive up rental costs - Greens
Chlöe Swarbrick says she cannot understand how tenants needing to "raid their retirement savings" could help solve the housing crisis in New Zealand. Audio
'This will make people financially worse off' - Swarbrick
Earlier we spoke about National's proposal to allow renters under thirty access to their KiwiSaver to aid bond payments should they win the election.
But the Green Party's spokesperson for renters… Audio
Kāinga Ora pushing for changes to Wellington's housing rules
The state housing agency Kāinga Ora is pushing for radical changes to Wellington's housing rules, including wiping protections for character buildings and allowing more development on flood prone… Audio
National proposes KiwiSaver for bond payments
National is promising people under 30 a leg up in paying their rental bonds using KiwiSaver savings.
The party's housing spokesperson Chris Bishop says getting together up to four weeks rent in… Audio
National unveils policy to allow some tenants to use KiwiSaver for bond payments
National would allow people under the age of 30 to use their KiwiSaver to pay for a tenancy agreement bond.
Minister did not get advice on fire risks to intensive housing, OIA shows
The government promoted intensive housing, despite the minister of housing receiving no advice on the higher fire risks. Audio
Government provided no advice on fire risks
The government rushed into promoting much more intensive housing with zero advice on the higher fire risks.
An OIA response shows the Housing Minister Megan Woods got no advice despite Fire and… Audio
No improvements in cost of living survey since March
One in three NZers say they are struggling to pay for things like transport, insurance and bills, according to a cost of living survey.
Mediawatch: Could a 'mortgage bomb' blow up borrowers?
Recent reports have warned of a 'mortgage bomb' that could blow up - and a growing number of people unable to pay back debts. Is the story as explosive as some headlines would have you believe? Audio
No start date for Auckland home buyout process as negotiations continue
Owners of high-risk flood damaged homes in Auckland will have to wait a little longer to know the future of their properties, as government and local councils have not yet been able to decide how to…
Long Read: The Flames of Our Shame
By Max Rashbrooke: While the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge has reinforced calls for greater scrutiny of boarding houses, the warning signals have been around for years. Audio
Sir James Wallace case: Epsom house manager who tried to bribe victim named
A manager who attempted to bribe a witness during an elaborate plot to aid a disgraced rich-lister can now be named.
