Housing
Kainga Ora neighbours fed up with lack of communication
Worried neighbours of planned state housing developments in Auckland and Christchurch want more say before councils give the nod.
They say Kainga Ora is failing to be upfront with communities about… Audio
'Impossible to ignore': Swarbrick appeals for people power to bolster tenancy reform
The Green Party hopes its campaign targeted at renters who have endured substandard accommodation will open the eyes of some MPs. Audio
Hawke's Bay Māori grapple with buyout decisions
Hawke's Bay Māori are grappling with huge decisions in the wake of the Government's proposed buyout of cyclone-hit homes most at risk of being flooded again.
Iwi and hapū had difficult conversations… Audio
Greens say it's time for renters to tell it like it is
"Renters, it's time to tell it like it is," Auckland Central's MP Chlöe Swarbrick says.
The Green Party are today launching a campaign asking for people to submit their stories of what they call… Audio
Community hails 'hope-filled' buyout plan
Flood-ravaged West Aucklanders are rejoicing after the government announced it will offer buyout options to people whose land is too risky to rebuild on. Audio
Auckland deputy mayor on mayor's forwarded emails calling councillors 'dip shits'
The government's at-least $1 billion buyout scheme for flood ruined homes has left councils scratching their heads about how much of tab they'll be picking up, and where the cash is coming from.
The… Video, Audio
Week in Politics: Party members cop heat over problematic remarks and plans
Analysis - National pulls out of the bipartisan agreement on housing density and gets itself into a muddle over bilingual road signs, while the prescription fee saga rumbles on.
Rotorua mayor calls for urgent action after fatal lodge fire
Rotorua's mayor wants urgent action to ensure long-term accommodation buildings are safe after the Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington last month which claimed five lives.
Timely boost for construction sector with build to rent projects on the rise
A rise in build-to-rent and social housing projects could keep the construction sector ticking along during a downturn in activity.
Flood-hit West Aucklanders still uncertain about the future
Flood-ravaged West Aucklanders are rejoicing after the government announced it will offer buyout options to people whose land is too risky to rebuild on.
Of the roughly seven-hundred homes that won't… Audio
East Coast iwi awaits details on Government's property buyout
East Coast iwi are waiting for more details on the government's plan to buyout property owners whose land cannot be rebuilt on.
Cyclone Recovery Minister Grant Robertson says he expects the details… Audio
Insurance Council welcomes new cyclone recovery plan
The Insurance Council is welcoming the Government's proposal to fund residential recovery in the wake of the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.
So far, there have been more than 100-thousand… Audio
Hundreds of Auckland properties won't be able to be rebuilt
In Auckland, about 400 properties won't be rebuilt and owners will be bought out by the Government.
But homeowners have to wait until June 12th to find out how their houses have been categorised.
… Audio
Uncertainty remains for hardest-hit North Island homes
Uncertainty remains for many North Island residents whose homes were hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland floods.
Councils have now begun to categorize storm-hit homes in one of three… Audio
On flooding, National left with more questions than answers
National has criticised the Government's latest storm and cyclone recovery plan, saying there are more questions than answers.
The Government has announced a joint initiative with councils to buy out… Audio
Eleventh-hour rates relief for Aucklanders with uninhabitable homes
A sigh of relief at the eleventh hour for Auckland homeowners with flood and cyclone-damaged properties.
The council's told some residents that they won't need to pay rates for their uninhabitable… Audio
Thousands in Hawke's Bay unable to rebuild after Cyclone Gabrielle
Thousands of homeowners have been told they're unable to be rebuild on their properties post-cyclone Gabrielle.
The government says initial indications show this will be the case for about 700… Audio
Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
Today senior NZ Herald writer Simon Wilson talks to Jesse about the end of the housing density accord and whether it signals the end of bipartisan solutions in NZ politics. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: 236 Hawkes Bay homes will not be rebuilt
Hundreds of people whose homes were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle have just found out if they are going to be able to rebuild on their flood damaged property. More than two hundred homes in flood-hit… Audio
Answers today: rebuilding on flood-damaged properties
Hundreds of people whose homes were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle will find out today if they're able to rebuild on their flood damaged property.
The Cyclone Recovery Minister said on Tuesday that… Audio