‘Good news for tenants’: Average rents hold – housing supply increases
A growing number of homeowners heading overseas are choosing to rent out their properties rather than sell as…
Developer felled trees, didn’t build houses, now property is for sale
A property in central Kerikeri where 20 hectares of trees were felled last year has been put up…
Analysis: Why it’s wrong to dodge questions about homelessness in NZ
Analysis: In Auckland today there are just shy of 600 people sleeping rough, while the number of immediate…
Bay of Plenty family fear catastrophe from exposed gas pipe
A Waiotahe Valley family have been living in fear of a gas explosion on their property since river…
Does NZ have night shelters? PM stands by remark – Labour says ‘out of touch’
The Prime Minister is standing by a statement that New Zealand has no night shelters – after Labour…
One entity to rule them all: What’s in the Govt’s new mega-ministry?
Wellington has a new acronym to learn, as the government’s newest ministry begins work today, bringing together responsibilities…
Hipkins says he will scrap ‘morally bankrupt’ MSD staff metrics
Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins says he will scrap the Ministry of Social Development targets which had come…
City Rail Link handed over as opening day moves closer
After years of construction, more than $5 billion and an almost constant refrain of “when is it opening?”…
National quietly ditches under-30s KiwiSaver rent bond policy
A National election promise to let under-30s tap their KiwiSaver to pay rental bonds has been quietly shelved,…
‘Perverse incentive’: MSD staff metrics include emergency housing grants
Ministry of Social Development (MSD) managers are being told they can face performance management if, among other measures,…
New cycling, pedestrian bridge lifted into place in Christchurch
A new cycling and pedestrian bridge has been successfully lifted into place over State Highway 76/Brougham Street in…
Nighttime carbon dioxide rates in NZ houses up to ten times the target level
Limited nighttime ventilation in NZ homes may point to an “under-recognised” public health issue, a study published today…