Rundown Greymouth Port to get $8 million makeover
The rundown Greymouth Port is about to undergo a much-needed $8 million makeover after the Grey District Council…
Hundreds trade tents, cars, overcrowded houses for warm, dry homes
Regional New Zealand’s biggest social housing development to date has opened in Whangārei, allowing more than 300 people…
Poo, tampons spill on Wellington street after wastewater blockage
Raw sewage, including faecal matter and sanitary products, flowed down the main street of a Wellington suburb after…
Auckland’s housing intensification plans may face dramatic scale-back
Councillors will indicate their preferences next week on how far to wind back Auckland’s divisive intensification plans, with…
Why house prices are actually down about 30%
New Zealand house prices are still on average about 30% lower than they were at the peak of…
Construction costs are rising – but by how much?
The cost of building a new home is pushing up – but not as fast as earlier predictions…
Auckland’s hybrid and electric ferries are ready, but the chargers aren’t
Aucklanders will soon be able to ride on the city’s first hybrid-electric fast ferry, with the new vessel…
Fuel, parking, cost of living: why Aucklanders are choosing the bus
More Aucklanders are getting back on the bus as rising fuel prices, parking costs and cost-of-living pressures push…
Aratere crew not fully trained in new steering system before grounding
The grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere shortly after its departure from Picton in June 2024 was ultimately…
Homelessness reaches highest levels in history, new report finds
Significant investment in social and affordable housing is crucial to solving New Zealand’s housing crisis and ending homelessness,…
Upston ‘comfortable’ collecting $1000 a week to live in her apartment
A senior Cabinet minister collecting $1000 a week to live in her own Wellington apartment is digging in…
Is 30% of income on rent fair?
About a quarter of all renting households are paying 30% or more of their income in rent, Stats…