Housing
Denser housing can be greener too - how NZ can build better for biodiversity
Opinion - Incorporating nature within built environments is not just possible, it's essential.
Nearly 1300 homes on hold amid government review
Newly released documents show building has been paused on 690 KiwiBuild homes and 593 market homes.
Home buyers 'control narrative' as mortgage rates drop
Analysis - What the latest data shows about where the market is at right now.
Empty Loafers Lodge building a 'stark' reminder of failure and tragedy
Members of the community gathered quietly before dawn on Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the Loafers Lodge blaze, which killed five men.
Buyers' market? Property resale profits down
The market is increasingly favouring buyers with a rising number of listings, a new report says.
'They are family': Campground boss pleads case for residents
The boss of a popular Nelson campground has made an impassioned plea for long-term residents - many of them elderly - to be able to remain at Tāhuna Beach Holiday Park.
Kāinga Ora's $4m holiday park property vacant four years on
That 34-room property sits empty as homelessness becomes a pressing issue in Dunedin.
The Block NZ gets the chop, houses sit empty
The Block NZ's 2024 series has been axed, with between 100 and 200 production staff out of jobs - but the houses will still be sold.
Housing market: Surplus of listings and a lack of urgency
Residential property values have largely plateaued across New Zealand in recent months, with sales volumes expected to drop in the coming months, according to QV.
National median sale price rises to $790,000 in sluggish housing market
The total number of properties sold fell more than 17 percent in April, the real Estate Estate Institute says.
Nelson residents support council buying out flood-affected properties
The majority of residents who made submissions to the council's long-term plan support it buying out private properties affected by the August 2022 storm.
New community housing life-changing for whānau
A mum living in a cold, mouldy sleepout with two kids says moving into the first of a kind housing will be life-changing for her whānau.
Made in NZ: Airpop, a unique environmentally friendly way to insulate homes
What can you make out of fresh air? Quite a lot actually. Audio
'People are getting killed out there' - Youth emergency centre prepares to open
The first stage of an Auckland 24-hour youth emergency centre is opening its doors to the public next week.
What is happening with the housing market?
Analysis - First-home buyers are still seeing benefits from low prices and competition, but having fewer investors in the market is impacting the rental shortage. Audio
The Australian shaming dodgy landlords
Housing solution advocate Jordan van den Berg received a wave of fury from landlords and real estate agents recently after posting a video suggesting people squat in houses left empty by their owners… Audio
Cold houses to blame for people needing to 'blast the heater' - Green Building Council
New Zealand's housing building standards are decades behind most other countries in the OECD, green building advocates say.
Council wants homeowners to do their bit to future-proof Auckland
But while it is offering up services to check houses, it is not offering any cash to help homeowners make these changes.
Engineer who forged signatures on home designs to be sentenced
An engineer who forged the signatures of higher qualified colleagues is to be sentenced in the Rotorua District Court.
Social housing in a heritage building
The project's developer believes it will be NZ's first social housing project inside a heritage-listed building. Audio