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OPINION: Senior urban planning lecturer runs an eye over housing plans for Auckland.
$100m Gulf Harbour waterfront housing estate planned
The site is one of the last remaining large waterfront plots of its kind.
'Dented confidence': House value drops the sharpest in 14 years
"Housing affordability remains significantly stretched despite values falling."
July house sales hit 22-year low
Rural and lifestyle sectors managed to duck downward pressure.
Kāinga Ora paid whopping $70m for land based on wobbly valuations
Agency under fire for above-market price.
Disabled woman forced to shower on porch due to limited rental options
An expert calls for all new homes to be built with universal design standards.
New housing consents stay high but confidence falls
'Clear warning signs of immense pressure': Builders desperate for staff.
Housing wars: National open to changing Auckland's new density laws
Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick said the status quo is untenable.
Rehearing sought in tenancy dispute over front yard cabin
Woman ordered to move cabin from the lawn of her rented home is challenging the decision.
Auckland tenant ordered to remove front yard cabin after housing her child in it
The West Auckland woman had seven people living in her three-bedroom rental.
Top 10 house builders in Canterbury named
Rapid rise of new homes across the region, earthquake rebuild in full swing.
Family break into empty Kāinga Ora home amid housing shortage
'Nowadays we have to take things into our own hands.'
Gib crisis: Is housing minister's taskforce making progress?
Taskforce established to investigate ways to resolve the plasterboard shortage.
Who wants $55.7m from failed Ormiston housing developer?
All up, 34 creditors claim from business involved in a 122-property project.
'It sucked' - Five years sleeping rough in Auckland
Critics of social housing don't know what it's like to be on the streets in winter.
Ormiston housing project owes $55.7m: Developer blames vandalism, Covid, building costs
Creditors claim big-time as $85m Onehunga projects await buyers.
Housing New Zealand tenant racks-up $40k unpaid rent bill
A housing expert says the man's situation should never have been allowed to get so bad.
'Swiftest rise in a decade' as cost of building a new home soars
Steep surge in costs with no relenting anticipated for the rest of the year.
Busted water tank at Kāinga Ora home leads to asbestos fears, weeks in motels
The nightmare started a month ago when the water tank in a West Coast home burst.
Landlord pitched tent under house and refused to leave
Brian Clement believed his rental agreement gave him the right to stay.
Auckland area's 41 best new, refurbished buildings
All up, architects won prizes for 41 area projects - the work was seen as outstanding.
Price and income cap changes for Kiwibuild announced
Minister of Housing Megan Woods announced a number of changes this evening.
Tai Tokerau mourns community leader Ricky Houghton
Community leader and social advocate Ricky Houghton has died aged 62.
Struggle street: Rents double, swallowing incomes
Support payments based on rent data about six years out of date.
Niall Robertson: A sledgehammer approach to heritage
OPINION: 'A wholesale destruction of a city's history and architectural heritage.'
'Rotorua as a dumping ground': Four fires in 7 months at emergency accommodation
'The Government's using Rotorua as a dumping ground for people needing emergency housing.'
Watch: 134-unit Auckland apartment block finished five months early
Spoiler alert: how this builder managed to avoid the Gib crisis. Look and learn.
New home loans fall by more than a third despite bank cashback wars
Interest hikes a 'hit from both ends' for first-time buyers struggling to afford a house.
Minister not ruling out cuts to funding for housing for disabled people
Megan Woods has not ruled out cutting a programme for disabled people's public housing
Rodents crept in via holes: Auckland tenant victory
Whether the rodents were rats or mice was not specified.
Up to our eyeballs in homes for sale; house prices rise, new data shows
Buyers more cautious, vendors want best prices.
Tenancy spat: Senior constable asked to move out of his police-owned home
The constable had lived in the house since 2009. Police wanted it for a new officer.
Auckland City Mission takes over 60-room hotel off K Road
Stiff opposition from residents, businesses concerned about anti-social behaviour.