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Subsidy for troubled Wellington council social housing would cost $100m over four years
Greens say the Government has the resources to support both state and council tenants.
Focus: PM on latest public housing developments
Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, on latest public housing developments. Video / George Heard
Tenancy law changes: Bach owners denied use of own property
Already tight rental market reduced further and knock-on effect to business.
Hamish Rutherford: The problem of an overheating economy
OPINION: A hot labour market may seem a good thing, but problems may lie ahead.
Landlord tax exemption: 80 Auckland pre-sales in a day
"There's no way we will be cancelling this project" - Tung Wei Ling.
'Way too many hoops': First Home Grants fall short
First home buyers' scheme heading for the lowest number of grants ever paid out.
Renting in retirement: 'Worst thing I ever did was sell the house'
Divorce, loans to family and illness are leaving more older Kiwis as renters.
Claire Breen: The benefit of recognising housing as a human right
Opinion: When everyone is entitled to housing, governments may be held to account.
Chlöe Swarbrick: Right to housing sacrificed on altar of greed
OPINION: Treating a fundamental human right as a commodity has led to this crisis.
Auckland's wealthy suburbs dodging development 'burden' - councillor
'It is time to look at urban development in more equitable terms,' Daniel Newman says.
Leaky homes mega-lawsuit dries up
Nobody saying yet if the estimated $220 million class action settled out of court.
Housing crisis 'a breach of human rights'
Successive governments have failed NZers, says Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt.
'How the hell are we supposed to live?' Pensioners' rents soar 40 per cent
"By doing this ... many will be paying upwards of 50 per cent of their pension in rent."
Revealed: The cheapest and most expensive places to rent in NZ
The average weekly rent in the cheapest region is $251.
'We are being herded like sheep': Grandmother speaks out on life in emergency housing
She has already lived in three different emergency housing motels.
Editorial: Property prices ease - what's next?
EDITORIAL: Headwinds face the property market and these may accelerate the slowdown.
Building consents in Christchurch up 12%
However, residential property listings continue to remain low in the Garden City.
National accuses Govt of 'pumped-up' housing numbers
Only half of the 'new' public housing supply added by the Government is actually new.
Moving on up: Flat that last sold for $30k could fetch $500,000
Property last came on the market in 1981.
'It's a living entity': What became of the old Centrepoint site
Kāwai Purapura is a wellness retreat, holistic educational centre and home to 100 people.
Comment | What Covid-19 has taught me about the housing crisis in New Zealand
Covid-19 has shown us that we can do hard things when they're needed. So why don't we?
Investing in art better than money in the bank
Charles Ninow, head of art at auction house Webb's talks about good investments.
Steven Joyce: RMA reform will have you nostalgic for the old one
Just when you thought you were safe from the RMA, here comes RMA2.
Dream fading: 8 in 10 Kiwis feel they will never own a home
"Many young people see themselves as a generation of renters rather than owners."
Remuera death must be disclosed to potential buyers, real estate groups say
The Auckland house where health boss Pauline Hanna was found dead is now for sale.
Local Focus: Treaty settlement to bring hundreds of new homes to Napier
Mana Ahuriri Trust is building hundreds of new homes. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Kāinga Ora $8.1m motel for homeless nearly double CV
The capital value (CV) for the motel is $4.3m.
Storm-hit Newlands homes' fate hangs in balance
Severe weather in the Wellington region caused major damage over the weekend.
Homelessness in Whanganui: Solutions floated at community meeting
Whanganui's housing crisis in the spotlight at community meeting.
Kiwibank drops two-year home loan rate
Kiwibank has seized the marketing opportunity.
Construction constraints delay completion of Kāinga Ora homes
Many Hastings families are facing another Christmas in motels and emergency accommodation.
How much have prices risen? Big inflation reveal due this morning
How much did prices rise in the June quarter?
Napier's council-owned housing may have to be sold
"We've got a shortfall in terms of making this sustainable."