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Editorial: Getting our house in order
OPINION: Our editorial on the state of social housing in NZ.
‘They forgot about us’: Family of 13 placed in one-bedroom emergency motel units after fire
Mum and her 10 kids forced to live in two one bedroom units for 12 months.
'Reduced demand, falling prices': House values still dropping nationwide
Value drops have slowed in the last month but that's no reason to say things are turning.
200 Kiwi kids still living in cars ‘an utter failure’ by Govt - Nats
National has criticised Labour's solutions to the emergency housing crisis.
Inside Winstone's new $400m Gib factory
The new factory has 50 per cent more capacity than the current Auckland plant.
Landlord cited climate change as possible reason for home humidity
Rent reduction ordered of $50/week for damp premises
Banks would withstand extreme housing market crash
The Reserve Bank has been "stress testing" how banks would cope in a severe scenario.
Māori housing 'beyond a crisis': Govt commits $55m to help Tai Tokerau
Iwi and hapū are getting the chance to pilot solutions they have designed for communities.
'Nightmare': Bad tenants knuckle down while some landlords eye holiday market
Desperate families are also applying for one-bedroom homes.
‘Utter nonsense’ to blame elderly housing vacancies on Covid - Age Concern
Auckland Council said many were vacated by owners moving out after Covid-19 arrived.
US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%
Overall, though, economic outlook has darkened and economists say recession is likely.
Protester who sat in a tree for a day tells judge it's not an action he took lightly
Judge: There's a right to protest ... but there's also the reality of the law.
PM on Wayne Brown, Three Waters: Rates will rise if NZ fails to tackle infrastructure
The meeting was billed as a be a polite and friendly get-to-know you event.
Has inflation peaked? New data to reveal how high cost of living has risen
Consumer price index data for the September quarter will provide insight into inflation.
Claims of 'gassy' rental not proven, but further checks ordered under urgency
The tenant alleged a leaky gas heater had caused her and her children to become ill.
Woman's new home build hit with extra $213k bill as costs rise
The woman quickly realised the fixed prices quoted were far too good to be true.
September housing market uplift 'subdued': REINZ
Agents report most vendors understand the need to adjust their price expectations.
'Never seen a list that long': 263 creditors' claims over failed Ormiston housing project
List of 263 creditors claiming money has been released with the first liquidators' report.
Helen Robinson: An end to homelessness
OPINION: Twenty-six thousand New Zealanders on the social housing list is not okay.
Fake mews: Producers of new 'reality' show reveal it's not real
Want to know what's real in new luxury property show Rich Listers?
Auckland sale prices plunge $180,000 in 10 months
Cheapies more sought after: Buyers fix attention on sub-$1m Auckland homes.
House value drops forecast to continue, interest rates rising
Wellington continues to experience the weakest performance in New Zealand.
Ministry moves 28 homeless from controversial Fenton St hotel
Twenty-eight of the 41 people staying at the Four Canoes Hotel have been moved elsewhere.
Editorial: Housing intensification shadow looms
OPINION: Our editorial on Auckland Council's response to a Government housing edict.
Local Focus: The social housing transforming lives in Hastings
Fred Fuji had spent five years living in a one-bedroom home with seven others.
Takeaway meal theft alleged in lobby: tenant evicted
"Tenant's partner screaming and using foul language on multiple occasions."
No need to ruin Auckland's historic suburbs, says lobby group
It would be a great pity to ruin what little character is left, says Sally Hughes.
Trevor Purkis: Who will stand up for Auckland?
OPINION: "We have 3.2 million sites lined up for development, more than enough."
$5bn Metlifecare: How it's tracking under private ownership
Total assets rose significantly by $889m to reach $5bn: latest annual report.
New Zealand's most expensive house sales of 2022 so far
"As per usual, the premium end of the market beats to its own drum" - Nick Goodall
'We need to restore the mana of our city': Te Arawa takes emergency housing stand
Two mayoral candidates have also called for action about the issue.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 19 September, 2022
Processions begin for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, a surge in online scams and what the Government's doing to protect our soil in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
The Block NZ's Alice and Caleb on renovating 12 houses in 12 years
The couple also tells Paula Bennett their advice for people going on reality TV.