New Zealand'I'm living the dream': New homes offer hope for tenants with disabilitiesThe homes give people with disabilities secure housing, sometimes for the first time.05 Dec 04:00 PM
PoliticsKainga Ora nightmare neighboursA Christchurch Kāinga Ora tenant said her accommodation is like 'living in hell', with neighbours children neglected, stealing and running onto the main road in recent weeks.Watch29 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandManawa Gardens opens in RotoruaNgāti Whakaue has created its own subdivision for its people in a sought-after location on iwi land following a multimillion-dollar partnership with the Government.Watch06 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDrugs, prostitution, poo in carparks: Locals plead to end emergency housing in motelsResidents fight Government applications to keep seven motels going another year.22 Oct 06:51 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessWould you take $25,000, a new car or a cheap loan?First 70 out of 416 planned new homes are completed on the Manukau land.14 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionFast-track consent for 499-unit Carrington apartment projectScheme for Te Whenua Haa Ora is by Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua on Treaty settlement land.02 Oct 11:00 PM
New Zealand'Huge difference': Twenty-eight 'affordable' rentals to be built'This new development will also free up much-needed rental accommodation.'22 Sep 07:38 PM
New ZealandTenant fights for Kainga Ora to pay after home damaged in stormTenants of State homes damaged in floods say they should have been told the house was on a flood plain because of the potential risk.Watch10 Sep 02:24 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'We’re not suddenly okay with it. We are tired'Rotorua sees big drop in public submissions on continued contracted emergency housing.26 Aug 05:03 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPublic sector cuts: $58m so far in redundancy payouts at Govt agenciesNicola Willis says the cost is small compared to the $6b they're expecting to save.07 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandFirst look inside $120m Catalina Bay ApartmentsResidents start moving next month into the new twin-block waterfront residences. Video / Jason OxenhamWatch05 Aug 02:52 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandA 'crackhead…rampage': Govt applies to extend 7 Rotorua emergency housing motelsConsent sought for 7 contracted emergency motels to continue a further year.25 Jul 05:03 PM
New ZealandGovernment to ‘flood’ cities with more housingHousing Minister Chris Bishop has unveiled the Government’s plan to “flood the market’ with land for development in a bid to end New Zealand’s housing crisis. Video / Michael CraigWatch04 Jul 01:44 AM
New ZealandMore than 40 Auckland boarding houses operating illegallyIssues include gang-affiliated guests, fire safety breaches, and challenging owners.09 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Why are so many Kiwis sleeping rough?OPINION: NZ has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the developed world.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhat the Kāinga Ora report means for Rotorua and the hundreds of planned home buildsThere are at least 330 new Kāinga Ora homes budgeted for the city by mid-2025.22 May 06:02 AM
New Zealand'Reckless': 170 jobs on line at Kāinga Ora and housing agency as axe falls across public sectorWorkers have been told not to make a decision 'on a whim'.02 May 05:57 AM
New Zealand'They have taken us for fools': Councillor hits out over homeless motels'We've been taken to the cleaners by these agencies,' he says.24 Apr 05:04 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionArchitects irked by demolition of award-winning Unitec buildingThe plan is to 'give order to the rather disordered collection of buildings and spaces'.22 Apr 09:10 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Government’s savings programme half-hearted, poorly targetedOPINION: With the dire need to cut costs, agencies should have to justify why they exist.18 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Blindsided and betrayed': Bid for two more years of Rotorua homeless motels shocksThe mayor and MP say they are disappointed by the housing ministry's move.17 Apr 05:03 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacNamaraPublic Purse: Planned cuts to public service won't even wind back last six months of expansionOPINION: Eight new agencies across the public service helped fuel record staffing levels.08 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandHousing Minister grants Auckland Council one-year extension to devise new intensification rulesAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown's been pushing for an extension, now Chris Bishop's granted it.20 Mar 10:55 PM
New ZealandWayne Brown calls on Chris Bishop to stop 'dopey mandate' on housing intensificationChris Bishop said he will respond soon to the Auckland Mayor's request.12 Mar 02:56 AM
PremiumPremiumAged careComCom wrote to 12 retirement village owners on false, misleading claimsCompanies should seek legal advice about issues it had raised, Commerce Commission said.29 Feb 02:00 AM
New ZealandSkyrocketing insurance for apartment owners: Treasury admits 'knowledge gap'Treasury is undertaking a nationwide survey of apartment owners.31 Jan 04:00 PM
