Housing
Person who died in Christchurch fire was community housing tenant
Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust says it's saddened by the death of one of its tenants.
House prices are up - but what's going on in Wellington?
Prices around the country are picking up, but not in the capital.
Queenstown workers struggle to stay as living costs soar
Despite record visitor numbers and hundreds of job opportunities, workers in Queenstown say the cost of living is making it increasingly difficult to stay. Katie Todd reports. Audio
Cost of building a new house set to rise
New data shows residential building costs increased by 0.9 percent in the three months to December.
'The smell is pungent': Rental damaged by urine after tenants kept up to 10 dogs
Even replacing the carpet didn't remove the strong smell of dog urine from the property.
The most expensive place to rent in New Zealand
Renting in the Central Otago Lakes District region is now more expensive than Auckland, though renters elsewhere are seeing relief.
Hawke's Bay Māori housing project wants to see the model rolled out nationwide
Puke Aute papakāinga south of Hastings has 10 new houses built on Māori ancestral land as well as vege gardens, lambs, chickens and pigs.
Queenstown first home-buyer numbers reach 18-year high
One in five home-buyers were first-timers - despite soaring property prices and thousands of people on waitlists for affordable housing schemes.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 6 January
Nicolas Maduro and Cilla Flores have pleaded not guilty on charges of narcoterrorism; The ransom threat from hackers who have stolen 400,000 patient files from Manage My Health is set to expire; New… Audio
Sharp regional differences emerging for house prices
New Zealand house prices have finished 2025 in the red, according to Cotality's latest Home Value Index - but there are early signs the market could be turning. Audio
First-home buyers lead Queenstown property sales
First-home buyers are making up the biggest share of Queenstown property purchases in nearly two decades - but getting a foot on the ladder is still proving brutal in New Zealand's most expensive… Audio
Will this be the year the house market makes a comeback?
Property values continued to dip last year, but lower mortgage interest rates and signs of an economic recovery point to a possible change of direction.
Where house prices could land in 2026
It's been a tough 12 months on the housing front, so what might we see in the next year?
What it's like being the only residents on a private South Auckland island
The first residents have moved in to a gated island community in Manukau Harbour.
New outreach service sees increase in elderly with no home
The service encountered an 87-year-old woman living on the streets in its first week of operation.
Couple lose home loan complaint in face of $50,000 break fee
The couple said the bank had misled and pressured them into refixing the loan for five years.
Pasifika families no longer have to pay for 'overpriced rental homes'
The dream of owning a home is now a reality for 18 Pasifika families in Porirua, one of the four main cities that make up the Greater Wellington Region.
What to know if you want to buy a bach this summer
Houses in holiday hotspots have increased in value significantly over the past decade, but they come with a warning.
The ins and outs of a 3D printed house
The country's first on-site 3D-printed home has been built in South Auckland's Waiuku While a small number of 3D-printed concrete houses have already been built in New Zealand, this is the first one… Audio
Auckland's hidden homeless living in cars, abandoned buildings
Isolated, lonely and far from support network, that's what people who are homeless say it's like living in Auckland's suburbs. An Auckland Council audit found over 400 people were living without… Audio
