New builds canned, put on hold amid cost of living crisis

Inflation pressure and the increased cost of living have continued to put a squeeze on the building ...

Masterton Town Hall, facade, and municipal buildings to be demolished

The Masterton town hall, municipal buildings and facade will be demolished, should the council’s Lon...

Rotorua emergency housing motel cut the 'first step' - MP

The Government's decision to cut the number of emergency housing motels in Rotorua is "the first ste...

Fears for Māori land grow as Govt reviews Public Works Act

There are fears plans to make it easier for the Government to acquire private property for infrastru...

Concerns granny flat changes could lead to 'substandard' homes

Plans to cut back paperwork, costs and rules for people building granny flats have been welcomed as ...

Contact to cover fixed line charges for those hit by power outage

Contact Energy says it will cover the fixed daily line charges for its customers who were impacted b...

Six-storey buildings to be allowed in parts of Mount Maunganui

Six-story buildings will be permitted in downtown Mount Maunganui after minister Chris Bishop releas...

Take a look at Hamilton's new $166 million bridge

A $166.6 million bridge across the Waikato River at the southern edge of Hamilton, linking the city ...

Landlords asked to help homeless as housing shortage bites

Landlords are being asked to help the homeless as community providers struggle to find homes for tho...

Tumultuous time for Kāinga Ora as leadership cleaned out

Staff at public housing agency Kāinga Ora are facing a tumultuous period, as the Government announce...

'Shoebox' apartments possible as minimum size standards scrapped

Minimum sizes for apartments and balconies have been scrapped under Housing Minister Chris Bishop's ...

Questions swirl around ageing ports as Govt mulls new ferries

While the Government is working urgently on a new plan to replace the ageing Cook Strait ferries, th...

Mortgagee sales on the rise as homeowners 'let it all go too long'

The number of mortgagee sales looks to be on the rise — but they are still just a fraction of the to...

Millions spent on Kāinga Ora developments now in limbo

Nearly $5m has been spent on two state housing projects by Kāinga Ora that have since been canned be...

Outage outrage: Northland businesses seeking compensation

Angered Northland businesses are contemplating legal action against Transpower following last month'...

How much do you need to earn to get a home loan?

First-home buyers generally need to be earning at least $100,000 per year to get into the housing ma...