Housing Minister says allowing allow tenants to use KiwiSaver to pay bonds ended up in the "nice idea, but too difficult basket".
Politics
5:32pm
Some staff receive regular grading on eleven measures, including the number of people in their region who receive emergency housing grants.
Sunday 9:42am
14:34
About a hundred people watched on as two large cranes lifted the 37-metre structure into position above State Highway 76/Brougham St overnight.
New Zealand
Sat, Jun 27
A new study shows a lack of fresh air in Kiwi homes can lead to health issues and impaired performance.
Health
Fri, Jun 26
Fire and Emergency NZ were first called about the burst pipe at 4.35am, and said it was affecting a building with multiple businesses.
Business
Wed, Jun 24
Around 60% of couples were living together after separation, at least for a while, while they worked out what to do with their homes.
It came after the country's largest bank announced it would cut some of its fixed home loan interest rates earlier this week, in response to a fall in wholesale interest rates.
The former PM and her family lived in the house before their move overseas in 2023.
Tue, Jun 23
The commission said there were viable, less expensive alternatives that should be explored more thoroughly in a December 2025 memo.
Mon, Jun 22
The 2020s is shaping up to be the decade with the weakest house price growth in the past 70 years.
Sun, Jun 21
Residents charged 55% of the market rate for some of the 102 elderly persons housing units, but that may increase to an 80% minimum.
Mon, Jun 15
A $100 million development on the banks of the Waikato River would bring a five-star hotel, apartment and branded residences and a rooftop bar to the River City.
Fri, Jun 12
Auckland Council's planning committee has agreed to consult with local boards and iwi on two options for scaling back divisive housing intensification plans.
Tue, Jun 9
Aaron Jessett of A&J Building & Renovations said he took "full responsibility" for the money owed but his customers say they are yet to see a cent.
"The overwhelming majority who won't be affected at all," says Richard Hills, the chairperson of the council's planning committee.
Mon, Jun 8
Developer Fletcher Living is backing its solar bet with a five-year trial of two identical homes on the outskirts of Christchurch.
Sun, Jun 7
The most unpleasant part of descending into New York City's vast sewer system, according to former urban explorer Steve Duncan, was the cockroaches.
Fri, Jun 5
Regional New Zealand's biggest social housing development to date has opened in Whangārei, giving more than 300 people stable accommodation.
It comes as the council has struggled to maintain the critical piece of infrastructure in the West Coast town.
Raw sewage flows on Island Bay's main street, with frustrated residents saying the capital's infrastructure can't handle heavy rain.
The Government slashed a 2 million dwelling target to 1.4 million earlier this year, and the council must now decide how far to wind back zoning plans for housing.
House prices are back at mid-2016 levels in real terms.
Thu, Jun 4
When conflict in the Middle East first put pressure on fuel prices, there were warnings there could be steep rises in construction costs.
Wed, Jun 3
The township of Pegasus and a housing developer look set to go head to head over a beloved golf course, as the community sets up a war chest with the backing of local and national politicians.
The vessel promises quieter, lower-emission trips across the Waitematā Harbour, but the infrastructure needed to fully power it is still under construction.
Sun, May 31
