Housing and Infrastructure

The Mount Roskill property was advertised as a studio for $250 a week, including water and power, and appeared to have a bedroom/living area, wardrobe and ensuite bathroom, a microwave, fridge and a carpark.

'No cooking, no laundry': Rental studio listing yanked from market

MBIE says rentals must have basic cooking facilities after the Auckland ad said cooking and laundry were barred.

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The findings from a recent Renters United survey were released today, where concerns were also raised about a lack of oversight and accountability for landlords and property managers.

Mould growing on shoes raises questions over Healthy Homes compliance

The findings from a Renters United survey were released on Saturday, with concerns also raised about a lack of oversight and accountability for landlords and property managers.

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New builds are transforming Greymouth's town centre as the region's mining sector grows.

'Crest of a wave': Locals say mining boom bringing back 'old West Coast'

Salaries are outpacing the main centres and job growth is four times the national average — here's what's driving the turnaround.

Sat, Aug 15

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Repairs are underway at the Mepham Pl site.

Major water pipe bursts in Porirua causing disruptions, closures

Tiaki Wai said water was expected to return late Saturday night.

Sat, Aug 15

The property is to be sold 'as is, where is' after remediation for methamphetamine

Concerns potential buyers of state house not told of 'meth lab' history

The 1940s home was billed as a "project you don't want to miss" and was being offered for sale on an "as-is, where-is basis".

Thu, Aug 13

'No cooking, no laundry': Rental studio listing yanked from market

MBIE says rentals must have basic cooking facilities after the Auckland ad said cooking and laundry were barred.

6:00am

Mould growing on shoes raises questions over Healthy Homes compliance

The findings from a Renters United survey were released on Saturday, with concerns also raised about a lack of oversight and accountability for landlords and property managers.

Sunday 6:00am

3:03

'Crest of a wave': Locals say mining boom bringing back 'old West Coast'

Salaries are outpacing the main centres and job growth is four times the national average — here's what's driving the turnaround.

Sat, Aug 15

2:30

Major water pipe bursts in Porirua causing disruptions, closures

Tiaki Wai said water was expected to return late Saturday night.

Sat, Aug 15

Concerns potential buyers of state house not told of 'meth lab' history

The 1940s home was billed as a "project you don't want to miss" and was being offered for sale on an "as-is, where-is basis".

Thu, Aug 13

Hastings District Council chief infrastructure officer Craig Thew says the focus remained on the people who became ill, those who experienced lasting health effects.

'Never had anything like it': The crisis that changed NZ, 10 years on

A gastro outbreak in the Hawke's Bay village of Havelock North on August 12, 2016 hit thousands and "public trust" in water was irrevocably ruined.

Wed, Aug 12

Ohakune's treatment plant is not the issue, a break in a 5km pipeline near Mount Ruapehu is.

Ohakune water outage extended as quake-damaged pipe risks rupture

The town's water supply is now not expected to return until Tuesday evening, after engineers warned restoring pressure too quickly could fracture the pipeline again.

Mon, Aug 10

The 1200-home project would also include a commercial area, two neighbourhood parks and a network of protected ecological areas, along with a new State Highway 1 interchange.

Controversial fast-track development north of Auckland gets approval

The $1.2 billion Delmore project has been approved subject to conditions that could see treated wastewater trucked to Whangārei while a long-term solution is found.

Mon, Aug 10

Angelo Madut was sentenced in the Manukau District Court after a prosecution brought by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

Builder told inspector another person had supervised work - they hadn't

An Auckland builder has been fined $8000 after carrying out foundation work without a licence and using another practitioner's credentials without their knowledge.

Mon, Aug 10

Cook Strait ferries transport freight between the North and South Islands of NZ.

How a quake could bring fuel and supermarket deliveries to a halt

Beyond collapsed buildings and the immediate toll on human lives, there are other impacts.

Mon, Aug 10

MSD has removed a performance measure that assessed managers against emergency housing targets.

MSD drops emergency housing reduction target from manager KPIs

The change follows a 1News investigation revealing managers were assessed on emergency housing numbers — a metric advocates warned could create a "perverse incentive" to deny applications.

Thu, Aug 6

New Zealand has no airtightness standard for buildings, including houses.

'No requirement': Airtight solutions sought for NZ's cold, draughty homes

The Green Building Council demonstrated a low-cost air sealing method in a 145-year-old Dunedin flat, as it calls for NZ to catch up with countries like the UK on airtightness standards.

Tue, Aug 4