In the middle of a building boom, construction companies keep going out of business. Leonie Freeman explains why it's happening and what we can do about it.

When you crunch the numbers on Auckland's housing crisis, the result is clear: we're still going backwards. So why aren't we changing our approach? Leonie Freeman thinks she has a solution.

Property expert and housing strategist Leonie Freeman sets out why, despite the housing crisis, there are still so few new homes being built.

The new rulebook for Auckland development is almost certain to be approved by Council today. It means goodbye to the half-gallon, quarter-acre, pavlova paradise, and that's a good thing, writes Leonie Freeman, former general manager of Housing New Zealand