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Unsettled

Why we can’t simply build our way out of the housing crisis

The new coalition government has made a start on addressing the housing crisis with the just-announced independent housing review. But Jenny McArthur warns that Labour's proposed KiwiBuild policy could risk adopting solutions that actually fuel the problems they claim to solve, reinforcing inequality for decades to come.

By Jenny McArthur | 28th November, 2017

Kiwi house prices are 65 times their 1970 levels – but is it really a bubble?

House prices are how high now? Maria Slade takes a look behind an alarming graph – yet finds NZ's housing bubble may have been overblown.

By Maria Slade | 26th October, 2017

You’re not selfish if you want a tax cut – but there’s a better way

People who are ‘just managing’ in New Zealand are not selfish if they support policies that will help their family most in the short term. But there is a better, more positive way to ease their pain, writes Jess Berentson-Shaw.

By Jess Berentson-Shaw | 21st September, 2017

Contributing writer

A housing plan for New Zealand

How does New Zealand get out of the housing hole it's bought and sold itself into? Property and construction professional James Goodhue has a comprehensive plan.

By James Goodhue | 9th September, 2017

We need to talk about housing – minus the lectures

When Natalie Robinson shared her journey to home ownership on The Spinoff earlier this year the responses included snark, unsolicited advice and shame. Now she says we need to keep talking about New Zealand's housing crisis, but without the antagonism.

By Natalie Robinson | 31st August, 2017

The answer to my Auckland home-owning dreams? Melbourne

The answer to my Auckland home-owning dreams? Melbourne

Sooner or later, most Auckland first home buyers ask themselves if all the misery is really worth it. For Paul Davies, the answer, in the end, was no. And then he got a call from Melbourne...

By Paul Davies | 31st July, 2017

Nine years on: the story of Auckland’s housing market under National

Nine years on: the story of Auckland’s housing market under National

Those who got a foot on Auckland's property ladder in the nick of time have reaped the benefits since 2008. But has anything improved for the growing number of long-term renters? Kate Newton reports, as part of RNZ’s series Is this the Brighter Future?, which examines the government's record since 2008.

By Kate Newton | 24th July, 2017

I’m a landlord – but the negligence and greed of other landlords makes me ashamed to admit it

I’m a landlord – but the negligence and greed of other landlords makes me ashamed to admit it

First published as part of The Spinoff's Rent Week series earlier this year, we're resharing this op-ed from an anonymous landlord to mark the release of Unsettled, our documentary about the New Zealand housing crisis.

By A Landlord | 21st March, 2017