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House Talk

11m

How do we solve NZ’s housing crisis? Experts, politicians, councillors, and developers have their say.

Made possible by the RNZ/NZ On Air Innovation Fund

10 episodes

Housing Stress

Have market forces failed the NZ housing market? We take a look at our housing crisis and how other countries have found answers. What's stopping us from using those same offshore solutions?
Episode 1
11m

Meet the Developers

Property developers don't enjoy a good reputation – but is that fair? House Talk meets the developers and asks if commercial profit is the best way for our housing to get designed and built.
Episode 2
13m

Goodbye to the Dream

Have we been premature in declaring the quarter-acre pavlova paradise dead and buried? House Talk looks at two alternatives to the traditional NZ housing model: in Queenstown and in Auckland.
Episode 3
8m

Is Growth a Problem?

Queenstown became famous pre-Covid for having a lot of poor-quality housing. House Talk looks at the issue of growth and asks if we need to move away from our obsession with expansion.
Episode 4
9m

The Awkward Threesome

Sometimes relationships just don't work. Is there any hope for reconciliation in the property market between the conflicting interest of developers, councils, and residents?
Episode 5
9m

Lessons from the Rubble

What are the lessons from the Christchurch earthquakes? The government was slow in their quake response, but does that mean we should give more property market power to the private sector?
Episode 6
8m

Do We Have a NZ Style?

Other countries have distinct housing styles – but what's the NZ style? Do we have an identity crisis with our housing, and does that affect price, our health, and the nature of our communities?
Episode 7
10m

Is the RMA a Dog?

The RMA gets a lot of flak for being complex and outdated. Change is in the pipeline, but do we risk throwing out the good points of the RMA as well as the bad?
Episode 8
11m

A House or a Home?

Are tiny and self-built houses an answer to expensive housing in NZ? They have their challenges and attractions, but are local councils deaf to the calls for flexibility in planning laws?
Episode 9
10m

The Covid Effect

We all thought Covid was going to change everything – and in many ways, it did. House Talk investigates how Covid will affect our housing and planning landscapes – and if for better or for worse.
Episode 10
8m

Trailers & bonus video

Trailer

How do we solve NZ’s housing crisis? Experts, politicians, councillors, and developers all have their say.
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Crux Media Trust

Made possible by the

RNZ/NZ On Air Joint Innovation Fund

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