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The First Home Buyers' Club spokesperson Dustin Lindale says nobody is overseeing who is allocated an affordable homes by developers, and the developers are near impossible to contact. Audio

How do you get property in the Government's new Special Housing Areas? Would-be buyers say getting onto a waiting list, or some kind of ballot, is proving impossible. Audio

As Labour introduces its 2 billion dollar solution to the housing crisis, we find out what the acting Prime Minister Bill English thinks about the plan. Audio

A South Otago town with just a pub, a dairy and a fish and chip shop is hoping to attract more people to live there by selling brand new houses for just 230-thousand dollars. Our reporter Ian Telfer… Audio

As New Zealand wrangles with the solutions to more affordable housing, one city in Colorado has found its own solution. Audio

More than 300 Aucklanders turned out to a meeting about the lack of affordable housing in the city. Audio

A former Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands has highlighted the mistreatment of foreign workers there, saying some are treated like slaves. Audio

As illegal weapons flow into Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province, police there say it's unlikely they'll retrieve firearms used in two recent, deadly attacks. Audio

There are warnings New Zealand faces an inter-generational crisis as Auckland's housing market becomes ever more unaffordable. Audio

The Minister says this year's Demographia survey shows that New Zealand's housing affordability has improved since 2008 and that the ratio of average house price to income is now at 5.2, down from… Audio

If you don't have a spare ten million dollars, Queenstown's first low cost housing area was today given interim approval. Audio

Promises are being made to develop affordable housing at an old rundown Air Force in Wellington on prime land, but the price tag for some will be as much as three-and-a-half million dollars. Audio

Auckland Council's chief economist says higher density housing and more efficient construction are crucial to solving the city's housing affordability crisis. Audio

Auckland homes could become twice as affordable in fifteen years time, through higher density housing, and lower construction costs. Audio

Now may not be a bad time to own a home. A report by Massey University says that's due to falling mortgage rates and property prices staying relatively stable. Audio

Todd Niall asks does New Zealand have the systems in place to successfully turn out enough reasonably priced homes. Audio

Fiji's economy grows at more than 5% but concerns remain about debt and poverty. Audio

Auckland Council's chief economist says he's confident the city can make houses much more affordable for average income earners. Audio

Housing New Zealand spokesperson Kay Read responds. Audio

A New Zealand resident ni-Vanuatu woman returns to Vanuatu for the first time since it was hit by Tropical Cyclone Pam more than two months ago. Audio

An academic at the Australian National University says the Vanuatu government will need review existing development projects to cater for the massive rebuild costs. Audio

For 40 years Auckland psychiatrist Dr Sai Woh Wong has been trying to remove barriers for Chinese people in New Zealand to access mental health services. His work has taken place in the community, in… Audio

Housing affordability is major cities around the world is hetting worse. We talk to NZIER senior economist Shamubeel Eaqub about what the social outcomes of this will be. Audio

The chair of the New Zealand Disaster Relief Forum says there is an urgent need for Vanutu to be rebuilt stronger than ever following Cyclone Pam, as it is the most disaster-prone country in the… Audio