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Tuvalu is fronting the UN for a review of its women's rights record. Audio

An Auckland housing trust says it has no chance of buying state houses unless the price tag is zero or the Government stumps up the money. Audio

The Salvation Army has released its State of the Nation report highlighting a lack of safe, affordable housing in Auckland and Christchurch. Audio

A lack of housing supply and affordability are once again being singled out as obstacles to New Zealanders' health and happiness. Audio

A property valuer says the Government's attempt to cool the housing market by changing the Resource Management Act will take too long, and is all talk. Audio

An international survey ranks Auckland's housing market as one of the ten least affordable in the world. Audio

In a bid increase the supply of affordable housing, the Auckland Council is setting up a fund that will help community housing providers get access to cheaper loans. Audio

State of Hawaii has highest rates of homelessness in the USA Audio

Alain Bertaud is a senior research scholar at the NYU Stern Urbanization Project. His main area of research is the impact of markets, transportation, and regulations on urban form. Bertaud previously… Audio

Those wanting to buy in Wellington may find it a little easier with the city council looking to increase the number of affordable homes by thousands. Audio

The Tongan government says it is overhauling its policies in a bid to deal with what it says is the biggest killer in the region - obesity. Audio

A property developer says the Government has taken too much tax from house and land packages, and needs to give some back to help create affordable housing. Audio

New Zealand's housing market has been rated the most overvalued in the developed world. Audio

NGOs say better policies and community-led development is needed to alleviate hardship, which affects between 20 and 40 percent of households across the Pacific. Audio

The PNG National Housing Corporation plans to build 40,000 houses in Port Moresby but critics say an overhaul of the housing policy is needed first. Audio

The former chair of the Fijian Wages Council says the country's new minimum wage will not address deep seeded poverty. Audio

Auckland University property department head Professor Larry Murphy analyses yesterday's budget, which included a move to create 'special housing areas' and a forecast surplus by 2015. Audio

An increase in the Official Cash Rate would spark hikes in mortgage rates. Audio

A documentary photographer reveals graphic images of sorcery killings and maimings in PNG as NGOs search for answers. Audio

Fiji Government is hiking its departure tax by more than 25 US dollars. Audio

Palau under a state of emergency following super typhoon Haiyan. Audio

Fiji's new budget for 2014 will focus on education, more hospitals and better roads. Audio

The newly elected Christchurch City Council is wasting no time getting down to business, with housing affordability shaping as a major focus for the new council. Audio

The historic Fijian town of Levuka is searching for specialists to help preserve the old buildings which have helped earn it World Heritage status. Audio

The president of Makatu'unga He 'Ofa in Wellington wants to see Tongan language incorporated into the New Zealand school curriculum. Audio