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A single donor is giving $800,000 to a community housing trust in Auckland to fund more emergency housing.

Hundreds of people have slept in their cars overnight in south Auckland in a show of solidarity for the many homeless people in the city. Video

Hundreds of people slept in their cars at Mangere Town Centre overnight to protest against conditions which have led to widespread homelessness.

The government is being urged to standardise testing and cleaning practices for houses contaminated with methamphetamine.

Housing in New Zealand has emerged as an emergency, particularly in terms of emergency housing, say Toby Manhire and Toby Morris. Video

Labour Party leader Andrew Little has visited Te Puea Marae and says he is impressed with the work it is doing to help homeless people.

Household debt levels are higher than before the global financial crisis, and a leading bank economist warns this is not sustainable.

OPINION: When a child has to tell the Prime Minister what it's like to live in a van, the country is in crisis, says Bonnie Sumner, and she's mad as hell.

The government has rejected suggestions banks are doing its job of trying to cool the housing market by placing heavy restrictions on lending to foreign home buyers. Audio

New statistics reveal Māori home ownership has plummeted in the past 27 years, with the rate in some parts of the North Island dropping by as much as 40 percent.

Two major banks have placed heavy restrictions on lending to foreign buyers of New Zealand homes.

Life is about to get tougher for property investors, as the Reserve Bank considers clamping down further on their access to credit.

Hospitality New Zealand believes moteliers would be open to the government pre-purchasing motel rooms for those in need, provided they know exactly who is staying.

An 11-year-old girl whose family had been living in their van for months has a message for the Prime Minister: "try walking in my shoes, it's not actually that easy". Video

The year's celebrity death toll is strangely high. Can we blame the baby boomers and should the grief police back down, ask Toby Manhire and Toby Morris.

Local agencies in Nelson, from the Nelson Food Bank to the Salvation Army, are reporting increasing cases of hardship among a wider range of families Audio

Over 170 people have been named in the Queen's 90th Birthday Honours List, including five new knights and two new dames.