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OPINION: More empathy will be needed from society to solve the housing crisis, writes economist Shamubeel Eaqub.

A Tauranga school principal is in no doubt there is a housing crisis in her area, and her community is taking matters into its own hands.

The government may have to step up its role in hotel developments with a new report predicting a shortfall of thousands of rooms, tourism leaders say.

A woman with eight children living in emergency housing is facing a debt to Work and Income of $100,000, which she will never repay, a support group says.

Wiping the debt of people who have been staying in motels for emergency accommodation would not be fair to others in the system, the Social Development Minister says. Audio

Large scale government-built housing for low-income families should be seriously considered, a business lobbyist says.

Bay of Plenty has topped the ASB's regional economic scoreboard for the fourth quarter in a row - a success that's no accident, say Tauranga's business leaders.

OPINION: Danielle Bergin once lived in a car and ate at soup kitchens. Now she's helping the homeless, but it's getting harder and harder, she says. Audio

The Labour Party has challenged the government to deliver a Budget this week that benefits middle New Zealand and stops the squeeze on working families.

The overheated housing market in Auckland means more employed people are seeking help because they don't have enough money to pay rent, Salvation Army says. Video

New Zealand's housing problems are not new but the result of ongoing issues, and there is no housing crisis, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says. Video, Audio

Words on Lebron's billion-dollar deal, NZ Music Month, and why it's time to face up to our homelessness problem.

The government has announced an extra $3.5 million a year to attract more people into the building and construction industry.

Pressure is mounting on the government to allow Housing New Zealand to retain its dividend so it can use the money to build more state homes.

Fiji's Speaker of Parliament says she stands by her comments that women sometimes aggravate domestic violence situations.