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The Government is defending a new subsidy scheme for low and middle income couple who build a new home, but the Labour Party says it will add to the housing crisis.

The Minister for Building and Housing is dismissing claims that the HomeStart scheme which comes into effect today will not get more people buying their first home. Audio

Christine Lundy was killed by someone who wanted to wipe her off the face of the earth, and her daughter was collateral damage, the High Court has been told.

The Government is not ruling out selling off thousands of state houses to private developers.

Over a week after Cyclone Pam Radio New Zealand International's Koroi Hawkins gives us an account of the devastation in Vanuatu as he moves to Emae Island.

The power is still off for 350 customers around Gisborne and the East Cape and some roads will remain closed overnight. Video, Audio

Cyclone Pam is now classified as an intense extra-tropical cyclone but is still having an impact as it tracks past the north and east of the North Island.

Cyclone Pam is now classified as an intense extra-tropical cyclone but is still having an impact as it tracks past the north and east of the North Island. Video

The Reserve Bank has left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 3.5 percent

One in six New Zealand children are going without things most people take for granted, such as a raincoat or a sturdy pair of shoes, researchers say.

Gareth Hughes has joined Kevin Hague in the contest to replace Russel Norman as co-leader of the Green Party.

About 700 people packed Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral to hear why, after four years, their quake damaged homes had still not been rebuilt.

The US says it is "deeply troubled" by reports of fighting in eastern Ukraine despite the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on Sunday.

A Far North community trust says it is a senseless waste if empty state houses in Auckland are demolished, because housing activists will not let them be moved. Audio

Papua New Guinea's second city, Lae, is facing a major water crisis after a bore pump broke as a result of frequent power blackouts in the city.

A women's group in Tonga says 80 percent of domestic violence victims are going back into a violent environment.

New Massey University research shows housing affordability dropped an average 14 percent last year. Audio

Minister for Social Housing Paula Bennett expects institutions like banks will invest in state houses being sold by the Government. Audio