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Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says community housing providers need to adopt commercial business models, rather than relying on government handouts.

The withdrawal of another community housing provider is the next nail in the coffin for the government's state housing sell-off, the Labour Party says.

Representatives of state tenants from all over the country have protested in Wellington, calling on the government to rethink its plan to sell off state houses.

The number of Aucklanders looking to leave the city and get jobs elsewhere is up by almost half, new job figures from Trade Me show.

A story about social anxiety and the extreme lengths it can make you go to. By Freya Desmarais.

House prices in Hamilton have increased 9 percent in just three months, and some say that's due to the Auckland effect.

The Reserve Bank is expected to cut the Official Cash Rate again this morning, but economists are divided on whether it will fall any further.

Sky high residential property values in Auckland rise their fastest in 11 years, while national values also soar.

The Government is about to begin selling up to 2000 state houses to social housing providers, with homes in Tauranga and Invercargill first on the block.

The Wireless presents the premiere for Mel Parsons 'Get Out Alive', one of the songs in the running for this year's Silver Scroll Award.

Ngāti Ranginui is considering whether it can purchase a larger cut of the state housing stock earmarked for sale in Tauranga.

Iwi in Tauranga and Invercargill will be given first right of refusal on some of the State houses in their areas that have been earmarked for sale.

Finance Minister Bill English says it will be months before the government knows who is serious about taking over state houses. Audio

A break in the rain saved the South Taranaki town of Opunake from a worse fate, firefighters say.

House values have risen at their fastest rate in seven years - pushing the average house value on Auckland's North Shore past the $1 million mark.

Thousands of households are without power as heavy rain and strong winds hammer Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel Peninsula.

Auckland took a pounding this morning, as wild weather swept across the city.

Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is appealing after he was sentenced to eight months home detention for threatening to kill and drugs charges. Audio

The property market in Northland has sprung back to life for the first time since the global financial crisis. Audio