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Councils are warning their inability to access a key government rent subsidy is stunting their plans for more public housing.

A new charity in Christchurch is building homes with a purpose - it is aiming to donate the profit from sales to local charities supporting disadvantaged youth.

Explainer - Samoa has been struggling with a confrontational constitutional crisis. Confused? RNZ is here to clear it all up. Audio

Thousands of people died needlessly as a result of the British government mistakes in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Boris Johnson's former top aide Dominic Cummings says.

Samoa's FAST Party is expecting to face another day locked out of Parliament today and is also predicting a long year ahead to resolve the country's constitutional crisis. Audio

Samoa's constitutional crisis deepened on Monday morning with the party that commands the majority of seats locked out of parliament, but still insisting it can form a government today.

Analysis - Does Finance Minister Grant Robertson's Budget match up with the public's hopes and expectations? RNZ is here to clear it all up.

The finance minister says there is enough for "middle" New Zealand in the Budget and that the government has not left working people behind. Audio

You can't beat Wellington on a good day - but Wellington's good days are getting few and far between. 

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the media targeted in Gaza live on TV - and the Gaza crisis spilling over into sport on screen. Also - an…

Analysis - With his muted response to the Gaza conflict, President Joe Biden is largely sticking to a time-worn US playbook despite pressure from progressive Democrats for a tougher line towards…

The government is dampening down expectations of any major new housing measures in tomorrow's Budget, saying it announced most of its plan in March.

Migrants have hit back at the government's immigration reset, saying it uses them as a "scapegoat" for problems with housing, infrastructure and worker welfare.

Whānau in transitional housing at Auckland's Te Puea Marae say the government needs to build more affordable homes faster.

Rotorua's housing issues are a long-standing problem and government help with emergency housing in the city is just the start of tackling the issue, the mayor says. Audio

Opinion - With Budget day around the corner, the focus is zooming in on the choices the government will make about how to spend public money.

The government is moving to clean up the problems with emergency housing in Rotorua, in response to reports of crime and unsafe living conditions.

Legal expert Fuimaono Dylan Asafo argues the planned second round of elections in Samoa are not justified by the Head of State's claimed 'reserve powers'.

Parliament’s Health Committee is hearing public feedback on the possibility of safe zones to distance abortion protests from clinics. It's a rights-versus-rights debate with a lot of personal…

A terminally ill man who spent time in state care and was abused says it is important that he tell his story to help stop the abuse of children continuing.