Paula Bennett
$5000 moving grant 'laughable' without work
A woman living with her two children in a state house in Auckland says a $5000 payment to move away is laughable, when there are no job prospects to go with it.
Paula Bennett denies blindsiding Finance Minister
The Social Housing Minister says she doesn't need Cabinet approval to give state housing tenants and homeless in Auckland up to five-thousand dollars to move to the regions. Audio
Auckland state tenants to be paid to move
State housing tenants and homeless in Auckland will be given up to $5000 to move to the regions. Audio
No housing crisis in NZ - Paula Bennett
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
No housing crisis, says Paula Bennett
Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says there is no housing crisis in New Zealand, and ongoing problems have been the case for some time. Peter Newport reports. Video, Audio
Government's homelessness resourcing strategy questioned
Last week the Social Housing Minister announced a 41-million-dollar injection into emergency housing and grants. Audio
Social Housing minister responds to criticism on homelessness
Advocates for the homeless say without adequate data on the number of homeless people in New Zealand, support services will continue to struggle without guidance from the government. Audio
Tough road ahead for Climate Change Minister
Power Play: The responsibility for New Zealand's approach to climate change now rests in Paula Bennett's hands, writes Chris Bramwell.
Cabinet Minister says ministers' accessibility paramount
Senior Cabinet Minister, Paula Bennett, says she does not want to see MPs and ministers made less accessible despite receiving death threats. Audio
Bennett vs Wicked Campers - Violence against women no joke
Cabinet Ministers are searching for a way to put a spoke in the wheel of Wicked Campers to "zip it sweetie". Audio
Working but homeless
Working families with young children and babies are being left homeless and sleeping in cars in Auckland. Lauren Baker investigates for Insight. Audio
Taking the sting out of living in Auckland
Elizabeth Brown weighs up the pros and cons of extra payments to make up for high living costs in Auckland Audio
Government agencies on notice over OIA
An inquiry into the the Official Information Act has found some ministerial officials have tried to limit the scope of what's released. Audio
Mayor says Hamilton homeless project could be replicated
We've been reporting on the increasing numbers of people asking for help with emergency housing. Yesterday we carried an interview with a spokesperson from the Ministry of Social Development who… Audio
Govt insists it's making progress in housing the vulnerable
The Social Housing Minister says the findings by the Salvation Army about homelessness, and in particular the impact on children, are appalling. Audio
Govt takes aim at myth and reality of regulation
A special taskforce set up to slash red tape has identified a host of what the Government calls loopy regulations that need to go. Audio
The state of state housing
Housing New Zealand has 18 billion dollars of stock in this country and 193,000 tenants. The spotlight has been on the state of some of that stock which has been branded cold, damp and unhealthy. Emma… Video, Audio
Social housing minister wants priority to those sleeping rough
Listening to that was the Minister for Social Housing, Paula Bennett. Audio
Smith inquiry to take six months
The Government's inquiry into the escape of the murderer and child molester, Phillip John Smith, won't report back until at least June next year. Audio
Whole Sutton resignation badly handled - Minister
The State Services Minister says the whole news conference about Roger Sutton's resignation was badly handled and she can't defend any of it. Audio