Phil Twyford

Housing Minister Phil Twyford plans to build up to 4000 houses, but the National Party says the numbers don't add up. Yesterday Mr Twyford unveiled the plan to build the homes on roughly 30 hectares… Audio

The government's plan to build up to 4000 houses on roughly 30 hectares of former Unitec campus land in the central Auckland suburb of Mt Albert is raising some eyebrows. The Opposition says that… Audio

The new leader of the Opposition is hoping he'll rattle the government on housing by appointing Judith Collins as National's housing spokesperson. Simon Bridges revealed his caucus reshuffle at… Audio

One of the co-authors of the government's housing stocktake report that will be published this morning says the rental market is dismal and that levels of homelessness in the country will not improve… Audio

Banning letting fees and allowing landlords to increase rents just once per year are two of the ways the government wants to make life easier for renters. Housing Minister Phil Twyford is planning to… Audio

A family living in the country's first ever state house are happy to know it can't be sold, after the Government today formally moved to stop the mass sell-off of state houses. Audio

People wrongly evicted from meth-contaminated state houses may be leap-frogged to the top of waiting lists for new homes. Audio

The government's freshly announced stocktake of housing is being dismissed as nothing more than smoke and mirrors. The National Party says the government already has this information at its… Audio

Aucklanders will be paying an extra 10 cents a litre on their fuel bill when a regional fuel tax comes into force - the Government has confirmed it will be putting the tax in place as a priority. But… Audio

The Government is rejecting an official estimate its Kiwibuild programme will lead to far fewer private homes being built. The Labour-led government plans to build 100,000 affordable houses over the… Audio

A much-criticised way of choosing companies to run bus or train services look set to be axed. Unions argue the competition pushes down wages and conditions and the new Minister of Transport Phil… Audio

Mayors outside of Auckland hope the city's fuel tax will pave the way for new ways of funding their own massive infrastructure costs. Transport Minister Phil Twyford will bring in a new law allowing… Audio

While in Opposition, Labour's housing spokesman Phil Twyford scored a series of effective hits on the National Government's approach to a worsening housing crisis. Today he'll be sworn in as Housing… Audio