Housing
MSD apologises for repeat eviction comment
The Ministry for Social Development has apologised for saying a homeless family in emergency motel accommodation had been repeatedly evicted. Video
State homes left empty for months
Up to a dozen state homes on one Auckland street are unoccupied, and in some cases have been for months, as they wait for redevelopment. Audio
Caravan park paid $472k in WINZ grants
A West Auckland caravan park received nearly half a million dollars of government money in just two years, through emergency housing grants. Audio
David Seymour on why motels are reluctant to rent to WINZ clients
The Act Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour says motel owners in his electorate have complained to him about the state they find their rooms in after they've been let to WINZ clients. Video, Audio
State homes empty for months awaiting redevelopment
Up to a dozen state homes on one South Auckland street are unoccupied, and in some cases have been for nearly a year, as they wait to be redeveloped by Housing New Zealand. Video, Audio
Tuaine Murray and family move to another hotel
Tuaine Murray has been living in a motel after leaving her HNZ property out of fear. WINZ has been paying $2300 for a motel for the family over the past few weeks. Now they're moving to another motel.
…Caravan park paid $472k in Work and Income grants
A West Auckland caravan park received nearly half a million dollars of government money in just two years, through its residents' emergency housing grants. Audio
$2300 a week for family to stay in motel
Work and Income is paying $2300 a week for a family waiting for social housing to stay in a motel. Video
Ministry of Social Development says Murray family high priority
The Ministry of Social Development says a family living in a motel room which costs $2300 a week isn't eligible for a HNZ property until 2017. Audio
NZ's housing market: The sound of stretching rubber
Opinion - House sale volumes are sliding and inflation is slowing, but it's too early to say New Zealand's property market balloon has burst, writes Bernard Hickey.
House price plateau 'does not solve it'
Most Aucklanders cannot afford even to buy a piece of land and live in a tent, Don Brash says.
Housing slowdown expected to make little impact
Housing experts say even if house prices plateau it will take decades for wage growth to catch up and make homes affordable. Audio
Auckland house prices fall 4 percent
Auckland prices fell 4 percent last month, following the introduction of tighter lending rules.
HNZ accused of meth witch-hunt
A Housing New Zealand tenant was less than 24 hours from being evicted when it was discovered the property had been contaminated with P before he moved in. Audio
Should social housing and superannuation policies change?
Director of Community Housing Aotearoa, Scott Figenshow and pensions expert Michael Littlewood say housing and superannuation remain tough policy areas for incoming Prime Minister Bill English. Audio
State tenant almost evicted for previous tenant's P use
A Housing New Zealand tenant about to be evicted for P contamination of his state house carried out his own investigation to prove the property had been contaminated before he moved in. Audio
Twenty placed in temporary accommodation from 60 requests
Twenty people so far placed in emergency housing in the wake of the Kaikoura quake. Audio
'We don't want to be another Auckland'
A new housing development could be built in Wellington, with the mayor saying the council will make it easier for people to build homes.
Lower Hutt supermarket to be built in 24 hours
A pop-up New World supermarket is being built within 24 hours after its shop had to close during the demolition of the Queensgate shopping centre in Lower Hutt. Video, Audio
Is Goff reinventing the wheel to solve Auckland housing crisis?
Analysis -Auckland's mayor has launched a new taskforce to tackle the city's housing crisis. Todd Niall considers the move, and how it differs from other attempts to solve the problem.
