Housing
Akl's EMA says active state house building may be needed
A business lobby group says an active state house building programme may need to be kickstarted in Auckland. Audio
Calls for the govt to wipe debt
A support group says a woman with eight children living in emergency housing is facing a debt to Work and Income of 100-thousand dollars which she will never repay. Audio
Figures show steel reinforcing mesh failed scores of tests
New figures show the extent that steel reinforcing mesh for house floors has been failing tests. Audio
Homeless people are racking up huge debts
Housing action organisations say more and more homeless people are racking up huge debts after borrowing from Winz to pay for emergency accommodation like motels. Audio
Families' housing debt skyrockets
Work and Income has responded poorly to the plight of a homeless mother who's having to borrow more than a thousand dollars a week, an advocacy group says. Audio
Emergency WINZ debt at over $50k for family
A family that has required extensive emergency housing is over $50,000 in debt to WINZ after remaining in a motel unit for many months. Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
Tommy Honey examines innovative solutions for housing the homesless Audio
'I've been homeless. I know how it feels'
OPINION: Danielle Bergin once lived in a car and ate at soup kitchens. Now she's helping the homeless, but it's getting harder and harder, she says. Audio
Pilot project for homeless in Chch hopes to expand
Six young homeless Christchurch people who have gone from living in abandoned buildings to managing a house have not found it easy, says a youth service worker.
Little targets National over growing inequality
The Labour Party has challenged the government to deliver a Budget this week that benefits middle New Zealand and stops the squeeze on working families.
Sara McIntyre: nursing and photos in Kakahi
District nurse based in Kakahi, and a photographer whose exhibition, Observations of a Rural Nurse, is showing at Anna Miles Gallery as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography. Audio
Real estate agency fined $1.25m for price fixing
A Manawatu real estate agency has been ordered to pay $1.25 million for price fixing over advertising.
High Auckland rents forcing people onto the streets - Sallies
The overheated housing market in Auckland means more employed people are seeking help because they don't have enough money to pay rent, Salvation Army says. Video
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
Auckland housing crisis worsening
The housing situation in Auckland is as bad as the Salvation Army have ever seen, its Operations Manager Rhondda Middleton 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
Housing situation worst ever, say Salvation Army
People sleeping rough in West Auckland have begun storing their things in lockers outside the Salvation Army building, so they can keep their few possessions dry and safe. John Campbell reports. Audio
Poverty crisis or housing crisis?
Economic commentator Grant Cleary with his view on what the housing shortage is really all about. Audio
Homelessness debate: 'I feel ashamed of what our country is like'
An Auckland man who spent six months living in his car wants to know why some New Zealanders are left living in poverty.
Auckland marae opens doors to homeless
An Auckland marae is opening its doors to homeless families, as the Housing Minister blames record population growth in the region for the city's housing problem.
