Housing
Social housing groups slam motel policy
A budgeting service says it could re-home four times as many families for the same amount of money Work and Income spends on putting one family into a motel. Audio
Shifting Aucklanders only shifts problems - Whanganui trust
Paula Bennett named Whanganui as one of the places with vacant state houses that Aucklanders could shift in to. Sian McGibbon of the Whanganui Housing Trust says when she asked to use three of those… Audio
Paula Bennett denies blindsiding Finance Minister
The Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett denies blindsiding Bill English over a policy to give state housing tenants and homeless in Auckland up to five-thousand dollars to move to the regions. Audio
Beneficiaries' rent should go direct to landlords - investor
A landlord who has provided low-cost rentals in Nelson for 50 years says the government has the tools available to ensure families remain in stable rental housing.
More time for Special Housing Areas
More time might be given for landowners in Auckland to build on Special Housing Areas. Audio
Marae urges others to open the doors to homeless
Families living in cars and young men living under bridges. Those are some of the people Te Puea marae has helped in just the first few days of opening its doors to the homeless. Audio
$5000 moving grant for homeless needs jobs attached
People living in state houses in one of Auckland's poorest suburbs say a cash injection of five thousand dollars to pack up and move to the regions is no incentive without job prospects attached to… Audio
Chch residents frustrated at being shut out
Christchurch residents frustrated at being shut out the decision making on the future of Chirstchurch's redzone are calling for more consultation from the new agency in charge of the area. Audio
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
Marae opens its doors to those in need
An Auckland marae which has opened its doors for those in need is calling on others to do the same.
Sales boom in one of NZ's 'most underrated towns'
Best known for the hit single Poi E, Patea is enjoying a real estate boom as investors extend their tendrils around the country.
Texan finds solution to homelessness in Austin
As the entire country confronts homelessness, emergency housing, overcrowding, and the best Government responses to it, an American man has found a solution to housing homeless people in Austin… Video, Audio
Marae opens doors for family in need
Te Puea marae in Mangere has established a support programme to help those sleeping in cars and garages and on the street and four families have already come for help. Video, Audio
Minister confirms plans to pay tenants to leave Auckland
The Social Housing Minister has announced a $5000 grant to encourage people to move into empty state houses in cities other than Auckland. 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
House sales rocket in Patea
Perhaps best known for the out of nowhere number one single, Poi E, Patea is enjoying a real estate boom as investors extend their tendrils around the country. Video, Audio
Home insulation funding 'drying up'
A programme to help insulate high-priority homes in Auckland says there is a large waiting list, but funding is drying up. Video, Audio
Do regional mayors support Auckland exodus grant?
New Plymouth Mayor Andrew Judd joins Checkpoint to discuss the Government's proposal to give grants to those in social housing prepared to leave Auckland? Video, Audio
Up to $5000 - to leave Auckland
The government is offering people living in Auckland state housing or on its streets up to $5000 to leave the city and move to the regions. Audio
Govt failing 'clear obligation' to children
The government's being accused of breaching its obligations under the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.
