Housing
Homeless borrow thousands for motels
Homeless people are finding themselves thousands of dollars in debt to Work and Income for money loaned to them to stay in motels. Audio
Homeless falling into debt by WINZ motel policy
Homeless people are being left in debt after being put up in motels by WINZ at their own cost. Alex Ashton reports. Audio
WINZ will do 'absolute best' to help homeless
People with housing problems should talk to Work and Income straight away and it will do its "absolute best" to find accommodation, a ministry spokesman says. Audio
More first home buyers dip into Kiwisaver
The country's biggest mortgage lender, ANZ, says the amount being withdrawn from its Kiwisaver schemes by first home buyers has more than doubled in the past year. Audio
State home tenant charged over meth use
A former Christchurch tenant has been ordered to pay nearly $20,000 after using methamphetamine in a state house.
Andrew Little, says the PMr is completely out of touch
The opposition leader, Andrew Little, says the Prime Minister is completely out of touch if he thinks families living in cars can simply go to Work and Income for help. Audio
Key: Social nets in place for New Zealanders in hardship
Yesterday on Morning Report we questioned the Prime Minister about what help is in place for those families sleeping in cars, garages and shipping containers. Audio
"The whole system is at crisis"
Social workers on the frontlines of Auckland's housing crisis say the reality is families with children are asking for help - but aren't getting it.
Wealthy against Queenstown development - minister
Wealthy Queenstown residents are against land being used for new residential housing blocks, Housing Minister Nick Smith says. Video
Hundreds tell WINZ they're homeless
Just over 400 people went to Work and Income saying they were homeless in March, Prime Minister John Key says. Audio
Life in an overcrowded, cold home
In the South Auckland suburb of Otara, state houses are 98 percent full, with people opting to live 17 to a home. John Campbell investigates. Video, Audio
Social workers on the frontline of Auckland's housing crisis
Social workers on the frontlines of Auckland's housing crisis say the reality is families with children are asking for help, but aren't getting it. They say many families are bounced between… Audio
Queenstown's working poor continue to struggle
With Auckland and Queenstown struggling with burgeoning housing crises, Housing Minister Nick Smith joins Checkpoint to discuss what can be done. Naomi and her family live in a Queenstown cabin with… Video, Audio
Auckland's housing crisis worsens
In the South Auckland suburb of Otara, state houses are 98 percent full, with people opting to live 17 to a home or paying through the nose to live in an unheated garage. John Campbell investigates. Video, Audio
PM described as 'out of touch' over homelessness
Prime Minister John Key is being called completely out of touch after saying people living in cars or under bridges should seek help from Work and Income. Audio
Plea for budget to deliver on Auckland housing
The government can't continue to ignore the growing numbers of people forced to live in cars, shipping containers and garages, say social housing groups.
John Key's solution to Auckland's housing crisis
I asked the Prime Minister John Key why people in Auckland are being forced to live in cars. Audio
Salvation army says govt housing policy failing the needy
Those dealing with Auckland's most needy say the Government's efforts to deal with the city's housing crisis are failing. Audio
Akl families living in cars, garages and shipping containers
Organisations which help Auckland's most needy say affordable housing is at a crisis point and the Government cannot continue to ignore it. Audio
Government housing bought for flood victims
A Franz Josef hotel severely damaged by flooding in March will buy five government-owned units in Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch, to house staff and temporary workers. Audio
