State Housing
Kids in vans, kids in boarding houses - one year on, what's changed?
Opinion - This time last year, Bonnie Sumner wrote about the shameful number of children living in cars and vans. Has anything changed?
Ministry contacts family living in lodge for seven years
A man living with his family in one room of a boarding house says the government is now seeking to put them back on the social housing register.
What it's like to grow up in a boarding house
First Person - Raymond Teinaki gave up after waiting years for his family to get a state house. His two sons, 13 and 11, write about what their life in a lodge is like.
Tenants wait years for state houses, boarding house owner says
Raymond Teinaki and his family, who have lived at a boarding house for seven years, have given up hope of ever getting a state house.
Ailing family faces eviction after grandmother's death
A family of seven with serious health problems is battling to remain in a Mangere state house after their grandmother died this month, and Housing New Zealand issued an eviction notice. It's the third… Audio
Family no longer facing eviction from state house
A family who was facing eviction from their state house just a few weeks after their mother died in a car crash, will now be allowed to stay in a Housing New Zealand home. Audio
Hundreds of state houses sit empty
More than 250 state homes have sat empty for more than a year while the government waits for someone to buy them.
Govt to sell 2500 state homes in Christchurch
The government is set to sell thousands of state homes in Christchurch, and John Key's childhood home could be among them. Video
Money no constraint to building new homes, govt says
The Government says the biggest hindrance to rolling out more state housing in Auckland is constraints on the rate it can build homes, not money. Audio
Northcote, Auckland earmarked for new govt homes
The government has announced its biggest single state house development in Auckland for decades, but says it still may not be enough. Video, Audio
Govt has wiped its hands of suburb - Labour
Labour leader Andrew Little, who was raised in Marfell, is blaming the government for the looting of derelict state housing in the New Plymouth suburb.
An expert in chemistry talks about what p contamination is
Dr Nick Kim, a senior lecturer in Applied Environmental Chemistry at Massey University's School of Public Health sheds some light on what contamination means when it comes to methamphetamine levels in… Audio
Invercargill state tenants left in lurch
An advocate for state house tenants in Invercargill says they are facing an uncertain future after the sole bidder pulled the plug on plans to buy the properties. Audio
Housing NZ accused of being paddling pool police
Housing New Zealand has been accused of being patronising after telling tenants they need approval to set up paddling pools.
Housing NZ accused of blocking bail requests to its properties
Housing New Zealand is making it harder for poor people to seek bail or home detention, lawyers say.
Your state house - like it or lump it
Professor Michael Baker of the University of Otago discusses the condition of state houses and if applicants are being too choosy. Audio
Houses out of action for pay-to-move plans
There are currently no state houses available to rent in Ashburton or Oamaru, Housing New Zealand says. Audio
Govt may give state tenants cash to move to regions
Proposed plans to give state housing tenants money to move away from Auckland have the support of the city's mayor. Audio
State housing tenants could get cash to move out of Auckland
The government is looking at cash incentives to get Auckland's state housing tenants to move to the regions. Audio
Anti-state house sell off group accused of bullying
The Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett, has accused an anti-state house sell-off group of bullying tactics for targetting one of the organisations interested in buying the properties. Audio