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Drug mum starts fire, 6yo and gran die

A house fire which claimed two lives has been linked to "spotting cannabis".

The housing privatisation that wasn't

A Glen Innes tenant battling against eviction from her former state house has put a surprising argument to the Tenancy Tribunal.

Government backs fast-track UDAs

The Government is backing locally controlled urban development authorities to fight the slow speed of new city housing and infrastructure.

Green light for 400,000 Auckland homes

The High Court has approved a move for more than 400,000 extra homes across Auckland over the next 23 years, developers say.

Avondale, Mt Roskill to get more houses

Avondale and Mt Roskill could be next in line for large-scale housing projects, the Government says.

Housing shortfall reaches 60,000

The gap between housing supply and demand in New Zealand is growing by 40 homes a day.

Homeless families forced from motels

Hawke's Bay is facing a housing crisis with moteliers saying dozens of people squeezed out of emergency motel accommodation due to

Housing NZ forced to correct state house figures

Housing New Zealand has avoided being hauled back to Parliament to explain its incorrect figures on state houses.

Housing concerns dominate select committee

Concerns about a lack of affordable Auckland housing and the high cost of building materials dominated a select committee today.

Want a house faster? Go and live in car

A 71-year-old man on the waiting list for a state house said he was told to "live in his car and then call back" to speed up the process of getting a home.

Govt sale of 249 state houses collapses

Government's plan to sell hundreds of state houses to NGOs has hit another hurdle.

Editorial: Govt takes responsibility for shelter

Emergency housing funding marks the Government's acceptance that it must ensure every New Zealander has adequate shelter.

Govt will buy more motels to house homeless

The Government will buy up to three more motels and construct modular housing as part of a new $300 million investment in emergency housing.

Housing package 'could go further'

A woman whose family has been homeless since August last year says Government's $300 million boost could go further "but it's great what they've done".

$300m boost for emergency housing

The Government has announced a major policy on emergency housing this afternoon.

Serious house fire in Favona, Auckland

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious house fire in South Auckland.

Only five state house tenants evicted over meth

Housing New Zealand says it has only evicted five tenants from state houses on the grounds that their homes were contaminated by methamphetamine.

Girl dies after fire lit by young sibling

Details of a house fire in Onehunga where a 6-year-old girl perished and her six siblings survived have been revealed by the Coroner.