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Marae, refuges funded to house homeless

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

Housing NZ buys South Auckland motel

Housing NZ has bought a motel to help meet the area's housing shortage - but the existing residents will have to move out to make room for the homeless.

Man guilty of setting dogs on HNZ worker

An Auckland man has been found guilty of setting his dogs on a man employed by Housing New Zealand to test properties property for

'Nothing new' in homeless inquiry - Govt

Getting rough sleepers off the street could have a net economic benefit in NZ, an Opposition-led inquiry into homelessness has heard.

Love thy neighbour, share a house

HomeStart grant is aimed at helping people on modest incomes to buy modest homes, so its application form takes a good hard look at your finances.

Family in garage faces eviction

A family living in a South Auckland garage faces eviction in October because the landlord converted it into a flat without a council permit.

Disabled man faces eviction

Housing NZ is accused of "creating homelessness" after applying to evict one out of every 25 tenants in the past year.

Unitary Plan: Will it make housing affordable?

A huge jump in more intensive housing permitted in central Auckland may be the breakthrough frustrated first home buyers have been looking for.

Housing waiting list rising again

The official waiting list for social housing has started rising again for the first time since the list was transferred to Work and Income two years ago.

Govt $5k grant comes with payback clause

The $5000 relocation grant to move out of Auckland will be available to prospective social housing tenants from Monday.

Evictions 'causing homelessness'

Housing New Zealand is being accused of causing homelessness by evicting people who can't get rehoused anywhere else.

The realities of living in a van, homeless

Family tell of how they lived for four months in their van, while still going to work and school throughout their ordeal.

Housing agency to rebuild leaky units

Housing New Zealand is demolishing a multi-million dollar state housing complex in Onehunga because of leaky building issues.

Hamilton family safe from eviction by Housing NZ

State house tenant with two disabled adult children will be able to stay in her house after Work and Income paid her rent arrears this morning.

Housing NZ evicts Hamilton families

Housing NZ is evicting several tenants in Hamilton, just as Aucklanders are being offered $5000 to move into state homes there and in other provincial cities.

Key talks tough on Auckland housing

Councils in growing regions which refuse to free up land for housing will soon be breaking the law, Prime Minister John Key says.

Budget 2016: Vulnerable get $650m boost

Society's most vulnerable will receive a $650 million funding boost spanning health, welfare and education services aimed at helping those at-risk "lead better lives".

Petition to wipe debt incurred for housing

Social Development Minister Anne Tolley has ruled out cancelling the debt families rack up emergency housing.