PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Ratings upgrade a big tick for NZ, but what will it mean?While NZ's ratings upgrade is definitely good news, the immediate impact may be muted.23 Feb 04:43 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteven Joyce: Why this Govt won't fix the housing shortageDoes Kāinga Ora have the ability to deliver the homes Government is promising?22 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandHousing crisis: Emergency grants up by 50 per centNearly 10,000 people needed emergency assistance in the second half of last year.17 Jan 05:35 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRowdy Auckland: Nearly 300,000 noise complaints in five yearsRatepayers have spent millions of dollars trying to keep the peace.01 Jan 07:50 AM
New ZealandChild Poverty: Govt was on track to meet reduction targets ... before Covid-19Govt needs to lift benefits and build more houses, Children's Commissioner says.01 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Help the kids, hit the landlordsIt makes no sense that property investors can deduct all their interest costs.20 Nov 04:24 AM
New ZealandHouses for 300 low-income tenants opened today in New LynnLow income tenants move into New Lynn.18 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandA fight for housing while caring for dying mother-in-lawJono Collard's terminally ill mother-in-law spent final months in nine different motels.07 Oct 06:59 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessThey'd cultivated a garden for 41 years but their fence was 2 metres in the wrong placeHastings couple say Kāinga Ora's demolition of their fence and garden has blindsided them.30 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandACC's new investment: $50m of Auckland housingThe investment will allow 100 community houses to be built in Auckland in two years.31 Aug 11:56 PM
New ZealandThree months ago, rough sleeping was virtually eliminated in NZ. Has it stayed that way?Rough sleepers have been returning to Auckland streets - but it's not what it seems.26 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandKāinga Ora role in $150k house mark-up shocks home's past ownersMP calls for independent investigation of purchase, saying it raises serious questions.07 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandState houses set to get $500m upgradeGovernment aims to make state houses safer, warmer, drier and healthier.29 Jul 10:29 PM
New ZealandKāinga Ora buys over 1300 lots in Te Kauwhata subdivisionKāinga Ora says there are no plans for social housing in the Te Kauwhata development16 Jun 12:22 AM
New ZealandGrassed off: Lawn-mowing dispute leads to bomb and stabbing threatsA dispute over an unkempt garden led a woman threatening to stab her property manager.06 Jun 08:28 PM
New ZealandRough sleeping all but eliminated in NZ in six weeks of lockdownThe Covid crisis has had a silver lining: Nearly every rough sleeper has been housed.21 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Who's this racist coward?' Support for Māori woman suffering slurs and threatsPonsonby locals tell subject of racist letter: "Know you are loved".19 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandBudget 2020: Auckland could get 2600 new public houses to tackle homelessnessMore than 400 rough sleepers taken off streets during lockdown need permanent homes.14 May 04:41 AM
New ZealandBudget 2020: Govt to borrow $5b to add 8000 state and transitional housesThe Government wants to add 8000 more state and transitional homes over five years.14 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandFamily lose everything in suspicious house firePolice are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a family home.23 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandHoneymoon from hell: Brit working for Government refused entry to NZThe pair have been told they do not fit the criteria to come back to New Zealand.20 Apr 10:15 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Beach Haven and the future of social housingCOMMENT: What's the point of solving a supply crisis if you risk creating a slum crisis?26 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandSelf-isolation impossible for tens of thousands of KiwisThe Conversation: What about those who don't have a secure home?23 Mar 08:12 PM
New ZealandFirst Napier KiwiBuild owners start moving inFormer state housing site was vacant for more than six years, until KiwiBuild came along.19 Mar 09:00 PM
New ZealandWest Auckland double death: Six children left without a mother, family reelingFamily of dead Auckland mum and newborn fundraising to support six surviving children.17 Mar 06:07 PM
New ZealandKelston double death: Mum, newborn baby's bodies found at homeA woman and her newborn baby were found dead in a West Auckland house.17 Mar 02:02 AM
New ZealandTwo people found dead: 'Yelling, screaming' then silence at Auckland houseNeighbours say they've heard fighting at the house before.15 Mar 09:42 PM
New ZealandHousing shortage: Mum resorts to Airbnb to stop family being homelessSolo mum can't find long-term accommodation due to Hamilton's extreme housing shortage.03 Mar 04:38 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMillions of dollars spent on state houses by new buyerFormer state homes that were sold off needed significant maintenance.02 Mar 06:00 PM
New ZealandA recently-bereaved Dunedin man has been left which just a towel and t-shirt after a fire ripped through his home, killing his dogA Dunedin man's partner died suddenly, then a house fire killed his dog.28 Feb 12:42 AM
New ZealandGovt building 10 state houses a day - but the wait-list for them is still growingGovt is building more houses, but the waiting list for them keeps growing.27 Feb 08:52 PM
New ZealandLack of sharia-finance locking Muslims out of housing marketA lack of viable banking alternatives drives Muslims to take on conventional finance.20 Feb 11:25 PM
New ZealandHousing NZ says gazumping private buyers won't happen againHousing NZ had purchased a block of 44 apartments, seven of which had been pre-sold.18 Feb 11:12 PM
New ZealandHousing crisis: 'I'm scared my kids are going to live that same struggle'Residents say they feel housing redevelopments are threatening their community.14 Feb 01:13 AM