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'It's a nightmare': Crackdown on unruly tenants not enough

One man said Kāinga Ora has let them get away with it for so long, nothing will change.

Drinking habits, Te Papa decision and Kāinga Ora | Focus Morning Buleltin March 19, 2024

Our biggest boozing regions revealed, the pivotal decision weighing on Te Papa and Kāinga Ora is called on for tougher treatment of antisocial tenants in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / AP / NZHerald

'We’ve had a gutsful': Neighbours celebrate crackdown on unruly Kāinga Ora tenants

It's intended there will be consequences for tenants who regularly show poor behaviour.

This housing crisis has been a long time in the making

Opinion: It’s no coincidence - the rise in gang numbers alongside the housing crisis.

Quieter: Brynderwyns closure impacting pull for out-of-town house-hunters

'They don’t have to compete with Aucklanders.'

Councillors remain set on increasing pensioner unit rent

A rent increase of $20+ a week is back on the cards.

$5.4m starting price: Winton's new apartment plan for Wynyard Quarter

A new 12-level building is planned for the Pakenham St West/Daldy St corner.

Petition calling for halt to Kāinga Ora homes on its way to Parliament

The two and three-storey Kāinga Ora apartments are not family friendly, residents say.

Wayne Brown calls on Chris Bishop to stop 'dopey mandate' on housing intensification

Chris Bishop said he will respond soon to the Auckland Mayor's request.

Audrey Young: Tone deaf or 'kick-a***'? PM's political radar offline again

OPINION: The problem isn't what the PM says, but how he says it.

'They're moving fast' - steel framing rises for NZ's first Ikea store

The framework for the giant store is now up to the second level of a planned three levels.

'Grown-up Government': Luxon on coalition agreement compromise

“We’ve phased it and delivered it in a slightly different way," PM said.

Swims, sherries, The Chase, bed by 8pm: 'Easygoing' 82yo seeks flattie

Retired skipper takes flattie search public after reports of elderly housing crisis.

Property Insider: Who ate all the pies? Sacked Filipino worker finds new job

How to keep tradies on your site? Could a pie-dispensing machine help retain them?

Letters: Landlord tax breaks aren't a 'success', firefighters' speed bump fears

OPINION: 'Does this Government intend to worsen the social divide?'

Landlord tax break cost rose by $800m to $2.9b

National’s pre-election fiscal and tax plans costed the policy at $2.1b.