OpinionMarvelly: Election promises ignore those in needCOMMENT: It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why the Government isn't making election promises to those in need.20 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand18 state houses sold on West CoastHousing New Zealand has sold 18 state houses on the West Coast over the past four years netting $2,852,600.04 May 03:28 AM
New Zealand'Serious shortcomings' in HNZ's procurement processesA banker who Housing NZ paid $2.3 million to help it sell state houses won the most lucrative contracts in closed tenders, an investigation has found.29 Apr 06:00 AM
New ZealandHousing NZ spends $5.8m on P cleanupsHousing NZ has spent $5.8 million so far this year testing and cleaning up state houses contaminated with meth, and more than half of them in Auckland.11 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandP-using ex tenants to pay $51,000Tenancy Tribunal rulings have ordered two ex tenants to pay for the damage caused by methamphetamine.29 Mar 12:25 AM
New ZealandHow to spot a P-contaminated house before buyingAs Kiwi homeowners spend millions each year fixing P-contaminated houses, a drug detection expert has opened up on how to spot one in your neighbourhood.26 Mar 02:45 AM
KiwiSaverSecond 'first home' tricky after divorcePrevious homeowners are able to get back into the housing market using KiwiSaver if they're in the same financial position as a first-home buyer.05 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessSome state housing tenants to be moved outAt least 2 per cent of Housing New Zealand tenants are not eligible to live in a state house.10 Feb 01:33 AM
New ZealandTackling homelessness head onAs most Kiwis head home, some have no homes to go to - but that is changing in Hamilton, which aims to end homelessness this year.01 Feb 04:00 PM
BusinessSummer Q&A: Glen SowryHousing New Zealand chief executive Glen Sowry reveals to Anne Gibson how his first career was as a sparky.27 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessProperty Report: Division over housing planProposals to rezone Auckland single-house areas for multiple and mixed housing zones has created a generational rift among Aucklanders.08 Dec 08:00 PM
TourismThe big taxpayer-funded pay risesTop public sector CEOs reap at least $50,000 in pay rises and bonuses.26 Nov 04:00 PM
EconomyLondon prices 'nothing on Auckland'A mould-infested house on the North Shore is being held up by the international press as an example of how heated Auckland's property market has become.25 Nov 12:30 AM
New ZealandAttack dogs set on HNZ meth testerA man employed to test a HNZ property for meth ended up in hospital with severe wounds after being shut in the house's kitchen with two vicious dogs.21 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandHouses empty due to meth labsWest Coast police say a real "upswing" in methamphetamine or P-related incidents has been noted across the region in the past 18 months.17 Nov 01:39 AM
InvestmentHRV launches lease scheme for landlordsA new housing ventilation scheme aims to improve the state of housing for rental properties.10 Nov 02:00 AM
BusinessHousing NZ Mt Albert scheme progress under fireMt Albert residents are questioning the speed of Housing New Zealand's plans for its Asquith Ave site.02 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDBusiness'Post-RMA' process looms as govt seeks new urban planning reportEntrenched government disquiet with current urban planning practice is behind a further Productivity Commission inquiry into regulation of urban land.01 Nov 10:30 PM
Project AucklandProject Auckland: A course in home economicsForging political consensus on the housing affordability challenge is an elusive task at best, reports Alexander Speirs.29 Oct 04:00 PM
Project AucklandProject Auckland: Two faces of the housing marketThe fall-out from the hot Auckland housing market has created contrasting impressions on the latest Mayoral Scorecard. The housing impact sits at the top and bottom of the rankings.29 Oct 04:00 PM
BDBDBusinessLet Govt intervene on housing land: CommissionThe government should be allowed to force local authorities to release land for urban development, says the latest work from the Productivity Commission.21 Oct 01:30 AM
New ZealandThe Big Read: Fighting for a homeHaving lived a life on the streets, Sue Henry believes in the right to a home. She's been fighting for state housing tenants since the 1980s.11 Oct 07:20 AM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Moving out could come at a costYou can make a standard KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal without the additional top-up from the HomeStart grant. Helen Twose talks about the rules.12 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSyrian refugees find peace at lastSyrian refugees Lilas and Basal Slik have been sleeping soundly this year for the first time in their lives.07 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandGrisly find in Housing NZ flatShocked residents of a quiet Porirua street are reeling after the grisly discovery of a neighbour's decomposing body weeks after he died on the floor of his home.31 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandMouldy state house 'killing my children'An Auckland woman who says her damp and mouldy state house caused her boy's medical woes has been offered alternative temporary accommodation.21 Aug 01:23 AM
New ZealandState houses upgraded following toddler's deathMore than 2000 state houses have been upgraded after a coroner found damp and cold conditions may have contributed to a South Auckland toddler's death.16 Aug 08:44 PM
New ZealandGovt plans social housing crackdownPeople on the state house waiting list who turn down houses offered to them will be moved down the list, says the government.25 Jul 07:02 AM
Business'Reliable' housing data to be available"I think it goes against the New Zealand way when you target one ethnic group and say they're the problem, " says Housing Minister Nick Smith.19 Jul 03:06 AM
ConstructioneHome now in liquidationOne of NZ's biggest off-site housing manufacturers is now in liquidation, but creditors have hope of getting paid.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandState houses in need of repairNearly half of the state houses assessed in a warrant of fitness trial were classed as "high risk" and in need of urgent repair, a new report shows.13 Jul 04:05 AM
New ZealandState axed audits of its homesA long-term contract to inspect all state houses for potential risks to health and safety was axed the year before two Auckland tenants died last winter.12 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Protected view' rules to be reviewedProtected views of volcanoes are threatening Auckland's goals of affordable housing and a compact city, major property owners say.10 Jul 05:00 PM
