New ZealandPetition to wipe debt incurred for housingSocial Development Minister Anne Tolley has ruled out cancelling the debt families rack up emergency housing.25 May 02:04 AM
BusinessBudget 2016: No help for first home buyersHousing initiatives will feature strongly in Thursday's Budget, but there is unlikely to be any further help for first-home buyers.24 May 12:28 AM
OpinionAndrew Little: Govt's priorities to blame for housing crisisCOMMENT: The same crisis that is locking so many young people out of homeownership is locking our poorest families out of any home at all, writes Andrew Little. That's not the Kiwi way.23 May 03:07 AM
OpinionPaula Bennett: Government committed to helping families find safe place to liveCOMMENT: Meeting the housing needs of all Kiwis requires the Government to make changes right along the housing pipeline, says Minister for Social Housing Paula Bennett.20 May 05:30 PM
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
