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Tenant worries iwi would price tangata whenua out

Ngati Whatua state house tenant Apihai Pihema supports returning state housing to iwi in principle - but he worries that the rents could go so high that he might have to leave.

Sallies: Govt must aid state home sales

A charity tagged as a likely buyer of state houses says it is reviewing its involvement unless it can get either more capital from the Govt or a very low price for the houses.

Iwi lobby for state houses ahead of sale

Leading Maori tribes are lobbying to get first bidding rights for state houses when they start going up for sale this year.

HNZ plan meets video protest

Housing NZ Corporation has released the first image of its controversial new Meadowbank project, saying it has employed a top architectural practice to design the properties.

John Armstrong: 'Market' swept under social housing rug

It is difficult to erase the suspicion that the social housing policy is motivated by ideology as much as anything else, writes John Armstrong.

Key has 'forgotten where he came from'

John Key grew up in a state house in Christchurch, and many residents of his old street say they're disappointed at his plans for state houses.

Housing plan will 'push up' rent: Little

National’s plan to sell off state houses will drive up rents for all renters, Labour leader Andrew Little says.

John Key's plan to boost housing

In his first major speech of the year, John Key is expected to outline what his government will do with the supply of social housing stock.

John Armstrong: Nick Smith sets up RMA as straw man for housing

The strength of Nick Smith's language in his savaging of the RMA prompted immediate concern in the environmental lobby he was trying to manufacture a crisis where there wasn't one.

State house plan hit by high costs

The number of state houses has dropped by 1600 in the past three years as grand plans for more state homes in Auckland appear to have been hit by rising land values.

Kiwisaver: Rules for first-home buyers

Home buyers heeding the Prime Minister’s advice to consider an apartment can qualify to use KiwiSaver funds.

State houses sitting on goldmine

Beneficiary awarded more than $20,000

A beneficiary has been awarded more than $20,000 after Housing New Zealand was found to have been over-collecting private information about him.

Fire forces families from state homes

Four Housing New Zealand families have been forced from their Stokes Valley homes overnight following a suspicious fire.

No reprieve for evicted protester

The Tenancy Tribunal has given no reprieve to a Glen Innes Housing New Zealand tenant who will be evicted at the end of January.

Dita De Boni: State house poster boy callous to pull up ladder

The market has proven itself absolutely useless at housing the poor, the mentally ill, and the elderly - and anyone else who hasn't got $50k in the bank, writes Dita De Boni.

Mt Albert site will be 'high quality'

Housing New Zealand wants to allay local fears about the development of a big Mt Albert site, saying high-quality places are being planned for the land.

Editorial: Voters should have been told of reform

A carve-up of the housing portfolio in the new Cabinet has alerted the country to a radical reform the Government has in mind for state housing.