John Key announced National's housing policy, including investment in better state housing and insulating every state home built pre-1978

Anthony Collingwood didn't know how true his words would prove to be when he abused former Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers at the Auckland District Court. "I hope you feel good putting me out in the street, boy..."

A sickness beneficiary acquitted of money laundering and methamphetamine charges this week after a lengthy trial has been evicted from his taxpayer-subsidised state home.

One in five children is overweight; one in 12 is obese, and kids in urban areas are walking to school less.

Children are living in tiny, damp and sometimes squalid boarding houses, while Housing NZ staff are discouraging people who are seeking help from formally registering their need, saying they have no business interfering.

Angry unit owners condemn PPP model promoted as future of state housing

The Government wants public-private partnerships to fund thousands of new state and community houses.

Timaru has grown by 20 per cent as 7000 traumatised quake survivors shift down.