Eerie similarities: 100 years ago, Hawke's Bay also had a housing crisis
It's 100 years since a crippling Bay housing crisis. Today's is for different reasons.
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'We've got a housing crisis here': Napier councillor's plea
Most social housing built in the mid-late 20th century 'will soon be unfit for purpose'.
Comment: Govt has crippled community housing
Comment: Community housing needs subsidies up front.
Only 1 in 4 new public housing places in Auckland are new builds
The Government is "cannibalising" affordable houses for public housing, NGOs say.
Whanganui residents continue struggling to find rentals
Niki Wiggins has been given a 90-day notice after five years at a property in Gonville.
Grisly murder scene last week, now ready for new tenants
State house where blood trails found will soon be ready for new tenants.
New rules will mean every rental home in NZ must have a heater
All rental homes will be required to have a heater that can heat a living area to 18C.
Wait list for social housing tops 10,000
More than 10,000 people are now waiting for social housing in New Zealand.
Housing NZ tenant ordered to pay $5200 for damage
Woman who ripped up HNZ home carpets and painted floor pink forced to pay $5200.
Use of developers for social housing 'short-sighted'
The shift towards developers comes as the wait list for social housing nears 12,000.
Woman camping by river with pets after losing rental home
Camping isn't fun when there's no alternative
NZ 'a housing basket case' says Govt after damning report
Twyford has continued to defend Kiwibuild despite growing criticism.
Govt service gave wrong meth advice to landlords
Landlords have been paying for needless meth clean-ups - on the advice of officials.
Simon Wilson: Housing must be cheap, fast and good
Comment: Kiwibuild is a mess but we still need housing that's cheap, fast and good.
Labour will lose in 2020 if it doesn't fix house affordability: analyst
An analyst has a dire prediction for Labour.
Property owners forced to jump unnecessary hurdles
It seems unconscionable that property owners with clear title need to confirm that status.
One hurt in Lower Hutt fire in Housing NZ apartment block
The blaze burned through the top floor of a Housing NZ apartment complex.
HNZ accused of neglecting family's safety concerns
Aisha Loun has been trying to get HNZ to fix safety issues at her home for eight months.
Property Brokers had 25 rentals available last week
Property Brokers come into crop of rental stock.
Rental property crisis: Single mum with six kids faces living in her car
Whanganui mother of six considers moving her family into her car
Tenants kicked out in meth error paid nearly $8000 compo
Govt pays almost $8000 on average to compensate for wrongly evicting Housing NZ tenants
Sharp housing market correction still on the cards
The ratings agency said the LVR rules remain strict.
Brian Rudman: Draconian power wrong way to fix housing
COMMENT: New authority will override the planning and consenting powers of local councils.
Mega urban development agency announced
Councils will be consulted but will not have power to veto Government plans.
Political Roundup: Is KiwiBuild becoming KiwiSpeculator?
COMMENT: Government's housing scheme has been called a PR disaster, writes Bryce Edwards.
Homelessness this winter the worst in years: Twyford
It comes despite 1300 more households getting access to public housing than a year ago.
Historic day: Ardern welcomes first KiwiBuild families
Derryn Jayne and Fletcher Ross feel like they have won Lotto with a KiwiBuild home.
Homeless flatmates may have to live in their cars
Two flatmates don't want to be separated from each other or their pets.
Empty Housing NZ home's $20,000 security
A newly-built Housing New Zealand house racked up thousands of dollars in security costs.
Taxpayers pay millions for unnecessary meth clean-up
122 properties – in hindsight – were unnecessarily fixed up and their residents moved out.
200 more state houses to get thermal upgrade
Before the upgrade, even the fire couldn't keep the cold away, David and Carol Coffin say.
Scale of meth evictions 'mind-blowing'
Reimbursement not enough for evicted HNZ tenants, says Drug Foundation
HNZ tenants to be paid back for meth evictions
Housing NZ releases report into its response to meth contamination of state houses.
Every part of Auckland scoured for homeless
How many are sleeping rough in Auckland? Around 1000 volunteers tried to find out.