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COMMENT: Where do the homeless go when the chill arrives and rain turns to sleet.
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Landlord left with $60k bill after meth case
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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
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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
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Labour will lose in 2020 if it doesn't fix house affordability: analyst
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Property owners forced to jump unnecessary hurdles
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One hurt in Lower Hutt fire in Housing NZ apartment block
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HNZ accused of neglecting family's safety concerns
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