Housing Nz
The state house hurting a severely disabled teen
The parents of a severely disabled teenager, who say they've been waiting seven years for a fully accessible state house, say their son is suffering and he's unable to live with the dignity he… Video, Audio
Family desperate to leave freezing HNZ home
As the deadline closes in for the government's Healthy Homes standards, families living in state homes say more than extra insulation is needed to keep their children warm and healthy. Nita… Video, Audio
A year of Kiwibuild, can shared equity meet targets?
Bill McKay analyses the long awaited announcement of the Urban Design Authority - it's going to be huge, and will run several projects large scale and incorporate both Housing NZ and Kiwibuild. Also a… Audio
Watch: Compensation for flawed meth testing regime 'is wrong' - Bridges
Opposition leader Simon Bridges says the tenants who will be compensated by Housing NZ caused harm through the smoking or cooking of meth. Video
Bringing the big meth myth mess to light
Red flags were raised in the media about meth-testing houses, but it didn't stop the evictions, unnecessary repairs and the growth of an unregulated industry that made millions of dollars. How come?
…Bringing the big meth myth mess to light
Red flags were raised in the media about meth-testing houses, but it didn't stop the evictions, unnecessary repairs and the growth of an unregulated industry that made millions of dollars. How come?
… AudioMinto slams National govt over meth contamination
National party leader Simon Bridges has apologised for needlessly decontaminating state houses after getting what he says was dud advice about methamphetamine. Mr Bridges told Morning Report the issue… Audio
Greens call on Paula Bennett to apologise for meth evictions
Housing Minister Phil Twyford says he's saying sorry to HNZ tenants evicted for methamphetamine contamination, because National is too gutless to do so. Audio
Man still repaying debt from unnecessary HNZ meth eviction
Robert Erueti is still paying MSD back for emergency accommodation he ended up in after being evicted from his HNZ home over a 0.59 reading of methamphetamine - a reading now scientifically… Video, Audio
Tenants welcome news homes will not be sold
Housing New Zealand tenants in Christchurch are welcoming news the government is scrapping plans to sell 2,500 state homes in the city. Housing Minister Phil Twyford says the announcement spells the… Audio
NZ's longest emergency motel tenant gets keys to HNZ home
Robert Erueti spent more than 58 weeks in a motel as emergency housing, and weeks living rough or in a boarding house after being evicted from his HNZ home. Today, he picked up the keys to his new HNZ… Video, Audio
State house tenants to be allowed pets
State house tenants will soon be allowed to keep pets, the government says.
Working mum says budget increase only small help
Tutu Maru-Wichman is a single mother living in a state house in Mangere with two of her five children. As a full time glasshouse worker she brings home about $560 a week - she says the extra $28.50 a… Audio
Twyford: too much money extracted from Housing NZ
Labour's housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford, says kicking out families with young children from state homes makes no sense. And he says it damages the life chances for those children because they're… Audio
Housing NZ is losing meth-contamination cases
Housing NZ is losing meth-contamination cases in the Tenancy Tribunal as it attempts to pass methamphetamine-related clean-up costs on to tenants. Audio
Housing NZ losing meth-clean up cases at the Tenancy Tribunal
Housing New Zealand is losing cases to get tenants to pay thousands of dollars in clean-up costs. Audio
Derelict Housing NZ properties attracting vandalism and crime, residents say
Residents of a New Plymouth suburb filled with dozens of derelict Housing New Zealand properties say they feel increasingly unsafe in their own homes.
Real estate company partners govt for motel buy-out
The government is using the real estate company Colliers International to find motels for homeless people to stay in. Audio
Modular housing plan announced
Paula Bennett today announced more details on a plan to use modular housing - temporary pop-up homes - as a response to NZ's housing shortage. Audio
No dividend from Housing NZ, say Nats
Steven Joyce's surprise announcement that the Government will not receive a Housing NZ dividend has sparked questions and controversy. Paula Bennett joins Checkpoint to discuss the dividend. Video, Audio
