Phil Twyford

Let's go back to our lead story about the Government's plans to establish a new 'super ministry' to help tackle the housing crisis. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will be announced… Audio

There are significant developments in the meth testing story, with the Housing Minister Phil Twyford telling Morning Report he is now aplogising to state house tenants needlessly evicted from their… Audio

The taxpayer has paid potentially millions of dollars in free renovations to private homeowners as a result of Housing New Zealand's botched campaign against methamphetamine contamination. Audio

Housing Minister Phil Twyford has been labelled a hypocrite for refusing to apologise or compensate tenants who were kicked out of their HNZ houses because of flawed meth testing guidelines. Video, Audio

Transport Minister Phil Twyford has been reprimanded after making a phone call on a plane after the aircraft doors had closed. Benedict Collins looks at whether what he did was a serious offence or an… Audio

Transport Minister Phil Twyford has been stripped of one his roles and is apologising profusely after getting caught making a phone call on a plane. Mr Twyford offered his resignation to the Prime… Audio

Transport Minister Phil Twyford has apologised "unreservedly" and offered to resign after making a phone call on a domestic flight after the aircraft doors had shut. Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little says people on bail and parole are being routinely told they can't stay in a state houses so have to remain in prison, putting even more stress on an already strained… Video, Audio

Housing was an area the Labour party hammered the previous Government mercilessly on, accusing them of presiding over a crisis of rising unaffordability, falling home ownership, and growing… Audio

The Government's unveiled a $100 million plan to get people out of cars, off streets, and into safe, dry and warm shelter over winter. Video, Audio

National is accusing the Government of being sneaky by including a provision in its regional fuel tax legislation to increase the tax rate if it wants to. The Transport Minister says it's no secret as… Audio

The National Party says it is simply not on that the government's regional fuel tax legislation includes a provision for the tax rate to be increased at any time. Under the proposed law the regional… Audio

The previous government's promise of a four-lane dual carriage expressway on State Highway 1 from Warkworth to Whangarei has been scrapped by the new government, which says the cost would take up… Audio

Are plans to build thousands of new homes going to cater for large and multi-generational Māori  and Pasifika families? Audio

A bill banning letting fees has passed its first hurdle in Parliament after a fractured debate. Audio

General Debates are as 'free-for-all' as Parliament's debating chamber gets - but there are still rules. Audio