"I'll do it if I think it would make a difference," Housing Minister Chris Bishop said when asked whether he'd change emergency rules.
Politics
Sun, Aug 3
Named Āhuru Mōwai as a "warm, calm haven", the shelter would provide short-term refuge initially for some of the city's most vulnerable men as winter deepens.
New Zealand
Wed, Jul 23
Potaka refused to make that connection himself, instead consistently attributing claims of a link to "anecdotal" reports and what others had reported.
Sun, Jul 20
New Zealand is facing an explosion in numbers of "hidden homeless" people who aren't visible to social services, and it was spreading beyond areas where rough sleepers have previously lived.
Sun, Jul 6
That's despite claims from community groups and the opposition that tougher eligibility criteria were raising homelessness levels.
Sun, Mar 30
Recently the Government changed its approach to social housing, promising to sell off what isn’t fit for purpose and build cheaper, more targeted homes.
Sun, Feb 16
Cheyenne is caught in a web of poverty, addiction and mental ill health – but her sister is determined to help her have a home.
December 6, 2024
The city has been plagued with a housing shortage.
August 4, 2023
Robyn Cann has been asked to leave her cabin at Lake Ferry Holiday Park in South Wairarapa.
June 30, 2023
The Human Rights Commission says tenants at Loafers Lodge suffered years of "human rights breaches" from housing insecurity.
May 23, 2023
Plans for a pair of state housing developments in Kerikeri have drawn ire from some locals, who held a community meeting opposing Kāinga Ora plans.
May 4, 2023
Over 500 Kāinga Ora properties were damaged in the Auckland region and the number of displaced people has soared.
February 17, 2023
Organisations from the health, environment and building sectors are all calling for a commitment to improve 200,000 old and mouldy homes.
Health
January 16, 2023
A report released by the Human Rights Commission found the emergency housing system in "breach of the human rights" of those it aims to protect, but was not beyond repair.
December 13, 2022
"We have heard you, we have listened and we are taking action," mayor Tania Tapsell says.
December 11, 2022
A local MP is urging an urgent “stock take” of how many gang members are in Rotorua emergency housing.
December 9, 2022
Rotorua Lakes Council will consider an agreement that could see an end to the widespread use of emergency housing in motels in the city.
November 24, 2022
A hearing before three independent commissioners, started on Monday and it has heard submissions from the applicant, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Rotorua Lakes Council.
October 22, 2022
At the end of 2017, of those who asked for help, 108 said they lived in cars. However, last month saw 480 people living in their vehicles.
August 1, 2022
Indira Stewart spoke to five Kiwi women who, in very different ways, are worth looking up to.
March 8, 2022
HomeGround includes 80 apartments, healthcare centre and a rooftop garden.
February 17, 2022
Margaret Mitchell, 57, is one of those getting support after time spent sleeping in the back of a car.
May 5, 2021
The clinic opens today at the RSA building in Tauranga's Cameron Road.
April 7, 2021
Ōpōtiki Mayor Lyn Riesterer says there are only a few houses for sale in the town and not many more for rent.
Business
March 24, 2021
Te Puea Marae is leading the claim as it asks for reparations from the Crown for its past failures.
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