A UN human rights committee is shocked by New Zealand's record on child poverty, inadequate housing, the incarceration rate, and violence, abuse and bullying.
It's not just mums with six kids to six different dads who are on the streets. It's not just non-working parents who struggle.
One year on from the Edgecumbe floods local whānau in ongoing and urgent need of a place to live will now benefit from new papakāinga housing, says Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta.
Christchurch-based building company Spanbild has bought out Concision Panelised Technology partner Mike Greer Homes (MGH), giving it control of a building panelisation factory in Rolleston.
The government plans to make it harder for councils to approve new homes and lifestyle blocks on productive land near urban areas.
Christchurch City Council has celebrated the start of five new social housing units in Akaroa.
The Wellington Company and Te Tumu Kāinga today celebrated the upcoming construction of Paetutu: a high quality, affordable new neighbourhood development of 56 homes at 429 Jackson Street, Petone.
The Auckland Māori Housing Summit will be held on Monday 23 April, convened jointly by Te Matapihi and the Independent Māori Statutory Board.
A year on from the launch of the Housing First Auckland City Centre programme Lifewise, in partnership with Auckland City Mission, has supported 39 people into permanent homes.
On Newshub Nation Saturday 14th April: Lisa Owen interviews Construction Minister Jenny Salesa.
