Housing New Zealand
$1.5b homes project for Eastern Porirua
Eastern Porirua is set to receive a $1.5 billon facelift as part of a new 25-year plan to revitalise the downtrodden suburb.
'It's absolutely cruel to leave these tenants hanging'
An anti-poverty advocate is shocked a stumbling block to compensating state house tenants wrongly evicted for meth contamination has only just been flagged. Audio
Housing NZ teaching teens trades through home maintenance
As part of their regular maintenance work, Housing New Zealand has, in partnership with two schools, given eight teens two weeks work experience in plumbing, carpentry, or electric work. Video, Audio
'Pointless' heaters leaving state homes cold - tenants
State house tenants are resorting to bubble-wrapping windows and using ovens to heat their homes because they say the panel heaters installed by the landlord simply aren't suitable. The manufacturer… Audio
National under fire over Bridges' 'meth crooks' comments
The Green Party says National leader Simon Bridges is not fit to run a political party after he described state tenants who were kicked out of their homes as "meth crooks." Audio
Compensation for flawed meth testing regime 'wrong' - Simon Bridges
Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges hit out at the government on Twitter for 'compensating meth crooks' after Housing NZ said it would compensate people evicted from state houses… Video, Audio
Some tenants might not be eligible for HNZ meth-eviction compensation
Housing New Zealand says people who rented their state houses through third party agents, and were kicked out over dodgy methamphetamine tests, might not be eligible for compensation. Video, Audio
HNZ to compensate hundreds of tenants evicted over meth tests
Hundreds of state house tenants are in line for compensation after being booted out of their homes on the basis of flawed methamphetamine tests, but National has fired back, saying it acted on the… Audio
Meth eviction compo 'an absolute joke' - tenant
People unfairly evicted from their homes during the flawed meth testing debacle may also be reimbursed from the Ministry of Social Development for the money they spent on emergency accommodation. Video, Audio
Tenants still paying meth debts a month after report
It took Housing New Zealand nearly a month after learning the meth testing regime was bogus before it called off the debt collectors.
HNZ CEO given two media interviews in 20 months on the job
Documents obtained by RNZ show the head of Housing New Zealand, Andrew McKenzie, did one-on-one interviews with media just twice in his 20 months in the job, before he was finally forced to front… Audio
Homes slated for demolition to be used as emergency housing
Up to 60 empty houses in Pakuranga and Mount Roskill that are due to be bulldozed for new roads or state housing redevelopment will now house homeless families over winter. Video, Audio
National MP queries social housing in high-value suburb
Housing New Zealand should have consulted neighbours before buying land in Whangārei for social housing, National MP Shane Reti says.
HNZ meth evictee wants $15,000 compensation
Former Housing New Zealand tenant Rima Herbert's family was evicted after traces of methamphetamine were found in his house, which he says he wasn't responsible for. Now he wants compensation. Video, Audio
Evidence used for meth evictions and costs questioned
A state house tenant was evicted from her home and stung for $20,000 over a now-discredited meth test and because she had a relative who "may" have been involved with drugs.
Meth evictions: Tenancy Tribunal hearing evidence questioned
Questions are being raised about the evidence used in Tenancy Tribual hearings to evict state house tenants and sting them for methamphetamine clean-up costs. One legal expert says evidence Housing… Audio
Should addicts be turfed out of state houses?
The National Party leader Simon Bridges and others are calling for a little less conversation and a little more action from the government. According to one estimation $55M is being spent on reviews… Audio
Housing NZ bonds to be in demand
Housing New Zealand's return to the bond market looks likely to be a crowd pleaser -- among fund managers and banks at least. Audio
Housing NZ boss Andrew McKenzie apologises over faulty meth tests
The head of Housing New Zealand says people who were kicked out of their homes over flawed methamphetamine tests may be repaid for the costs of their evictions. Video, Audio
State house meth tested after tenant sought addiction help
A former state house tenant who was allegedly dobbed in by an Auckland DHB says he is still paying back Housing NZ for a meth test three years after his eviction. Video, Audio