UPDATED 12.32PM A South Auckland motel is about to become social housing, but the Government is promising vulnerable people won't be dumped there long-term.

A meeting was held in South Auckland yesterday about the state of both state and private rental homes, sparking renewed calls for minimum standards. Those gathered spoke of cold, damp and mouldy ...

04.385.8721 Community Housing Aotearoa Press Release South Auckland Housing Crisis Deepens. Thousands are living in garages because of affordability issues ...

Two people were treated for smoke inhalation - and 12 people needed to find alternative accommodation - after a blaze broke out in a Housing New Zealand apartment bloke in South Auckland tonight ...

South Auckland housing meeting highlights stark realities . ... Emma-Lita Bourne and Papakura father Soesa Tovo, been of which have been linked to the poor condition of their state houses. ...

Over the next 10 to 15 years, 2700 state houses in Māngere will be bowled and replaced with 10,000 new "warm, dry homes," Housing and Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced.

Property owners are rapidly deserting a quiet South Auckland neighbourhood with eight homes put to the hammer since ... From state housing to homebuyer: Auckland family's journey. 14 Aug 05:00 PM.

Sia Finau is terrified at the prospect of being homeless again. The 38-year-old beneficiary is staying in a Papatoetoe hotel room with her two sons, aged 17 and 16, while waiting for a state house ...

Wellington still holds up in terms of income, and is now near the top of housing affordability statistics, too. The top of ...