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Harcourts agent under scrutiny after buying $1.9m state houses through his own firm
Kāinga Ora says it was not told the buyer was linked to the selling agent.
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Auckland's 'goldmine' state home sell-off mapped out, sweeping offload nets $330m nationwide
State home sales have fetched $330m in nine months. Find out what's sold and where.
'I’ll burn your house': Kāinga Ora tenant threatens neighbours after noise complaints
An associate of a tenant warned a family they had 'moved to the wrong neighbourhood'.
Not worth fixing: Social housing block to be demolished
Nine Kāinga Ora homes on the same road will also be sold after weather-tightness issues.
'Perfect for developers': Major Rotorua hotel hits market as tourism rebounds
Kāinga Ora is also hoping to recoup money after spending millions on a motel now for sale.
Tauranga down thousands of homes, housing register climbs
Tauranga is short by an estimated 4950 to 5950 dwellings.
Squalid 'skid row' motel boarded up after being overrun by prostitutes, gangs
Auckland Council has shut a derelict motel as unsanitary and is weighing legal action.
Selling a Parnell townhouse for $150,000 seen as best deal
Townhouse owners fear costs from a ground rent review by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa.
'Struggling' families to move into 24 new homes
Mother describes new home as ‘lifesaver’ after years living off-grid.
Public pushback on social housing development
'The integrity of the street needs to be respected.'
$400m Tauranga housing project to include 200-unit retirement village
The Riverside development will deliver 1200 homes in Tauriko West.
'Lives in constant fear': Kāinga Ora tenant threatened to kill neighbour's son with machete
Police were called three times over different threats, but Kāinga Ora wouldn't move them.
Kāinga Ora's Rotorua plans: Where 100-plus new builds are at
One large-scale project is ahead of schedule, another will finish later than expected.
'Appalling waste': Transitional housing complex to be torn down after $11m spend
In four years, 174 families lived in ex-motel Kāinga Ora paid $11m to buy and renovate.
'Wouldn't put a dog in here': Taxpayer-funded tenants allegedly left in gang-run 'skid row' motel
Auckland Council has shut a derelict motel as unsanitary and is weighing legal action.
'They will lose money': Kāinga Ora to sell land it bought for $70.4m in 2021
The state housing agency faced claims it overpaid for the Ferncliffe Farm site.
'They have taken over': CBD grapples with growing homelessness issues
Owners report aggressive acts, damage, daily clean-ups and frustration.
'In shock': Social housing tenant ordered to leave 'uninhabitable' mouldy home
She was one of 11 tenants given a 'bombshell' seven-day notice period in August.
'Helpless' neighbours of Kāinga Ora tenant say rubbish, household items regularly thrown over fence
Items include a stepladder, a scooter, dirty laundry and pieces of wood and metal.
Ex-mayor bids to bowl Kāinga Ora flats for new seafront apartments
Former mayor Peter Tennent has bid to buy and demolish the 1940s Kāinga Ora flats.
Tenants move from nine homes as Kāinga Ora investigates 'weathertightness issues'
Remediation, redevelopment or sale of the properties is being considered.
Simon Wilson: The reason Chris Bishop seems so confused
OPINION: Chris Bishop is the minister for almost everything, but he's not running things.
Broken bore forces 30-unit transitional housing complex to empty
The future of the former motel bought by the Govt for $8.1m is now up in the air.
Avondale Racecourse closure sparks battle over housing, park and market
Avondale Racecourse will close soon. What will it mean for this fringe Auckland suburb?
'Massive loss': Protesters gathering at sell-off of former 81-unit social housing project
Campaigners hope to shine a light on the Government's fast-paced sell-off of public land.
Housing minister vows Far North among biggest winners in Govt’s new housing plan
The plan shifts to a data‑driven model for social and affordable homes.
'Tone deaf': Labour hits back at Govt over Rotorua housing claim
Tama Potaka says the city’s turnaround shows 'deliberate, co-ordinated action'.
PM backs minister's 'pragmatic' call to spend Kāinga Ora money on local bridge
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the move by Chris Bishop ‘doesn’t pass the sniff test’.
Kāinga Ora neighbours' dispute over kids playing escalates to alleged assault and burglary
While one tenant was in custody charged with assault, he says another tenant robbed him.
Shane Te Pou: This Govt is too focused on the elite's fine dining
The Government is spending $6.3m to promote our top restaurants overseas.