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Rent caps should be used to curb Marlborough's "unaffordable" senior housing prices, housing experts say.

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A survey showing nearly a third of secondary students in northern New Zealand experience housing deprivation shows the need to urgently review the accommodation supplement and increase the Family Tax Credit, Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft says. ...

Wellington City Council could make a preliminary decision this morning to end its role as landlord.

Press Release – Office of the Children’s Commissioner A survey showing nearly a third of secondary students in northern New Zealand experience housing deprivation shows the need to urgently review the accommodation supplement and increase the Family Tax Credit, Childrens Commissioner Andrew Becroft says. … A survey showing nearly a third of secondary students in northern New Zealand experience housing deprivation shows the need to urgently review the accommodation supplement and increase...

Carl Forster is not alone facing a tough life on NZ Super, research shows.

A Budget boost in infrastructure investment could help Nelson first home buyers get into new builds, says electorate MP Rachel Boyack.

New Zealand has now had three “Wellbeing Budgets”: the prototype in 2019, the COVID-19 “Rebuilding Together” version in 2020, and today Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced the Labour government is “Securing our Recovery”. With Labour governing with an absolute majority, projected debt levels lower than initially forecast and nearly NZ$1 billion from last year’s COVID-19 recovery fund unspent, expectations for housing, health, climate change and welfare have been heightened...

Te Aroha resident Dez Maney said it’s something he just has to put up with. “There’s a way around everything, it’s not a thing that will affect your living, so you just have to adjust accordingly.” Maney has lived in Te Aroha for his entire life and moved to the block of flats four years ago. He is now 90 years old and enjoys sharing his homegrown produce with his neighbours. But deputy mayor Neil Goodger wasn’t happy with the sudden price hike during a recent meeting when the d...

Davidson pushes for rent controls to address homelessness crisis shes responsible for solving Newshub 3 hrs ago © Newshub Watch: The shocking pay rise Kiwis need for current house prices to be affordable. Greens co-leader Marama Davidson is pushing for rent controls to address homelessness, the crisis shes responsible for solving in Government.  The Greens have launched a new online tool to show Kiwis just how bad renting is. The median rent price increased 6 percent in the year to March,...