Emergency Housing
Placing homeless in Kaeo 'doesn't make sense' - principal
The Principal of a Northland school is concerned families in need of emergency accommodation have been dumped at a remote holiday park in Kaeo, with no access to support services. Video, Audio
Relieved to have a roof over our head - grandmother
A grandmother who cares for three children says she could be living in a car or under a bridge if it wasn't for emergency housing in Lower Hutt. Audio
Govt accused of failing on its promise to provide more emergency housing
The Labour Party warns more families could be living in cars and garages this winter because the Government is failing on its promise of providing more emergency housing. Audio
Govt defends emergency housing plan: 'We do all we can'
The government says it is under pressure to provide emergency housing for people, but it is doing all it can.
Providers fear more Auckland families need emergency housing
"I would say that the need has been underreported... people are overcrowded into existing properties with extreme overcrowding". The manager of De Paul House Jan Rutledge talks to our reporter Sharon… Audio
Government spending emergency housing grant budget twice as fast as expected
Associate Minister for Social Housing, Alfred Ngaro, says the government is working on solutions to emergency accommodation, including purchasing motels. But only one motel has been purchased so far.
…Motels paid more than $100,000 a month in emergency housing grants
In the last three months of last year, five motels in South Auckland were paid more than $1 million to house the country's homeless. Video, Audio
How unemployables could be dealt with for housing
Concern the emergency social housing tenants in Motels are causing problems for the owners of the complexes with bad reviews from other visitors about the behaviour of the WINZ clients. Audio
Govt blows emergency housing budget out by millions
The Government has used four times its annual budget for emergency housing in just three months. Mei Heron reports. Audio
Dr Alice Mills talks about research on emergency accommodation
Auckland university researcher, Dr Alice Mills, gives her views on the best way to deal with short term emergency housing for vulnerable tenants. Audio
'A lot more money' needed to fix long term housing
A surprise $300 million cash injection into the emergency housing is not enough to fix the problem, housing groups say. Audio
Funding boost shows housing crisis real - opposition
The government insists there is no housing crisis in New Zealand despite a surprise announcement yesterday of a $300 million injection for emergency housing.
Govt to spend $300m on emergency housing
The government will spend $300 million on emergency housing, funding an extra 1400 places around the country, the Minister for Social Housing says. Video
300 million dollar injection for emergency housing
The Government is to allocate 300 million dollars to emergency housing places, more support for tenants and more frontline staff. Video, Audio
Motel tenant told to leave to make way for homeless
A mother of three has struggled to find accommodation for her family after being told to leave an Auckland motel as it was purchased by the government for emergency housing. Audio
Real estate company partners govt for motel buy-out
The government is using the real estate company Colliers International to find motels for homeless people to stay in. Audio
Modular housing plan announced
Paula Bennett today announced more details on a plan to use modular housing - temporary pop-up homes - as a response to NZ's housing shortage. Audio
No dividend from Housing NZ, say Nats
Steven Joyce's surprise announcement that the Government will not receive a Housing NZ dividend has sparked questions and controversy. Paula Bennett joins Checkpoint to discuss the dividend. Video, Audio
WINZ housing changes could force family into Te Puea marae
WINZ's newest policy to help desperate families into emergency housing came into effect on July 1 - but one family says things have got worse, not better. Audio
Govt considers pre-purchasing motel rooms for homeless
The government is considering pre-purchasing motel rooms to help those who most critically need housing, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says.