Boarding House Bill Passes First Reading
After the horror of Loafers Lodge, Labour says it’s time unsafe boarding houses were dragged out of the shadows and held accountable.

After the horror of Loafers Lodge, Labour says it’s time unsafe boarding houses were dragged out of the shadows and held accountable.

When MSD starts calling homelessness a “narrative”, it’s not a bureaucratic slip. It’s a window into the contempt at the heart of a welfare system that punishes desperation.

When a storm hits, “stay home” isn’t advice everyone can follow. So what happens next?

If it’s about safety, why no body cams? If it’s about protection, why does it feel like surveillance?

The Alliance Party is backing protests against “Move On” laws, arguing they deepen homelessness and calling for a return to state-led housing solutions.

As emergency housing access tightens, thousands more are being turned away — raising serious questions about who government policy is really serving.

The Greens say homelessness can be ended — and they’ve unveiled a plan to fix renters’ rights and housing affordability in NZ.

The Green Party housing plan New Zealand aims to end homelessness, strengthen renters’ rights and fix the housing crisis.
The Government’s move toward criminalising homelessness in New Zealand follows major cuts to emergency housing and welfare. Is this policy solving poverty — or punishing it?

Wellington’s sewage crisis reignites debate over scrapping Three Waters. Was ditching water reform ideological sabotage with real-world consequences?