Phil Twyford

Teresa Cowie explores whether the government's sell off of state housing will lead to better homes for the poor Audio

But the Labour Party says the Accord's failed to make a dent in the city's housing crisis, and is calling it a hopeless failure. Audio

The Government is increasing the dividend it demands from Housing New Zealand's dividend by almost 20%. Audio

The Govt has indicated it will sell, over time, a percentage of the 69,000 Housing NZ homes, and move to boost the social housing sector. Bill English told Sunday Morning last week, that the focus… Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, says the fastest way to get people out of poverty is for the Government to pay more rent subsidies. Audio

The opposition is highly critical of the Government's latest proposal on state houses, saying it's put the issue in the 'too hard basket.' Audio

The Labour Party released documents this afternoon which show the Treasury advised the National-led government that homeownership grants in Australia had pushed prices up in areas where there were not… Audio

Labour says the latest real estate statistics underline that the Government has failed to quell the booming housing market in Auckland. Audio

A local MP is calling for immediate change and a more visible police presence in Henderson, after what he describes as the "senseless" killing of dairy owner Arun Kumar. Audio

Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Auckland Mayor Len Brown are set to release the second Housing Accord monitoring report this afternoon. Audio

The Prime Minister says the Government can't be blamed for high house prices. A new report says it's more expensive to buy a home in New Zealand than anywhere else in the OECD. Audio

Why housing has pushed its way so emphatically on to the political agenda. Chris Bramwell and the Minister of Housing, Nick Smith; Labour’s housing spokesperson, Phil Twyford; and Professor Norman… Audio

The Auckland Council and the Government are on a collision course over the housing legislation that was the centrepiece of the Budget. Audio

The Government has poured cold water on the latest proposals to pay for better transport in Auckland. Audio

Phil Twyford is halfway through his walk on the Hillary Trail in the Waitakere Ranges. Audio

The Transport Agency may soon be allowed to borrow large sums of money to fund roading projects. Audio

Consultancy work on the Government's roads of national significance has proven to be a significant cost to the national coffers. Audio

Kiwirail is proposing to cut up to 220 jobs in an effort to save money. The state owned enterprise says its infrastructure and engineering business needs to reduce its spending by 200 million dollars… Audio

The roading sector says tens of millions of dollars a year could be saved if there is a major shake up of how the industry operates. Audio

The New Zealand Transport Agency has confessed it lost track of 182 million dollars, before finding it again. Audio