Housing

But the Ministry is removing one of the options for meeting the standards.

Makeshift shelters of cardboard and blankets are dotted along the street near Auckland City Mission, which is struggling to support an increase in rough sleepers. Audio

Steven Connelly, 67, spent years on a waitlist.

James Truong chose to ignore tenancy rules and had 22 people living in the building.

However, Regulations Minister David Seymour is rejecting the criticism from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

The housing market's trek to nowhere continues, with a marginal price rise in June, reversing the declines seen in April and May.

After a rebuild was cancelled, the former tenants of a social housing development in Auckland have seemingly 'disappeared'.

A high-profile property investor says he's found instances where claims were made that did not stack up.

The agency applied to have Vena Funaki evicted from the Ōtara, Auckland property after he acted aggressively when he was told to remove his dogs from the property.

Mortgage brokers say banks are struggling to keep up with the more active property market.

More people now have no shelter and are visible on the streets, the head of one charity says. Audio

The minister says the Auckland Council broadly agrees with a government directive for high-rise apartments alongside the $5 billion train upgrade. Audio

"[It] shift the mentality from homelessness being an individual problem caused by individuals to actually an understanding that homelessness is a collective responsibility," Hendry says.