Stories by Eva Corlett

Homeless teenagers in Auckland are being turned away in droves from housing services which say they cannot cope with demand.

The Labour coalition government promised to address ballooning house prices and help aspiring home buyers take the first step. Eva Corlett looks at whether it has kept its promise.

The Labour Party promised to reduce homelessness, boost state housing stock and build thousands of homes during its first term. Eva Corlett looks at how the party has done.

Tenants are bracing themselves for a hike in living costs when a freeze on rent increases comes to an end next week.

The library will offer 600,000 of its international books, which cover a range of topics across fiction and non-fiction, to local libraries, prison libraries and community groups. Audio

Groups working to house Pacific families fear millions of dollars in funding could be wasted if the government doesn't involve their expertise.

A woman whose terminally-ill husband chose suicide over a prolonged painful death is urging New Zealanders to allow people the option to die with dignity. Video

Thousands of home owners are slipping behind on mortgage payments, while other would-be buyers are rushing to get finance.

A man is lucky to be alive after the Palmerston North car yard he was buying a ute from exploded.

Renters say the updated tenancy law is well overdue, while landlords are worried they'll be stuck with troublesome tenants.

Consumer NZ is slamming funeral insurance as predatory and overpriced, after an 85-year-old woman paid nearly $19,000 dollars for a policy worth $10,000.

Doctors want the government to send a strong clear message to the public: if you are sick, have a Covid-19 test. Audio

A homeless man living in his car in Queenstown has been told he's not allowed to park up in town anymore, due to freedom camping rules.

Tourism operators fear any further delays to trans-Tasman and Pacific bubbles could be the nail in the coffin for the industry.

An injection of money into cash-strapped community health care services is expected to cover most of the immediate extra costs from Covid-19 but anxiety over long-term funding remains.

The rate of people dying on our roads has jumped back up, following a record low during lockdown.

Trade Me has reported a spike in people between the ages of 18 to 29 browsing listings, putting it down to low interest rates and the temporary scrapping of the loan-to-value ratio.

The Green Building Council is proposing a housing plan it says would be a quick-fire way to stimulate the economy in the wake of Covid-19.

Could the lockdown signal an end to rough sleeping? Former rough sleepers and community housing groups think it could.

Refugees waiting to be resettled in New Zealand live in danger, as they wait for borders to reopen, the Red Cross says.

New Zealand's native species and water quality are under threat from human activity and more than three-quarters of freshwater fish are threatened, the latest report says.

Imagine living with 10 or more other people in a small house with one bathroom and one kitchen between you.

Nearly 500 motel units - specifically made available for the homeless - are already filled, each of which can house one person or a family.

A small Coromandel beach community is furious that outsiders are turning up to their holiday homes for the weekend, despite the lockdown.

Stocks of influenza vaccine are being shifted from some centres that have supplies to others that are without, in a bid to get the most at-risk people vaccinated.