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The cracks in the Healthy Homes rules
There are five basic standards to be met before landlords can get their Healthy Homes tick. Why do so many seem to be slipping through the cracks? Audio
The cracks in the Healthy Homes rules
There are five basic standards to be met before landlords can get their Healthy Homes tick. Why do so many seem to be slipping through the cracks?
AudioDamp housing still rife in New Zealand
More than 20 percent of New Zealand homes are damp some or all of the time, according to the 2018 census. Audio
Family paying $520 a week for ‘third world swamp house’
An Auckland family's rental house has a rubbish dump and swamp underneath it, which is attracting rats and mosquitoes and they say it's also making them sick. Tenant Dawn Robbie says she’s complained… Video, Audio
Bill to improve rental houses up in Parliament
A woman who has lived in damp and mouldy houses for decades says she desperately needs a law change that would improve the state of rental homes. Audio
Substandard Chch rentals pushes family to live in a tent
We've been reporting this morning on a coroner's finding that cold, damp conditions in a South Auckland state house may have contributed to the death of a toddler. Audio
Documentary maker says toddler's death is not a surprise
In 2011, Bryan Bruce investigated child health in New Zealand. His documentary helped put child poverty on the agenda at the election. Audio
Greens say government needs to move faster to fix state houses
The Green Party says the Government is not moving fast enough to insulate state houses. Audio
English responds to criticism of state houses
Listening to that is the Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand, Bill English Audio
Experts say thousands of kids affected by cold, damp housing
Housing experts say a toddler who died due to sickness in part caused by a cold, damp home is the tragic face of an issue facing thousands of children. Audio
