Sharon Brettkelly

The New Zealand Housing Foundation says the Auckland Council's property arm has pulled the plug on it's Panuku Development which planned to build more than 200 houses in Manukau, leaving the region's… Audio

The government says it will build 34,000 new homes in the next decade, including demolishing 8000 run-down state homes to make way for 13,000 new social houses. Audio

Visitors to New Zealand are expected to surge to 4.9 million in the next seven years, nearly 1.5 million more than last year. Audio

Tourism operators say more is needed despite the government announcing $178m for councils and the Department of Conservation to build more carparks and toilets. Audio

Tourism operators are calling on the government to cut the barriers to private sector investment, and want more done about deteriorating fresh water and creating a Predator Free New Zealand. Audio

Two Auckland race courses will be hosting hundreds of campervans full of Lions rugby fans for the first time to help the city cope as it gears up for the country's biggest sporting event since the… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

A trade group has launched a series of videos to get more public backing for trade as New Zealand and other countries consider resuscitating the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership deal. Audio

The unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in the first three months of the year as the economy created 29,000 new jobs. Audio

A group that houses asylum seekers in Auckland says they are being forced to sleep in cars and on the streets because it has run out of room. Lawyers warn it could jeopardise their chances of staying… Audio

Some see the removal of Gerry Brownlee after six years as a positive step for Christchurch, but others are concerned that replacement Nicky Wagner won't have a seat at the Cabinet table. Audio