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17 Aug 2017
More motels bought in areas where state housing has been sold off
Social Housing Minister Amy Adams says the Government plans to buy another two motels to put up homeless people. The new purchases come on top of the four motels already bought by the Ministry of Social Development for emergency housing, at a cost of $4 million. -
17 Aug 2017
Rental Warrant of Fitness for Wellington
Wellington City Council is partnering with the University of Otago, Wellington, to launch a voluntary Rental Warrant of Fitness for minimum housing standards in Wellington, Mayor Justin Lester has announced. -
16 Aug 2017
Four developers in bidding for Barrowcliff
A contentious deal over Auckland Council-owned affordable housing land has been widened to include four possible buyers, after a spat over the price. -
16 Aug 2017
Queenstown considers solutions to housing
Queenstown's council is considering more radical solutions to the town's housing crisis after the government's Special Housing Areas (SHAs) failed to bring down prices. -
15 Aug 2017
New housing initiatives to be introduced under Mental Health Social Investment Fundnsumers
MSD have announced a number of housing initiatives that will be included in their approach to improve the mental health of New Zealanders under the Mental Health Social Investment Fund. -
15 Aug 2017
Salvation Army release 'Taking Stock' report
In its report 'Taking Stock', The Salvation Army estimates New Zealand needs to build a minimum of 2000 social houses a year for at least the next decade just to meet demand. -
14 Aug 2017
Churches hold housing forum in Wellington ahead of general election
The money spent by the Government on emergency housing could be enough to build a whole village. That's the opinion of one speaker at a Wellington housing forum on 9 August reports the NZ Herald. -
14 Aug 2017
Landlords won't rent to homeless - Salvation Army
Whanganui's Salvation Army wants local landlords to drop prejudices about the city's homeless. The charity has funding for seven rentals, but is struggling to find long term housing for those in need. -
14 Aug 2017
Auckland Mayor thrilled with Housing First’s progress
Over the last four months the Auckland Housing First project has seen 150 people supported into 93 permanent homes across Auckland. Housing First was launched in March this year as a two-year demonstration project to end homelessness for 472 chronically homeless people in Auckland using the internationally proven Housing First model. It is jointly funded by Auckland Council and Government. -
14 Aug 2017
New Emergency housing for Gisborne
16 units at the former Eastland Motor Lodge are among 2150 transitional housing places that will be created around the country by the end of the year, Minister of Social Housing, Amy Adams said in Gisborne on 14 August 2017.