Minister welcomes call for modernising tenancy laws

ActionStation and Renters United delivered the open letter which contains recommendations from the People’s Review of Renting. Action Station spokesperson Rick Zwaan says, “So there was just real heartbreaking stories of people on low incomes, Māori and...

​Community housing sector welcomes new data on social housing

In our press release about the latest Social Housing Quarterly report Scott Figenshow is quoted as saying: ”Yesterday’s release shows that the Ministry of Social Development is continuing progress toward more open and transparent information sharing,” says Scott...

Atareira Easy Access Housing

Background The relationship between housing and recovery from mental illness has been recognised in New Zealand in a number of reports and discussion papers[i]. The Mental Health Commission (1999)[ii] describes this relationship as follows: “The provision of adequate,...

Homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand 2017 – Parity magazine

brings together the specialist community focused on homelessness and showcases the expertise within the country, documenting the progress and successes we’ve made in addressing homelessness while clarifying the challenges that remain. Parity Vol30-08 (October) –...