Kāpiti taskforce submits housing plan to council

Mr Gurunathan said the seriousness of the situation was brought home to him when he met the family living in a garage. “That really brought to the fore for me, the responsibility as a mayor to say, ‘Look, I don’t want to see this in my community...

A housing plan for New Zealand

A housing plan for New Zealand By James Goodhue | Guest writer September 9, 2017 (The original article on the Spinoff here) How does New Zealand get out of the housing hole it’s bought and sold itself into? Property and construction professional James Goodhue has a...

Wellington Council housing taskforce update

The Wellington City Council is also planning to set up a new political housing sub-committee to ensure all Wellingtonians are well housed. There is an estimated shortfall of about 3900 homes in the city and an extra 37,000 homes will be required to meet a population...

Dwell Housing and Ark Trust work together

Dwell Housing Trust Chief Executive Alison Cadman, and Wadestown Ark Trust’s Dr Brian Ensor celebrate Dwell’s acquisition of five church homes in Wadestown, Wellington. Ownership of five homes built in the early 1980s by the Wadestown Ark Trust was transferred in late...