A street that was once notorious as a Mongrel Mob stronghold is now turning into a middle-class dream. Farmer Cres in Taita, Lower Hutt, and its surrounding area, was once known for all the wrong reasons. In early 2009, Mob members were accused of terrorising a single...
The Monte Cecilia Housing Trust says it depends on outside help for much of its income. But costs are outstripping funding. Each year Monte Cecilia helps about seven hundred desperate families, and provides short-term shelter to only about twelve of them at one time....
If you want a state house or "social housing" with a view, forget it. Beautiful views are banned in a draft new Government policy. Double garages and decks are out, too. The draft of the Social Development Ministry's "purchasing intentions" for income-related rental...
The Nelson Tasman region was identified by Government in January as a priority area in Schedule 1 of the Housing Accord and Special Housing Areas Act 2013 (HASHA), which aims to improve housing affordability by helping to increase land and housing supply in specific...
Habitable A step change in the quality of New Zealand housing stock is required. Too much of the existing stock, particularly rental housing stock serving those on the lowest incomes, does not meet objective basic habitability standards. The action required to begin...
Inequality after housing costs is significantly higher than before housing costs. While incomes have risen for high and low earners, the rising cost of housing especially hits the poor. The report: The Inequality Paradox: Why inequality matters even though it has...
“This review has been prompted by recent court decisions and Tenancy Tribunal rulings, which have sparked confusion over how the Residential Tenancy Act (1986) and the Property Law Act (2007) interact. This is resulting in uncertainty for landlords and tenants, and is...
The 14-hectare master-planned development in Favona and next to Mangere Bridge, will ultimately become home to approximately 4,000 people. Consisting of a combination of architecturally designed terraced houses as well as apartments, the first stage will focus on the...
The programme is a co-design approach to support the Ministry’s Community Investment Strategy. Over the next nine months, Ākina and MSD will team up with a number of providers and Community Investment Advisors, to work together to develop new results-based contracting...