Government pays to move people out of Auckland

While no figure has been confirmed, Paula Bennett says it’s likely to be similar to the 3k Christchurch policy – so people will be given $3000 and moving costs. “We have places in New Zealand where there is employment, where there certainly are empty state...

Fletchers lobbies Government for Auckland housing plan

Steve Evans, Fletcher Building housing chief operating officer said he met the ministers last year to advocate a new shared ownership model. The feedback he got was that there was interest in the scheme. He would not name precisely who talks had been held with, just...

Homeless youths in Auckland “the tip of the iceberg”

“Sadly more and more young New Zealanders face the reality of homelessness everyday says Dr Shiloh Groot Co-Chair of the NZCEH. “The homeless population has continued to increase every year and these young people are just another example of it....