Investment available for Māori housing

Nov 25, 2015 | News

In the 2015-16 financial year the Network will invest $14.491 million into improving Māori housing circumstances, having taken responsibility for some funding from MBIE and with some increases in the May 2015 Budget. Read more about the network’s investment...

Nine new special housing areas announced

Nov 24, 2015 | News

This newest tranche of Special Housing Areas will bring the total number of SHAs established in Auckland to 106, with a long-term capacity of more than 48,000 new homes. Go here to read more.
New research on homeless from Citizens Advice Bureau

New research on homeless from Citizens Advice Bureau

Nov 24, 2015 | Research

Their in-depth analysis of over 2000 client enquiries about emergency accommodation shows vulnerable families, pregnant women and children living in cars and garages, even after seeking assistance from the Ministry of Social Development and Housing New Zealand. Many...

Transfer of social housing in Tauranga and Invercargill

Nov 23, 2015 | News

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are sort from organisations or consortia that can demonstrate the following: • effective approaches for interacting with and supporting social housing tenants • capability to enhance links across community-based social services to...
New book out on New Zealand’s housing crisis

New book out on New Zealand’s housing crisis

Nov 23, 2015 | Reports & Articles

Over the past twenty-five years, the quality and affordability of New Zealand housing has declined drastically, says Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman. Short-sighted and discriminatory housing policies have resulted in a society in which the poor and needy are...