Auckland emergency housing network update
Welcomed by Bernie Smith from Monte Cecilia, Minister Adams was introduced to members of the network. The longstanding work of network members and their proven track record within their local communities was acknowledged by Bernie. “Each service provides a one-on-one...AHI/CHA network meeting 5 April with Minister of Social Housing, Amy Adams
31 people attended the meeting at the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. The Minister addressed the joint AHI and CHA networking event and talked about the importance of measuring outcomes and backing the sector to provide better social outcomes through...Shamubeel Eaqub rails against government failures that led to an undersupply of 500,000 homes over 30 years and rising societal gaps
https://www.youtube.com/embed/EKGUwCb5GuA This article was posted in Interest.co on 6 April and can be seen in full here. Speaking to the NZ Planning Institute’s annual conference in Wellington this week, Eaqub gave a detailed presentation on the reasons why housing...Naenae church protests housing crisis in area and non-use of HNZ vacant land
It has been four years since Housing NZ gave notice to hundreds of tenants throughout the Hutt Valley. Scores of houses were boarded up, then eventually knocked down, leaving 17,000sqm of barren land. This has helped create epic demand for housing, which has in turn...Kathryn Ryan talked to Sam Tsemberis about the Auckland central Housing First project
He’s been working alongside Auckland council and others on a two year pilot, which started last month, with the ambitious goal to end homelessness in the city. What is the evidence that this is not just a lofty goal? Listen to the audio.
Research finds that having an affordable home next door provides wider community benefits with no negative effects
This research on inclusionary zoning: 2017.04.03 Inclusionary Zoning SE FINAL prepared by Sense Partners economist Shamubeel Eaqub analysed Queenstown Lakes District house price data from 2008 to 2016. It focused on houses within a 150m radius of an affordable home...New landlord for Tauranga HNZ tenants
Here’s CHA’s press release and the announcement from Government: https://beehive.govt.nz/release/new-landlord-1140-tauranga-hnz-tenants Read the CHA press release here.