Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith says. “These are the most significant changes in tenancy law in 30 years and will affect more than 450,000 rental homes. I want tenants and landlords to know their new rights and responsibilities,” Dr Smith says. “The new...
City Housing provides social housing with subsidised rent, for households who face various barriers to accessing other types of housing. Our tenants come from a wide range of backgrounds and some have complex needs. The welfare of our tenants is extremely important...
“Meth contamination is unfortunately becoming a problem for all landlords. We manage around 64,000 properties so contamination is something we knew we needed to have a handle on,” says Regional Manager Jackie Pivac. “We were more than happy to share what we have...
Here is Alison’s opinion piece and CHA’s letter to the editor in support of her piece: Community Housing Aotearoa - Letter to the editor 23 June 2016 Dear editor Alison Cadman, in her 18 June article, is right when she says what we need is a discussion about the wider...
Working shoulder-to-shoulder with people, respecting them, giving them the opportunity to share their stories and access their own abilities and knowledge is the best way for successful negotiations and outcomes. It’s also necessary to have a thorough understanding of...
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The Residential Tenancies Act is to be strengthened with new requirements for insulation, smoke alarms, better enforcement and faster resolution of abandoned tenancies but no warrant of fitness. Read article from the Dominion Post here.
“We have met with Minister Bennett and MBIE officials and are confident they understood that the best solution was to amend the Charities Act as the place where the certainty should be confirmed. Why the rest of cabinet didn’t see it this way when they had...
During his visit to Australia Steven Joyce highlighted the opportunities for investment in New Zealand, including in community housing. You can read the article here.
According to the Glenn Innes Defence committee there is a direct link between the increase in homelessness and the government’s neoliberal housing agenda. Read more here.
Auckland is to have two new Special Housing Areas (SHAs) that will provide up to 1800 new homes. The two new SHAs are: McLarin Road, Glenbrook: 87 hectares, 800 homes; and Bremner Road, Drury: 68 hectares, at least 1000 homes. Read here
The New Zealand Housing Foundation was one of five community and environmental organisations receiving a recognition award for their outstanding contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand. A Celebrations Event was held at Government House in Auckland on Wednesday, 24 June...
The Government’s announcement about tax provisions to remedy issues over the charitable status of community housing providers is causing concern in the sector, according to Scott Figenshow, Director of Community Housing Aotearoa, the umbrella organisation for the...
Labour’s housing spokesperson,Phil Twyford, is concerned the Government is about to give Ministers extraordinary powers to take direct personal control of selling state houses, exempting Ministers from normal legal requirements and leaving the sale process wide open...