Methodist Mission decide on collaboration over ownership

Mar 31, 2015 | News

Representing a collective of social services agencies including Lifewise, Methodist Mission Northern, Airedale Property Trust, Wesley Community Action, Christchurch Methodist Mission and The Methodist Mission Southern, as well as Tongan and Samoan services, Methodist...
Rules Reduction task force

Rules Reduction task force

Mar 27, 2015 | Submissions

In particular property owners, builders, tradespeople and businesses who have experienced the issues created by irrelevant or unnecessary regulations, can now report these to a Rules Reduction Taskforce which will identify pedantic and unnecessary rules that frustrate...

Seminar: Housing matters for health

Mar 27, 2015 | Events

Time: Wednesday 15 April 2015, noon-1 pm, Place: Nordmeyer Lecture Theatre, Level D, University of Otago Wellington, 23a Mein Street, Newtown. Philippa Howden-Chapman spearheads the internationally acclaimed research team that has for more than a decade drawn...

Summary of Networking Event with Hon Paula Bennett

Mar 27, 2015 | Events

Approximately 60 people from the sector attended the event and listened to the Minister share her insights on the Social Housing Reform programme and reflect on her time as Social Housing Minister. The Minister said she believes there is a place for CHOs to be bigger...
Rules Reduction task force

Emergency Housing Funding Review

Mar 27, 2015 | Submissions

More information about the review and a link to the survey is available at the following link here. The survey is open until Friday 1 May. MSD is keen to hear from as wide a range of providers as possible so would greatly welcome your participation in this survey and...

Update on taxation issues

Mar 26, 2015 | News

Part of the solution officials arrived at for addressing the potential tax liabilities faced by community housing providers, in the wake of the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust decision and the new income tax exemption of “Community Housing Entities”, was for...

$500,000 boost for emergency housing providers

Mar 26, 2015 | News

“In January the Prime Minister announced Government plans to support the emergency housing sector with a $500,000 cash injection alongside a wider review of funding, as part of our Social Housing Reforms,” says Mrs Bennett. Today’s announcement sees additional...