Jun 3, 2014 | News
This is the long-awaited solution to the decision by the Charities Commission in 2009 ruling that helping people to buy their own home through shared ownership is outside the domain of a charity and subject to tax. We were quick to welcome the announcement that there...
May 29, 2014 | News
Simon outlines the role of the new entity and outlines the numbers needed for the sector to attain 20% by 2020. Read the NZ Herald article here.
May 28, 2014 | News
The Government has announced its agreement in principle to establish a new entity to grow and diversify the social housing sector. Read the release here http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-grow-social-housing-sector CHA will be preparing a media release...
May 28, 2014 | News
Finance Minister Bill English and Housing Minister Dr. Nick Smith have today announced the establishment of a new entity to grow and diversify the social housing market. The Establishment Unit will look at how, and on what terms, transfers of HNZC stock to community...
May 28, 2014 | Events
Nicole Gurran, Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney When: Tuesday 10 June, 12 noon – 1pm Where: Fisher International Building, level 9, 18 Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland RSVP:...
May 27, 2014 | News
City Housing, Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust in Wellington http://www.pnbst.maori.nz/ Recovery Solutions Property Trust in Auckland www.recoverysolutions.co.nz Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga in Hastings...
May 26, 2014 | News
What do we say? We’ll start with the positives. CHA applauds the government for allocating $75m to assist Christchurch to rebuild its housing. But we already knew that. We are all disappointed that this budget seems to have missed several opportunities. Are there more...
May 26, 2014 | News
The manual and its free online portal are produced by Community Law, an Aotearoa-wide provider of quality-assured free legal help, providing information about areas of law where there is a lot at stake (and no money for lawyers) including family law, Māori land,...
May 22, 2014 | News
Elderly woman outlines the plight of finding affordable rental housing on Auckland’s North Shore. Interview with Bays Community Trust and CORT Housing Trust http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player/2596858
May 22, 2014 | News
Following our meeting with Hon Nick Smith on 30 January 2014, we wrote to him on 4 March 2014 checking our understanding about the progress of specific aspects of the social housing reform programme including tax reform, stock transfers and the social housing fund....
