Sue McCabe – new CEO of Philanthropy New Zealand
Sue will be joining our Wellington-based team from the end of November. Sue has a diverse professional and volunteering background spanning public, not-for-profit and private sectors. She has previously held not-for-profit Chief Executive roles, as well as public...Council “heartless and hypocritical” over council Housing
The committee is meeting to discuss a proposed $30 loan, at commercial lending criteria, to the Otautahi Community Housing Trust to build 130 new council rental units. This is a heartless policy because it fails to address the housing crisis for low-income tenants and...10 new KiwiBuild apartments available in Ōtāhuhu
Located at 105 Mason Ave and developed by NZ Living, the two-bedroom turnkey apartments range from 64.9 square metres to 74.9 square metres inclusive of a deck area. Each apartment has a carpark. The apartments are priced between $580,000 and $600,000 and include an...Action-Packed Month For New Zealand’s Housing Sector
This month Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities (BBHTC) – Ko ngā wā kāinga hei whakamāhorahora – is sponsoring a number of key events to inform how we deliver affordable, healthy homes, create attractive, functional urban neighbourhoods and build Māori...Porirua regeneration means thousands of new homes
Thousands of families will enjoy new state homes, affordable KiwiBuild and market homes under a plan to revitalise eastern Porirua as the Government continues to tackle the housing crisis. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the plan was the biggest and most ambitious...REINZ warns letting fee ban could lead to rent increases
In its submission to the Select Committee REINZ, alongside other similar industry bodies, outlined that while banning letting fees will reduce fees upfront, that long term those fees may simply be recuperated by landlords through increased rent which contradicts the...
CHA newsletter 1 November 2018
CHA Newsletter 1 November 2018.pdfHousing affordability crisis – are we winning?
Listen to the 2 November Nine to Noon programme discussion this issue here.