​Thirty solutions to address Wellington housing

Jun 18, 2018 | News

Wellington Mayor Justin Lester says the proposed Housing Strategy – released today – contains 30 solutions that are designed to address the city’s unique housing needs across a spectrum of temporary housing, short- and long-term rentals and home ownership....

Overwhelming interest from developers in KiwiBuild

Jun 14, 2018 | News

“Our early market testing indicated we would get a healthy response but I did not envision this level of interest. It shows that the people who actually know how to build the homes this country so desperately needs are right behind KiwiBuild,” Phil Twyford said. The...

New Ministry of Housing and Urban Development welcomed by CHA

Jun 8, 2018 | News

The new Ministry will provide the coordinated policy advice required to deliver better housing outcomes.We think this will contribute to our sector’s vision of all New Zealanders well-housed. CEO Scott Figenshow says “We expect this will enable government to maximise...

New Housing and Urban Development Ministry

Jun 8, 2018 | News

The new Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will be established from 1 August. It will officially start operating on 1 October. “Addressing the national housing crisis is one of the biggest challenges our Government faces. The new Ministry will provide the focus...

Ending Homelessness in Aotearoa – Will Budget 2018 do the trick?

Jun 7, 2018 | News

An estimated 41,000 people in a nation of 4.7 million people are in ‘severe housing stress’ – living in cars, tents and garages. These figures are just the tip of the iceberg, however, and homelessness needs to be seen in the context of failures in the wider...

25,000 Northlanders in healthier homes

Jun 5, 2018 | News

Healthy Homes Tai Tokerau (HHTT) this week celebrated a decade making Northland homes warmer and drier – 5037 homes in the Far North, 808 in Kaipara and 3235 in Whangarei District – improving health outcomes for around 25,000 Northlanders. That is the view of Ngaire...

Winter causes ‘intense’ pressure for homelessness sector

Jun 1, 2018 | News

Homeless people camp outside Auckland City Mission. Photo: RNZ/Eva Corlett. Hobson Street in central Auckland is home to apartment blocks, hotels, businesses and traffic. The high concrete buildings turn this main road into a gusty wind tunnel. On the eve of the first...

Meth compensation: Twyford not ruling it out, or in

Jun 1, 2018 | News

Hundreds of state houses were left empty and more than 130 tenants evicted because of methamphetamine contamination in homes. A report from Sir Peter Gluckman – released this week – revealed the country has been gripped by a moral panic and meth residue...