Skilled Housing New Zealand intern joins Dwell

Feb 1, 2018 | Member profiles

Dwell chief executive, Alison Cadman with Housing New Zealand’s Ingrid Downey Dwell successfully applied to employ Ingrid Downey from Housing New Zealand, where she is a Technical Advisor in HNZ’s Business Advisory Team. Ingrid has worked with HNZ for nine years and...
BRANZ research report on ‘exceeding the minimum’ released

BRANZ research report on ‘exceeding the minimum’ released

Jan 29, 2018 | Research

This report looks at the question: why don’t landlords choose features that exceed the minimum building standards and what are the enablers to changing this? The aim is to identify the barriers to an improved rental stock and potential solutions to overcome the...

​Lifting children out of poverty – why definitions matter

Jan 25, 2018 | News

Photo- Newstalk ZB Take a look at the technical note in the Treasury release. There is an opportunity for Government to look at the definition of the households covered by the policy, stated as: “Defined as living in a household with an income less than 50% of the...

Single parent experiences of renting in Wellington

Jan 24, 2018 | News

Sylvie It is tough when you are a sole parent. I didn’t renew the lease on my small rental of two years as I had finished post-grad study and my two kids desperately wanted their own rooms. I have been looking for a rental since October as my lease was expiring early...

HNZC – Urban kai initiative

Jan 24, 2018 | News

MATTHEW TSO/STUFF The back lawn of Tracy Johnson’s state home has given way to neat rows of overturned soil in preparation for a new vegetable garden. She is the first person signed up to a programme which will have Housing New Zealand tenants growing vegetables...

Aging in place and home safety

Jan 23, 2018 | News

Age Concern have a list of resources on their website for adapting homes for future needs. (Image from Age Concern NZ website) Lifetime (or Universal) design is about making homes that people can live in and enjoy regardless of their age, mobility or stage of life....