Housing repairs lead to well-being in Te Tai Tokerau

Te Puni Kōkiri Māori Housing Network has invested $1.025m to repair 31 whare in the region over the past year. They have completed 125 repairs region-wide since the Māori Housing Network began in early 2016. “The impact on whānau is that they are feeling more...

More than 1,000 homeless to be housed through Budget 2019

Jacinda Ardern said Budget 2019 is breaking the cycle for long-term homeless people by giving them a permanent, warm and safe home, and support services to help address the causes of homelessness. “Housing is a basic human right and allows people to live with dignity....

Winter Energy Payment

The Winter Energy Payment is back and now available for 22 weeks from 1 May to 1 October to seniors and families needing help to pay for heating ast the months draw colder. It’s a small intervention that will reach an estimated million low income householders...