KiwiBuild kicks in!

Jul 26, 2018 | News

New Zealand Chinese Building Industry Association 2018 Annual Conference will be held in Auckland 27 July followed by the NZ International Property + Building Expo 28 & 29 July 2018 at the Vodafone Events Centre. This is the 3rd year and this year’s theme is...

1,000 extra housing places so far this winter

Jul 24, 2018 | News

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Phil Twyford in May announced the Government was taking urgent action to tackle homelessness this winter by investing $100 million in 1500 new housing places compared to the end of last year. Phil Twyford said the Government was well...

Homelessness in Rotorua requires multi-pronged approach

Jul 23, 2018 | News

“There is no quick fix, there isn’t just one solution and there isn’t one single provider or agency that will resolve this on their own,” the mayor says. “The Ministry of Social Development’s Housing First programme will be in Rotorua soon to provide long-term housing...

​Dr O’Sullivan visits appalling homes of sick Kiwi kids

Jul 20, 2018 | News

Dr O’Sullivan recently moved from Northland to Auckland and he says he thought he knew what poverty was. “On my second day working as a GP in Auckland I was confronted by something I never thought I would see in this city. “I met a 28-year-old solo mother who is...

Innovative housing complex designed for Wellington

Jul 20, 2018 | News

These were the ingredients for the ArchEngBuild 2018 Challenge held at Victoria University of Wellington between 4-6 July, and the result was some truly future-thinking medium-density housing designs for our capital city. Now in its seventh year, ArchEngBuild brings...

​ Supportive housing in central Auckland

Jul 10, 2018 | News

The Minister, and Housing New Zealand deputy board chair Vui Mark Gosche, this morning unveiled plans to build 280 new purpose built apartments with on-site wrap-around health and support services. These will replace 87 units on the site built more than 60 years ago....

Shelter Gives Homeless Women a Safe Place to Sleep This Winter

Jul 10, 2018 | News

The Auckland City Mission’s Te Whare Manaaki Wāhine women’s shelter provides safe, welcoming, and temporary accommodation for women starting from Sunday 1 July. With construction on the City Mission’s new Mission HomeGround redevelopment due to start in October, the...