​Housing project changing lives in Porirua East

Apr 15, 2019 | News

“There’s been a lot of talk for a long time around retrofitting and warm homes, but we wanted to better direct our resources to improve the lives of families dealing with sickness in cold homes,” says Hutt Mana Charitable Trust Chair John Gwilliam. The Trust already...

Government and industry sign Construction Sector Accord

Apr 15, 2019 | News

Government commitments • Better procurement practices and improved pipeline management • Improved building regulatory systems and consenting processes Industry commitments • Enhanced industry leadership, collaboration and organisation • Better business performance •...

​The Shift Aotearoa: Collaborative Action For NZ Housing

Apr 15, 2019 | News

The Shift Aotearoa is a three-day conference that will take place from 5-7 June 2019 at Te Papa in Wellington. It is designed to shift momentum towards a well-functioning housing system – one where every New Zealander is well-housed. Led by the latest research...

300 apartments for Gorge Road – but are they affordable?

Apr 4, 2019 | News

But Housing Minister Phil Twyford was not able to give an indicative price for the apartments – admitting that “not everyone will be able to afford them.” The prices could be around the $500,000 to $600,000 mark which the Minister said “is half...

Homeless feel threatened by push out of Tauranga CBD

Apr 2, 2019 | News

Women sleeping on the streets in Tauranga say they live in fear of violence. Photo: RNZ / Keri Welham But the city’s first women’s shelter, due to open next Monday, offers hope to New Zealand’s “hidden homeless”. Clair, 60, says the...

Why can’t they come and play?’: housing segregation in London

Apr 1, 2019 | News

The garden and play area that social housing residents are not allowed to use. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian On a hot day in the summer of 2017, a dozen kids at a housing estate in south London went out to their nearby playground. Sprinklers were turned on...

Council to develop land to create 115 residential sections

Apr 1, 2019 | News

Around 115 sections of various sizes will be developed and are expected to be on the market to sell in early 2020. Council’s Finance and Performance Committee recently resolved to recommend Council gives delegated authority to Chief Executive Heather Shotter, to...

Tenancy Compliance and Investigation action

Mar 28, 2019 | News

The Tenancy Tribunal has recently made orders totalling nearly $17,000 against three landlords as a result of investigations launched by the Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team. “The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team (TCIT) proactively assess and...