Housing Connect proposal not picked up by politicians

She called the effort Housing Connect and proposed to tackle the multiple issues preventing delivery of increased supply affordable across the housing continuum. On 7 December, citing lack of interest from central and local government, Leonie announced she was...

Scott Figenshow on housing policy under new government leadership

Assisted ownership and assisted rental areas still need to be addressed, including a review of the accommodation supplement. When asked about Paula Bennett’s performance as Minister of Social Housing Scott commented that Paula Bennett has done a great job, “she’s...

Affordable housing on offer for Bay hapu

The project will include 240 house sites, 30 per cent of which will be set aside for Nga Potiki hapu members. The area has been designated a Special Housing Area. Manawa has been designed to reflect the historical and cultural connections the hapu has to the land,...

Preparedness and resilience: how we respond to a future earthquake

We’ve restocked our water and emergency supplies and refreshed our plans. With road closures we worked out that we might need to provide a bed to our non-Wellington workmates for a night or two if they aren’t able to walk all the way home to Paraparaumu. But if they...

Collaboration gives families new homes

“I am delighted that Housing New Zealand, the Ministry of Social Development and three providers have worked together to ensure that 14 vulnerable families have somewhere safe and secure to live and where they will receive the help they need to address issues that may...

Young Kiwis struggling with high mortgage debt

The Labour party say they have been pushing for the Government to stabilise house prices by building affordable homes and banning foreign speculators. You can read the labour party press release here and download the Reserve Bank data here.
Community Housing Provider Capacity research report

Community Housing Provider Capacity research report

The report was prepared by Strategic Lift Ltd (SLL) who interviewed seven major Auckland-based community housing providers. It found that, under current funding arrangements, it is likely there would be no more than an additional 1,000 homes delivered. Read the report...