Nov 29, 2016 | News
Step 1: Create a vision for the city. Freeman’s vision is: “Housing at the heart of connecting and strengthening communities.” She has six key targets. One: address the shortage of housing by building 125,000 new homes by 2025 and 420,000 by 2045. That’s the same goal...
Nov 29, 2016 | News
This new deadline allows time for more and new social housing providers to apply to the RFP and to make use of the extra $24.4 million government allocated in September enabling community housing providers to get an upfront grant of up to 50% of the value of the...
Nov 29, 2016 | News
The proposed consultation items include restricting the annual average rate rise to 2.5% and addressing Auckland’s need for extra revenue to support growth with the proposed introduction of a visitor levy, a targeted rate for new large-scale developments and a...
Nov 29, 2016 | News
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.
Nov 29, 2016 | Research
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...
Nov 29, 2016 | News
The Government is progressing its ambitious Social Housing Reform Programme and the Housing New Zealand (HNZ) owned properties in Christchurch are the second tranche to be proposed for transfer, following the appointment of Accessible Properties as the preferred...
Nov 23, 2016 | News
The Government has spent a number of months considering a proposal from Horowhenua District Council (HDC) to explore a joint transfer of council-owned flats and HNZ properties and tenancies to a community housing provider (CHP). The council proposed to ‘package’ its...
Nov 23, 2016 | News
Housing New Zealand (HNZ) and development partners Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and Gemscott Resources Limited have signed a heads of agreement to develop the 12,010sq m site on Great North Rd in Waterview into one, two and three-bedroom apartments. All the homes will be...
Nov 22, 2016 | Events
Nov 21, 2016 | News
The plan was launched at the Habitat for Humanity conference in Rotorua, and builds on the Green Party’s Home for Life policy, which was first launched before the last election. “Our Home for Life plan is about giving more New Zealanders a fair shot at owning their...
