New Zealand Superfund: We Want to Invest in Affordable Housing
Speaking to Corin Dann on Q+A, Mr Orr said the Fund had invested in schools, prisons and other infrastructure already, and wanted to do much more – especially in the area of housing, and even social housing. “That’s one investment game here in New Zealand, and I would...UN expert calls for big ‘Shift’ in approach to housing
“Globally, there is an interest in housing – but not as a human right, or an issue requiring urgent attention to assist the most vulnerable groups in cities around the world,” Ms. Farha said at the end of the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development,...New community housing for Stoke
“There are three single storey brick units in the development, each containing two apartments,” he said. “They’ll be ideal for single people or small families and will help in a small way to meet the huge need for affordable housing in Nelson.” NTHT is a registered...MBIE’s new tenancy investigators target Dunedin student flats
“We take breaches of residential tenancy law seriously, and are working to crack down on poor landlord behaviour across New Zealand,” says Paul Coggan, Manager of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s new Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team....
The state of the housing market in New Zealand – trends, policies tried to date and their effectiveness
The key points Shamubeel Eaqub makes are: The New Zealand housing market is hot Auckland in particular is overheated The effects are spilling over to other regions This is in part due to government policies Many new policies have been tried, none are having the...Housing NZ ramping up build programme
Housing New Zealand’s Asset Development Group has lodged the consents to build 1297 new houses, which will have the potential to accommodate more than 3200 people in 20 suburbs across the city. The Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand, Bill English, says the...Social Investment in Community Housing
Presentations from the day are here: Scott Figenshow.pdf Alastair Rhodes.pdf John Abel Pattinson.pdf Julie Scott Powerpoint.pdf Linda Meade.pdf Roy Thompson and Paul Gilberd.pdf Radio New Zealand reported as follows on this event: Housing providers say hundreds of...