The Lifewise Big Sleepout is back
The event will see businesses, entrepreneurs and community leaders coming together to raise funds that will go towards Lifewise’s work for ending homelessness. Stripped of their creature comforts, Lifewise Big Sleepout participants will battle the elements spending a...Healthy Homes Standards welcomed
Not-for-profit Community Housing Providers have been reinvesting surpluses into maintaining their stock of affordable homes. “The new standards simply bring the rest of the rental stock up to the standard that our sector has been working towards,” says CHA CEO Scott...Portable cabins a lifesaver while housing unaffordable
Aishai Bates-Hill in front of the cabin she has come to call home. Photo: RNZ / Brooke Jenner On a spacious corner section in the south Auckland suburb of Manurewa, Aishai Bates-Hill has found a place to call home at the back of her parents’ property. The...Standards to make homes warm and dry released
The standards set minimum requirements for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture and drainage, and draught stopping in residential rental properties. They reflect feedback from a wide range of public health experts, stakeholders including landlords, tenants and...
Healthy Homes Standards – Questions and Answers
Healthy Homes Standards – Questions and Answers – Feb 2019 (002).pdf