Aging in place and home safety
Age Concern have a list of resources on their website for adapting homes for future needs. (Image from Age Concern NZ website) Lifetime (or Universal) design is about making homes that people can live in and enjoy regardless of their age, mobility or stage of life....CoLab 2018
CoLab 2018 will be in and around Auckland, the heart of the building action: Wed 7 March: CoLab Site Visit Day @ AUT pick-up (9.30am – 5.00pm) Thur 8 March: CoLab Conference Day @ AUT + evening soiree (8.30am – 7.00pm) Fri 9 March: CoLab Members’ workshops @ pro clima...CORT Community Housing in Herald
It shows some of the changes and challenges, successes and solutions in community housing over the 30 years CORT Community Housing has been in existence. Unfortunately, we have little control over the media removing the Community Housing part of CORT’s title...Government stops the sale of state houses
The Labour-led Government announced on 20 December to cancel the sell-off of state houses. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development announced the following: “This will stop the transfer of up to 2,500 state houses in Christchurch. Tenants in the suburbs of...Housing trust pledges 1,000 affordable homes for Queenstown Lakes District by 2028
QLCHT celebrated 10 years in operation in 2017, and the start of 2018 marks a new era for the Trust as it focuses on tackling the burgeoning waiting list of 500 families needing housing assistance in the Queenstown Lakes District. QLCHT Trustees “With our new Secure...
Community Housing Aotearoa briefing to incoming Minister Housing and Urban Development
This briefing paper was prepared ahead of the meeting with the Minister on 30 January. Community Housing Aotearoa have stated that we are ready to work alongside Government to realise a shared vision for public investment in housing across the full housing...