Building housing in Auckland
As one of Auckland’s largesthousing developers and builders, Fletcher Living understands this issue all too well. We know a lot of Aucklanders want to own their own homes, and we can see the impact that supply issues are having on affordability and the...Auckland relocation grant to end
“Since the Relocation from Auckland Assistance was introduced in June 2016, there has been an across-the-board increase in the demand for public and private housing, especially in regions and towns close to Auckland. “This initiative was just shifting the housing...
Auditor-General report on social housing
The Auditor-General published a report today looking at how well Housing New Zealand uses information to meet the needs of its tenants in its management of tenancies, maintenance of houses, and management and investment in new and existing housing. They made a number...Housing New Zealand will not be restructured
JOHN HAWKINS/STUFF Stuff news say the state social housing provider is currently run as crown entity, housing 64,500 families. “Housing New Zealand is full of people who are motivated by the best of intentions,” Twyford said. “It’s about being...
Partitions and units may deliver more homes
RACHAEL KELLY/STUFF Stuff reported on the research saying the type of additional dwellings would include converting basements and attics, placing extra dwellings on existing properties or a detached residence in a backyard or off a rear lane. The idea has been...The Government’s pre-budget policy statement for 2018
The overall size of the economy, nominal GDP, is forecast to be cumulatively $1.5 Billion higher than in the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (Pre-election Update) over the four years to 2020/21. This, along with policy changes in the 100-Day Plan, flows...
Newsletter 14 December 2017
In this newsletter we learn more about the benefits of tenant engagement, the Community Housing Aotearoa Council’s meeting in Tauranga, the briefing papers to and announcements by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Phil Twyford; the Bay of Plenty Smart...Hosting housing colleagues in Wellington
Chris Glaudel, CHA; Laurie Putscher, Henrietta Snipes and Mary Jo Kabab all from NAHRO; Hayley Hamilton, MSD; and Tyra Duncan-Hall, NAHRO at the MSD office in Wellington They had been in Australia to attend the National Housing Conference and the AHI Awards Dinner....