Social housing shortage in Tauranga

Tauranga Moana NightshelterPhoto:RNZ / Jo O’Brien Radio New Zealand reported today that about 10 of the 20 men in the shelter have been waiting for homes for more than a year. The man, who did not want to be identified, said before he ended up in the shelter he...

Hawkes Bay families struggle moving on from transitional housing

In the Herald today they reported that the Ministry of Social Development, which bought the motel to provide “transitional housing” amid a widespread homeless problem throughout the country, says there are 97 transitional housing places in Napier, and...

One community housing group’s response to Kiwibuild

Housing Minister Phil Twyford told Newshub on Saturday the Government doesn’t want to set up a “heavy bureaucracy”. “We know the desire for home ownership really cuts across all kind of social groups and income levels. Our goal is to make these...
CHA 24 October community housing sector seminar

CHA 24 October community housing sector seminar

We heard from Alan Johnson, Salvation Army Social Policy and Research Unit, on the Taking Stock report he produced earlier in the year, with discussion facilitated by Kay Saville-Smith of CRESA. Consensus was reached on the goal and the settings necessary to build the...

A satellite city in the south key to funding and meeting growth

Infrastructure NZ is New Zealand’s peak infrastructure body. They released this press release on 30 October “Our latest report released last week examines the cost of growth in different greenfield areas around the city where land is accessible and non-sensitive...

Community housing sector ready to increase social and affordable homes

26 October 2017 Community housing sector ready to increase social and affordable homes New Zealand’s community housing sector welcomes the new Labour-led coalition Government. “We are ready to partner to see ‘all New Zealanders well-housed’,” says Scott Figenshow, CE...