Figures released today for the December 2017 quarter show the total number of people on the public housing waiting list rose 5 per cent to 7,725. The waiting list is now comprised of 6,182 households in need of a state house and a further 1,543 waiting to be...
Founder and CEO Graham Bloxham developed the eco tiny iPod tiny home product to disrupt the building industry by providing a fresh take on ready-to-go, portable and stackable housing. “So many New Zealanders are in need of affordable houses but don’t have access to...
“Despite Mr Twyford’s big promises to build 100,000 houses over the next ten years, the moment he got into Government that target was slashed to 16,000 over the first three years and now he’s only going to achieve to half of that,” Mr Woodhouse says. “The Labour Party...
The Housing First model is focussed is an internationally recognised approach to working with people who have been homeless for a long time. It places them into long-term housing immediately with no readiness conditions and then provides support services to help...
The purpose of this project is to identify and quantify the benefits of medium density housing as a housing option. This could include the lower cost of medium density housing compared with standalone homes, as well as the fact that is often closer to amenities and to...
The Wellington City Council is also planning to set up a new political housing sub-committee to ensure all Wellingtonians are well housed. There is an estimated shortfall of about 3900 homes in the city and an extra 37,000 homes will be required to meet a population...
Mr Gurunathan said the seriousness of the situation was brought home to him when he met the family living in a garage. “That really brought to the fore for me, the responsibility as a mayor to say, ‘Look, I don’t want to see this in my community...
A housing plan for New Zealand By James Goodhue | Guest writer September 9, 2017 (The original article on the Spinoff here) How does New Zealand get out of the housing hole it’s bought and sold itself into? Property and construction professional James Goodhue has a...
CHA agrees the need to develop a reasonable alternate solution to the requirements of the Acceptable Solution C/AS3 which came into effect in July 2014. We are one of the stakeholders who has worked with MBIE over the past three years to develop the Draft Design...
Dwell Housing Trust Chief Executive Alison Cadman, and Wadestown Ark Trust’s Dr Brian Ensor celebrate Dwell’s acquisition of five church homes in Wadestown, Wellington. Ownership of five homes built in the early 1980s by the Wadestown Ark Trust was transferred in late...
Last week the Methodist Mission and Minister for Social Housing Amy Adams announced a transitional youth housing facility would open in the city in January. Mrs Adams was in Dunedin on an election campaign visit. The Government would provide about $700,000 over the...