Tamaki Housing Associaton Tenancy Management short list

Jul 18, 2017 | News

Tamaki Housing Association manages nearly 2800 former Housing New Zealand homes in east Auckland. When it called for tenders to take over the tenancy management business earlier this year, 11 Australian and New Zealand housing providers pitched. Two Australian groups...

​As Cities Grow Worldwide, So Do the Numbers of Homeless

Jul 18, 2017 | Documents

Such statistics come with a caveat. Obtaining accurate numbers is difficult, mostly due to wild variations in definitions around the globe. Also, measuring homelessness is costly: Cities may under-count due to embarrassment while individuals avoid officials due to...

Auckland Council unsure how many affordable homes built

Jul 5, 2017 | News

A development in Hobsonville: The Auckland Council’s deal with the government means a percentage of large developments have to include affordable homes. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The council has set up more than 150 Special Housing Areas (SHAs) with the...

Local government leadership key to increasing housing supply

Jul 5, 2017 | Documents

Regent park Wellington City Council Housing Wellington shows local government leadership with diverse housing initiatives “Stable housing is important – it sets up our platform for later life,” Wellington Mayor Justin Lester reminded us in his welcome address. “Every...

Housing to be built on vacant Hutt land

Jul 4, 2017 | News

A drawing of the housing to be expected at the Seddon St site in Naenae, Lower Hutt. Up to 330 new social, affordable and market homes will be built in the Lower Hutt suburbs of Naenae, Taita, and Waterloo, at a cost of about $9.5 million. HNZ plans to finish building...

Haumaru Housing celebrates start of services

Jul 3, 2017 | News

The partnership has been formed to provide tenancy and asset management services associated with the council’s stock of 1,452* rental units for senior citizens, located in villages across South, North and West Auckland. On their first day of operations, Haumaru...

New Meth testing standard NZS 8510:2017

Jun 29, 2017 | News

“Standards New Zealand is pleased to release this highly anticipated standard that will address public concern on the safety of occupants in houses where methamphetamine has been detected,” says Standards New Zealand Manager, Carmen Mak. The standard addresses...
Wellington Mayoral Housing Taskforce report

Wellington Mayoral Housing Taskforce report

Jun 29, 2017 | Reports & Articles

Housing Taskforce objectives The primary goal of the Taskforce was to recommend strategic approaches and specific projects to realise a city vision of “All Wellingtonians well housed”. The Taskforce came up with the following objectives: The plan rests on three key...