Affordable homes for Mt Albert development

Oct 27, 2016 | News

“This development, with an average house price of $573,000 and only 8km from Auckland’s city centre, is a welcome addition to the Government’s Crown Land Housing Programme. This project is led by the Marutūāhu Iwi and is significant as the first development under the...

HNZ causing huge harm say Drug Foundation

Oct 27, 2016 | News

Yet hundreds of tenants have been evicted from their state homes, after Housing New Zealand detected tiny traces of methamphetamine in them, and are often made to pay tens of thousands of dollars in clean up fees. The ministry has just published new guidelines saying...

New CHA council member elected

Oct 27, 2016 | News

Victoria will be joining the current council who are continuing into the 2016/17 year. The council includes Julie Nelson, Warren Jack, Moira Lawler, a representative from Te Matapihi, Garry Moore, Julie Scott, Carrie Mozena and Allan Pollard. Officer positions will be...

UN expert calls for big ‘Shift’ in approach to housing

Oct 25, 2016 | News

“Globally, there is an interest in housing – but not as a human right, or an issue requiring urgent attention to assist the most vulnerable groups in cities around the world,” Ms. Farha said at the end of the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development,...

New community housing for Stoke

Oct 25, 2016 | News

“There are three single storey brick units in the development, each containing two apartments,” he said. “They’ll be ideal for single people or small families and will help in a small way to meet the huge need for affordable housing in Nelson.” NTHT is a registered...

MBIE’s new tenancy investigators target Dunedin student flats

Oct 25, 2016 | News

“We take breaches of residential tenancy law seriously, and are working to crack down on poor landlord behaviour across New Zealand,” says Paul Coggan, Manager of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s new Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team....

Housing NZ ramping up build programme

Oct 25, 2016 | News

Housing New Zealand’s Asset Development Group has lodged the consents to build 1297 new houses, which will have the potential to accommodate more than 3200 people in 20 suburbs across the city. The Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand, Bill English, says the...

Social Investment in Community Housing

Oct 25, 2016 | News

Presentations from the day are here: Scott Figenshow.pdf Alastair Rhodes.pdf John Abel Pattinson.pdf Julie Scott Powerpoint.pdf Linda Meade.pdf Roy Thompson and Paul Gilberd.pdf Radio New Zealand reported as follows on this event: Housing providers say hundreds of...