Rental house project work starts

Jul 22, 2014 | News

Base Contracting has started site preparation work for the first stage of a Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust project to build 10 homes on Suffolk St land bordering Jack Reid Park. Read the full Otago Daily Times article (published 19 July 2014) here.

Work starts on new community homes (published 3 July)

Jul 18, 2014 | News

The ceremony was held in conjunction with this week’s Community Housing Aotearoa conference in Nelson which will focus on the provision of social and affordable housing. Read the full Nelson Mail article here.

Housing costs key as inequality remains high

Jul 17, 2014 | News

Housing costs are also having a huge impact on people’s incomes, says New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) policy advisor Paul Barber. Half of all the people receiving the accommodation supplement are paying more than 50% of their income in rental...

Government announces more support for Māori housing

Jul 14, 2014 | News

The Unit will co-ordinate strategic Māori housing policy across government and support the implementation of He Whare Ahuru He Oranga Tangata – The Māori Housing Strategy. “The establishment of the Māori Housing Unit is another step in the Government’s plan to improve...