100th home completed at Waimahia

Nov 18, 2015 | News

In Manurewa in south Auckland, Waimahia’s key focus is to provide high quality housing within an affordable price range. The development will ultimately yield around 280 new dwellings and sites and is scheduled for completion by 2017. It features a mix of housing...

The people’s project houses the homeless

Nov 18, 2015 | News

The People’s Project has housed 127 people in just over a year and aims to end homelessness in the city by the end of 2016. The project began last September and have housed 127 people including a key group of 40 to 50 who were living on the street with nowhere...

Cabinet approves changes on social housing register

Nov 11, 2015 | News

The changes include: • Reducing from three to one the number of times a person can decline a home without a good and sufficient reason before they are removed from the social housing register. • Where reasonable, requiring people on the social housing register to name...

Hikoi for homes planned

Nov 11, 2015 | Events

Visit www.hikoiforhomes.co.nz for the latest information on transport, times and locations. Hear Coalition spokesperson: Sue Bradford’s comments on National Radio here.

Community housing tax entities

Nov 4, 2015 | News

This sets out the threshold income and asset levels of beneficiaries and clients of community housing trusts and companies, amongst other technical changes. It includes: The threshold income for an applicant who is not a member of a group of applicants is $80,000. The...

Community housing provider meeting in Christchurch

Nov 4, 2015 | Events

Community Housing Aotearoa and Christchurch City Council have organised this meeting as a follow up to the discussion on 8 September, here are the minutes of that meeting. At that meeting there was interest in forming a network of providers to work on increasing the...

Australasian Housing Awards 2015

Nov 4, 2015 | News

Leading Innovation: Whangarei Accessible Housing Leading Housing Development Project Award: Accessible Properties NZ, 8-10 Middleton Road Development Leading Tenant Engagement Practice – Tenants Protection Association Christchurch The Winner of the Inspirational Team...

Papakainga developmnent guide

Nov 4, 2015 | Documents

Recognising that papakainga development is a difficult and complex process for whanau, this guide clearly defines the process and provides whanau with a resource to support them to realise their papakainga aspirations. The guide is based on the Māori philosophical...