Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says many New Zealanders are shocked and saddened by the number of families being forced to live in cars and garages this winter. “We want to hear from those families and the agencies working with them about the best ways to...
CHA, which represents community housing providers throughout New Zealand, is responding to the Government’s quick delivery of funding to respond to growing needs for emergency housing. The process allows for a fast-track approval of $1.9 million to support 17 current...
Labour’s plan has three main elements: • An Affordable Housing Authority that will cut through red tape to deliver large-scale master-planned communities • 100,000 new affordable homes for first home buyers, with 50% in Auckland • A tax on speculators by extending the...
The Child Poverty Action Group is calling for more support to be given to low income whānau to get into healthy and affordable homes. It is launching a campaign to enforce the need for a Warrant of Fitness for rental housing. George Makapatana, who has had 11-years of...
Market sounding will commence on August 31st and conclude on September 25th. To participate in market sounding you will need to register your interest on the Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS). You can find more information here. If you wish to be considered...
The Transactions Unit is procuring these as part of the due diligence process for the potential transactions. The completed assessments are to “be provided to, and relied upon by, The Treasury, HNZC, and any potential bidder prior to a transaction”. Sourcing these...
The EOI invites organisations with a role in housing provision to advise of their interest in, and ability to be involved in, delivering housing for older people across the Tāmaki region. For further information go here.
The government is pushing ahead with plans to sell up to 2000 thousand state houses, starting in Tauranga and Invercargill. Listen to the Radio New Zealand interview with Bill English here.
“Improving the quality of social housing is a big priority for this Government, and this maintenance work is a crucial part of Housing New Zealand’s business-as-usual programme to upgrade its properties,” Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett says.Read more...
