This article has been developed from his presentation to the Wellington City Council. In his usual direct and engaging style, Shamubeel provides an insightful review of the current status of housing for the poor and vulnerable in New Zealand along with some of the...
From 1 July 2016, the contracting for emergency housing with the Ministry of Social Development will change.A Request for Proposals (RFP) for emergency housing places is now available on the Government Electronic Tendering System(GETS): 17568641. While the closing...
On the night of the 22nd of May The Auckland Rough Sleepers Initiative conducted its 10th Street Count. It is conservatively estimated that at least 200+ people were sleeping rough on the night of the count. At 147 the last street count in 2014 passed the 100 mark for...
At least one in every 100 New Zealanders were homeless at the latest census in 2013, compared with 1 in 120 in 2006, and 1 in 130 in 2001, say University of Otago, Wellington (UOW) researchers. UOW researcher Dr Kate Amore, from the Health Research Council-funded He...
Photo:RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson Economists, like BERL chief economist Ganesh Nana, are saying: "Freeing up land is one thing. We need houses that are affordable for lower income people." Massey University associate professor David Tripe said the easiest solution to...
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You can read the Radio NZ article here. Hear comments by Director of Housing and Health Research Programme at Otago University, Philippa Howden-Chapman, and Community Housing Aotearoa Director, Scott Figenshow here. Finally, an interview with the Minister for Housing...
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) released its decisions about bank capital adequacy requirements for residential property investment mortgage loans and a regulatory impact statement on 29 May 2015. A consultation document was released on 3 June 2015. The RBNZ...
“We would argue that the market price is zero,” Piripi says, because “the outcomes will far outweigh the cost” and the state houses up for grabs are “already a very marginal operation” Says Maori want to negotiate a deal nationally as a collective of iwi because they...
Community housing organisations say the government’s budget initiatives on housing are too timid – and won’t deliver the results needed. “We need to speed up the stock regeneration process for all areas of the country, and ensure the new rent subsidy approach supports...
It creates a ministerial direction power for the Minister responsible for the agency (the Minister for Social Housing) that enables the agency to enter into tailored agreements with social housing providers (Housing New Zealand and registered community housing...
You are invited to attend a launch of a programme of work to develop housing on Crown land in Auckland. When: Friday 29 May 2015 2:30pm – Tea and Coffee 3:00pm – Launch 5:00pm – Network Opportunity Key note speaker Hon Dr Nick Smith, Minister for Building &...