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The housing challenge – what is Government saying today?

Nick Smith denies the Government has been missing in action over landbanking in Auckland, saying he can’t force private developers to spend money. In this interview with Patrick Gower , Nick Smith comments: “Is the government or the council to force people to spend tens of millions of dollars? No, it can’t. What it does need to do is get the incentives.”

Newsletter Community Housing Aotearoa 18 August, 2016

In this edition of the CHA newsletter we have CHA's submission on the cross-party inquiry into homelessness, news on the preferred bidder for HNZC properties in Tauranga and a look at the decisions by the Auckland Council on the Auckland Unitary Plan. CHA are seeking feedback on how the Supporting Better Housing Outcomes funding should work and we link to this in the newsletter? Plus we have the latest events, research and resources.

Affordable housing in Auckland’s Waimahia Inlet

A tenant of community housing provider, New Zealand Housing Foundation, talks about the home her family are buying through a rent-to-buy scheme in Auckland's Waimahia Inlet that has made it affordable for them to buy.

​The new performance reporting for tier 3 and tier 4 charities

A question Charities Services often get asked is "why do charities have to complete an annual return and a performance report? Isn't this doubling up?" It can feel like a duplication of effort, but there are reasons why both must be completed. Your charity’s performance report is a detailed document about your organisation that contains non-financial information about your activities during the year. It also shows financial information, including notes and policies, and anything else your charity considers useful for the reader. The annual return form on the other hand, only includes a snippet of the information contained in your performance report. It captures the information that is relevant at a high level, and that is useful for gathering information about the sector and informing policy.

Tax, charitable organisations and community housing

Here you will find information about tax status for charitable organisations providing community housing. It will provide you information on: income tax exemption and donee status; qualifying for the tax exemption and donee status; and applying for the income tax exemption.