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Employment New Zealand website updated

Employment New Zealand is the leading source of information on employment in New Zealand, and the key channel for distributing information to help employers and employees understand their rights and responsibilities.

Work and Income referring tenants to illegal rentals

Lisa Owen on Newshub has revealed that Work and Income has been referring tenants to a property manager who is charging hundreds of dollars for illegal garage rentals in south Auckland. The garages are rented for between $250 and more than $550.

July 21, 2016 CHA newsletter

Key features in this newsletter are: the National Māori Housing Conference; feedback on the Delhoitte report Building a model for alternative procurement or commissioning that we'd like member feedback on; Our Place and the United Nations sustainable development goals; a look at Boffa Miskell's focus on housing, and a lot more.

Newshub reports on Auckland garages being rented out

A Newshub investigation has revealed Auckland garages are being rented out illegally for more than $400 a week. In a case that is currently before the Tenancy Tribunal, one property manager is accused of commandeering a garage, converting it and renting it out to separate tenants. That's despite the garage apparently being included in the rental agreement for the tenant in the main house - something the property manager disputes.

Deborah Hill Cone asks why renters aren’t rising up?

In her column in the Herald yesterday, Deborah Hill Cone talked about the lack of tenant advocacy over the difficult situations many tenants are in. She asks why is there not a more vocal and activist tenants lobby group? Why are politicians not catering to this group of potential voters? Why are educators who see kids having to be continually moved not fuming? It is a hole in the major parties' housing policies.

​Public invited to have say on homelessness

People who are homeless, those who were once homeless, those working with the homeless and concerned New Zealanders are being asked to share their experiences and solutions to this growing issue with the Cross-Party Homelessness Inquiry of Labour, Maori and Green Parties.

CHA welcomes fast-tracking of funding for emergency housing

Community Housing Aotearoa is applauding the Government’s move to fast-track much needed funding into emergency housing. However, CHA says the Government now needs to complete the jigsaw by finalising a plan to deliver the needed 15,000 permanent social and affordable homes so people have somewhere to go once their emergency is resolved.

​Labour’s plan to tackle housing crisis

The Labour party has developed a plan to tackle the housing crisis by building affordable houses and cracking down on speculators, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little.

CHA submission on proposed national policy statement on urban development capacity

The purpose of the proposed National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (NPS-UDC) is to ensure regional and district plans provide adequately for the development of business and housing. This is to enable urban areas to grow and change in response to the needs of their communities. Community Housing Aotearoa has made a submission on the NPS-UDC.