Legislation giving Government Ministers sweeping new powers to sell off state houses without the approval of Housing New Zealand is "unprecedented", social housing groups say.
Two community housing organisations have signed a formal Heads of Agreement to enhance the benefits of communities taking responsibility for social housing instead of the traditional state housing model.
The State Housing Action Network (SHAN) led a protest in Wellington yesterday against the sale of state housing by the Government.
Connecting the dots on community housing. Community housing providers are converging on Wellington next week to put a plan before the Government to get more Kiwis into warm, dry, affordable homes.
CHA project partner Beca announce their involvement in the 'Making Affordable Homes Happen' website.
Christchurch City Council has celebrated another milestone in the rebuild of its social housing, with four new units opened in Richmond.
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew announced that 99% of the 2,500 charities that provide housing or accommodation, have had their charitable status confirmed.
Transaction Unit market sounding process
The Ministry of Social Development released a Request for Proposals (RFP) on 6 October through GETS, to seek providers to deliver temporary emergency housing services in Auckland from 1 January, 2016.
Auckland’s Housing Call to Action group has chosen to highlight the plight of “the hidden homeless” during Spotlight on Housing week this week culminating with World Homelessness Day on Saturday 10 October.
