“The transfer of 2800 state houses to the joint Auckland Council-Government owned special purpose body, the Tamaki Redevelopment Company, will result in the biggest investment in the Tamaki community since the 1950s and presents the opportunity to revitalise the communities of Glen Innes, Panmure and Pt England,” says Stephen Selwood of the New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development.
Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA), the peak body for the community housing sector, says moves to transfer Housing New Zealand properties to Tamaki Redevelopment Company (TRC) is a positive step forward in the bid to achieve better outcomes in Tamaki.
April 30, 2015 Newsletter
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust has appointed three new well qualified Trustees to its Board. Peter Southwick, Joanne Conroy and Gigi Hollyer replace three founding trustees who have reached the end of their third tenure. Board members retiring include Barry Robertson, Dennis Pezaro and Brian Donnelly.
Tauranga Community Housing Trust (TCHT) was founded in 2003 in response to concern about the growing lack of affordable, appropriate housing for local disabled people.
Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Christchurch Deputy Mayor Vicki Buck today welcomed the release of the first Christchurch Housing Accord monitoring report, which shows a strong recovery in Christchurch’s residential housing since the earthquakes.
A new tenancy services website designed to be a one-stop shop for all tenancy-related advice, information and education has been launched today by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith.
John Key acknowledged that Auckland property prices "are going up too rapidly” in a press conference held today in Wellington, however he said that this is not anything new.
The opening of eight new Council social housing units in Aranui will help to set a new standard in providing quality, purpose-built accommodation for some of the city's most vulnerable residents, says Christchurch Deputy Mayor Vicki Buck.
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has today released information on its social housing purchasing intentions.
