A Waiheke Island church is having to turn people away from its emergency accommodation and soup kitchen - with rent and food out of reach for many.
Proposals to allow landlords to evict tenants with just seven days notice for methamphetamine contamination are an extension of the meth moral panic, The Salvation Army says.
An article from the Bay of Plenty Times on 19 June highlights the current housing situation in the Bay of Plenty.
Hundreds of Housing New Zealand properties in the Wellington region are empty, while hundreds of people wait for a new home.
A combination of earthquake strengthening, methamphetamine contamination and "pending sales" is keeping 486 state homes in the area out of the hands of the 523 people that need them. Across New Zealand, 2486 houses are vacant, and 5012 would-be tenants crowd the waiting list.
Charities in partnership to provide affordable accommodation for elderly in Christchurch.
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) has today welcomed the policy clarification from Worksafe NZ on the requirement for asbestos management plans for residential rental properties. The clarification will be a welcome relief for landlords and property managers.
Sue Evans outside the newly completed redevelopment of Waterbank Crescent in Auckland’s Waterview. The project was ...
Emergency housing support through partnership
Auckland renters are facing bleak times with steep rent rises looming as a result of the city’s housing crisis. CORT Community Housing Chief Executive Peter Jeffries says over the past five years half of Aucklanders have experienced huge increases in the value of their properties, while the other half face increasing unreasonable and unaffordable rent rises.
People with disabilities who want to live independently can't find homes in the tight rental market.
