An extra 1,658 public housing places have been made available in the past year, the biggest increase in state and community provided housing in a decade, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.
An increase in the public housing waiting list, now more than 10,000 New Zealanders, shows exactly why the Greens are working with Government to put the heart back into the social support system whilst addressing a growing housing crisis, Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson said today.
A series of facilitated workshops called ‘My Place’ are scheduled over the next month where local residents can share ideas for their towns about housing, climate change, long-term growth and land use, with planners and policy makers from Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC).
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Chief Executive Andrew Crisp has announced new leadership roles to lead the transition to the Housing and Urban Development Authority and for KiwiBuild.
Auckland will host the city’s first-ever tiny house conference in April, following a sell-out conference in Carterton last year.
Hutt City Council has laid out its broad vision of how to tackle homelessness in the city. Now it wants your views on it.
(Updates to add comment from Finance Minister Grant Robertson from 9th par)
Figures released today show that wages are rising faster than house prices, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says.
Trust House tenants are feeling the pinch after two rent increases in a year but Trust House says it takes no pleasure in putting rents up, saying it has bigger bills for rates and service providers.
An $8.4 million project is set to bring 25 new social houses to Lower Hutt.
