Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford today announced a new Ministry will be set up to help the Government deliver on its priorities of making housing more affordable and our cities more liveable.
Community Housing Aotearoa welcomes the announcement of the new Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
Housing New Zealand provides an update.
The Government has made a commitment to end child poverty, with housing at the heart of its policies to achieve this. Budget 2018 included a NZ$100m emergency housing package to tackle the growing problem of homelessness, and $2 billion towards the KiwiBuild affordable homes programme - moves heralded by some as ‘momentous’.
Insulating more than 9000 cold, damp and mouldy Northland homes has been labelled one of the most significant well-being projects ever undertaken in Northland.
A benefit aimed at helping people find private rental homes is proving to be a double-edged sword, emergency housing providers say.
Local whānau with urgent housing needs are set to benefit from new housing in Northland and the trial of an innovative rent-to-own scheme announced by the Government today.
Housing Minister Phil Twyford has announced a major review into the meth contamination saga and now says he is not ruling out the possibility of compensation.
It's the first day of winter and while some people stock up on heaters, electric blankets and duvets, hundreds of others are seeking shelter in doorways to escape the cold.
Nationally land and property developers are not building affordable housing which is why the Government could consider setting aside affordable housing zones by statute.
