New Zealand's homelessness crisis is much worse than previously thought, as a new report identifies a hidden homeless population that is not officially monitored by government agencies.
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust has ticked off another successful development – this time at Riverside Park in Wanaka.
On 1 February, MSD released the December Housing Quarterly Report on its website.
An AUT study identifying over 150,000 people in Aotearoa as 'vulnerable transient' (meaning they have moved at least three times in three years) shows the failure by successive Governments to provide secure tenancy for people.
Hawke’s Bay people in urgent need of a place to live are benefiting from Napier’s newest transitional housing complex, says Associate Housing and Urban Development Minister Jenny Salesa.
Further increases in the numbers of people waiting for public housing shows the urgent need to increase Housing NZ’s stock, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says.
With massive economic and environmental advantages, it is no surprise that prefab and tiny houses are trending worldwide.
Official advice shows that in spite of claiming a ‘housing crisis’ the Government’s proposed solution will take years to ramp up, and even then around half its contribution will be instead of private sector builds, National’s Housing spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says.
Providers have been selected for the expansion of the Housing First programme in Christchurch and Tauranga, Associate Housing and Urban Development Minister Jenny Salesa announced.
Community Housing Aotearoa say it is pleased to see the Ministry of Social Development continue their commitment to open information sharing across the sector.
