While the calculation error by Treasury on 17 January is concerning enough, there is a definitions issue that is more concerning.
Urban kai growing initiative joins forces with Housing New Zealand.
Finding a rental in Wellington isn’t only a battle for students and young professionals. In this article originally posted in the Spinoff, single mothers tell their accommodation search stories, and public policy researcher Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw explains why housing insecurity is so damaging for families.
An increasing number of seniors are choosing to age in place as fewer older people are now living in nursing homes. Changes to homes and household safety are worth considering early in any design process or before mobility becomes impaired.
Registered community housing providers in Christchurch will now be able to access a $1.5m scheme for development contribution rebates after the council passed this policy on 20 December.
The Labour-led Government announced on 20 December to cancel the sell-off of state houses.
CHA’s Angie Cairncross wrote this piece alongside CORT Community Housing before Christmas, using their excellent history piece.
The latest QV costbuilder report shows the average cost of building a new home in six of New Zealand’s main centres rose on average by 2.7% in the year to October 2017 and has risen 27.4% since the previous peak of 2007. This is faster than the annual rise of 2.1% in the year to October 2016, but slower than the annual rise of 3.5% seen in the year to May 2017, suggesting the rate of increase in the sector is affected by the slowing of the Christchurch region.
An interim KiwiBuild Unit within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment jhas been set up while the legislation to establish the Housing Commission is developed.
The Auckland relocation grant will be stopped after increasing state house waiting lists in other towns and cities showed it was just moving housing pressure to other parts of New Zealand, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced on 18 December.
