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Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei sign agreement with HNZ

December 4, 2017 | News
Local Auckland hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei have settled an agreement with Housing New Zealand and are set to purchase five trenches of land along the ridge in Kupe Street between now and 2021 with the first being 0.6746 hectares at market rate for $16.5 million.

30 November 2017 newsletter

November 30, 2017 | Newsletters
In this newsletter we have a focus on how we grow the supply of community housing. This includes a look at the priorities from the recent Getting Ready workshop facilitated by Leonie Freeman. We also feature CORT Community Housing who celebrated their 30th anniversary this year and learn about the work Community Housing Aotearoa is undertaking reviewing emergency and transitional housing tenancy and occupation agreements. Plus much more.

New tenancy advice resources available

November 22, 2017 | News
Tenancy Services have new “Tenancy Tips” videos that want people to use. These are available on Tenancy.govt.nz, and they’re a fun and informative way to help tenants and landlords understand their rights and responsibilities when renting.

New questions on housing in Census

November 21, 2017 | News
The upcoming census will garner new information on damp and mouldy housing reportedly causing 1600 New Zealand deaths every year - possibly helping to solve the problem.

New research on property investment

November 20, 2017 | News
Most property speculators are New Zealanders who do not even earn the cash returns they would reap from a six-month term deposit - giving the lie to the contention they are not investing in property for capital gains says the NZ Herald reporting on recent research.

​Number of Rentals Halve Nationwide

November 17, 2017 | News
Kiwi tenants can expect stiff competition for rental properties as the number of properties to choose from has dropped 50 per cent in the past year, according to the latest Trade Me Property Rental Index.