​Phil Goff’s first year

Oct 9, 2017 | News

Here’s an excerpt from Todd Niall’s Radio NZ piece The mayor can point to smaller victories. His environmental promise to plant 1,000,000 trees during the term is well underway, as is progress on tackling homelessness. The council’s years-long work...

Housing supply survey update

Oct 5, 2017 | News

As at 30 June, 39 organisations have responded to the survey reporting on 9834 homes and with an occupancy rate of 94%. The homes surveyed are providing primarily long-term rental accommodation at 85%, with 6% in shared ownership programs, 6% rent-to-buy, and a small...

Nominees for CHA Council 2017-18

Oct 3, 2017 | News

Here is the agenda for the day. CHA Workshop Agenda 24 October 2017.pdf Nominations: CHA full members can vote for any FOUR of the following candidates. You can read their full application by clicking the PDF below. Bernie Smith – Monte Cecilia Housing Trust As CEO of...

How Finland ended homelessness

Oct 3, 2017 | News

Radio NZ talked to Juha Kaakinen of the Y Foundation in Finland about this. Listen to Juha Kaakinen on Nine to Noon A recent report by European Union housing organisation FEANTSA found every country in the EU is in the midst of a crisis of homelessness and housing...

$470 a week to live in a Ranui Caravan Park

Sep 28, 2017 | News

But it has become a permanent home for many residents who have nowhere else to go, and it stands as a stark example of what happens when access to housing moves beyond the reach of society’s most vulnerable. Newshub visited the park to speak to residents living...

Wellington council passes affordable housing plan

Sep 26, 2017 | News

Wellington mayor Justin Lester Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The council’s city strategy committee voted this morning to adopt the recommendations of the Mayor’s Taskforce on Housing. The committee said the policy would allow 40,000 new homes to be...