Kirk Hargreaves/Stuff Stuff talked to Comcare Trust chief executive Kay Fletcher who said the trust had built 60 new units for single people over the past three years and had to pay the Christchurch City Council $500,000 in development contributions. "It adds quite...
The passing of the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act was passed by Government on 30 November and covers new standards for heating, insulation, ventilation, draught stopping, drainage and moisture. The bill can be found here. The Government will run a consultation process...
Māori Television interviewed Ngarimu Blair, spokesman for Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei who also sits on the board of Whai Rawa which is the iwi’s commercial arm says, “This is a real breakthrough for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. As original occupants of Tāmaki Makaurau, this land is...
NEWS RELEASE 29 NOVEMBER New Zealand’s financial system remains sound and risks to the system have reduced over the past six months, Reserve Bank Governor Grant Spencer said today when releasing the Bank’s November Financial Stability Report. “Momentum in the global...
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By David Zussman of Community Housing Aotearoa I arrived in Manchester early on Friday 17 June. It was great to be home and to be with my family. The fire at Grenfell Tower had only just been put out and was still smouldering. This awful tragedy played out during my...
“We know the answer in a housing crisis is pretty simple – build more houses. But more specifically, we need to build more social and affordable housing. We’re pretty good at building large and expensive houses – we’ve got plenty of those, and that’s the problem.”...
Shift from social to affordable housing There has been a big shift towards the provision of affordable housing, considered as rental at 80% of market rent, and away from social housing. This is driven by lower grant subsidies for building new houses and a 1% a year...
Have a look at the open positions here. There are three components to the new structure. Hayley Hamilton, GM Strategic Management and Planning, is leading the forward-looking work across government’s social housing reform programme, including change management,...
You can – Use this document for some ideas to put on the agenda when you meet your local MP or candidates, Write to candidates in advance of a meeting and ask them to come prepared to comment on your ideas, Use this document as a checklist for what sort of...
Faced with a housing crisis the United Kingdom has its 15th Housing Minister since 2000 and Brexit is set to dominate the bureaucratic resources of government. In the recent UK election housing tenure was seen as an influential guide to voting and not surprisingly,...
This are pages 21 to 24 of ” The material wellbeing of NZ households: overview and key findings from the 2017 Household Incomes Report and the companion report using non-income measures (the 2017 NIMs Report) Prepared by Bryan Perry Ministry of Social...
Auckland Council’s Homelessness Policy Project, released on Wednesday 19 July showed there were 20,296 people without a house in Auckland in 2013, according to census data. Of those, 16,350 were sharing and couch surfing with others temporarily, 3175 were in...
The increase appears to be driven by demand in Auckland and Christchurch, where a combined 250 people were added to the list since March. After the last quarter’s results were released in April, Social Housing Minister Amy Adams noted that growth in demand had...
“Dwell Housing Trust provides affordable, quality housing for people in need or on a low income. We are more than a landlord – we ensure our tenants have access to the support they need and want to live well and do well. We believe that affordable, stable...