Another special housing area for Queenstown

“This SHA is spread across 51 hectares of greenfield land on Ladies Mile in Queenstown. The proposed development includes a retirement village comprising independent villas, serviced apartments and staff accommodation units, plus a 72-bed rest-home care facility. “The...
House price index show a surge in investor activity

House price index show a surge in investor activity

The full set of QV House Price Index statistics for all New Zealand for June can be downloaded by clicking this link: QV House Price Index (HPI) for June 2016. QV National Spokesperson Andrea Rush said, “Nationwide values are now rising at the fastest rate since 2004,...

Build it… but can they come in?

Build it… but can they come in? There are now numerous schemes underway to address the apparent ‘housing crisis’ including new infrastructure funding, social housing projects, emergency housing developments, special housing areas, reviews on...

Government to fund $1billion to boost housing build

John Key told the National Party conference the government was already doing a great deal to try to increase housing supply.Photo:RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly The Government will have to borrow the $1bn for its contestable fund, which would increase net debt until it...

Community Housing Aotearoa professional development opportunities

21 July – CHA event – Best Practice Guide to Accreditation This participatory workshop will present the updated Best Practice Standards setting the requirements for accreditation under the Community Housing Accreditation Programme administered by GlobalMark. The...

Tenancy advisor wanted at Wellington City Council

City Housing provides social housing with subsidised rent, for households who face various barriers to accessing other types of housing. Our tenants come from a wide range of backgrounds and some have complex needs. The welfare of our tenants is extremely important...

​Dwell Housing Trust in the media

Here is Alison’s opinion piece and CHA’s letter to the editor in support of her piece: Community Housing Aotearoa – Letter to the editor 23 June 2016 Dear editor Alison Cadman, in her 18 June article, is right when she says what we need is a discussion about the...