Homelessness accelerates between censuses

Jun 6, 2016 | News

At least one in every 100 New Zealanders were homeless at the latest census in 2013, compared with 1 in 120 in 2006, and 1 in 130 in 2001, say University of Otago, Wellington (UOW) researchers. UOW researcher Dr Kate Amore, from the Health Research Council-funded He...

Housing price to income trigger slammed

Jun 1, 2016 | News

Photo:RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson Economists, like BERL chief economist Ganesh Nana, are saying: “Freeing up land is one thing. We need houses that are affordable for lower income people.” Massey University associate professor David Tripe said the easiest...

PACT pulls out of stock transfer process in Invercargill

May 31, 2016 | News

Photo:RNZ / Alexander Robertson The state houses are part of the government’s plans to sell up to 2000 properties across the country this year to registered community housing providers. Scott Figenshow of CHA comments on this process to Newshub. Read more here...

Marae swamped by housing need

May 31, 2016 | News

Kaanga Skipper, a direct descendant of Te Puea Herangi (L) and Hurimoana Dennis, chair of Te Puea Marae.Photo: RNZ / Tom Furley Colleen Fakalogotoa, chief executive of Family Start Manukau, said her workers went to the marae today because there was no emergency...

Budget 2016- what’s in it for social and affordable housing

May 30, 2016 | News

CHA has called for more capital investment in community housing to help address the affordable housing crisis New Zealand is facing. “It’s great there’s a commitment of a further $200 million for around 750 more IRRS spaces and increased rents. We would argue that a...

The Peoples Project

May 26, 2016 | Member profiles

The People’s Project uses the Housing First model which has been successful in Canada, the USA and the United Kingdom. It is based on evidence that when you house people first, then align the support services they need to be successful in their lives, the cycle of...

Homelessness and emergency housing in the media

May 23, 2016 | News

Radio New Zealand, in particular, have done a great job focusing on the issue. You can find some of the media below. Meanwhile, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett has said that New Zealand’s housing problems are not new but the result of ongoing issues and...

Pre-budget announcement on Government housing policy

May 19, 2016 | News

“We are currently building around 9,500 houses each year in Auckland – which is the highest rate of house building there in eleven years. “However, we need on average around 13,000 houses each year in Auckland for the next 30 years. “The Government’s very clear...