New Meth testing standard NZS 8510:2017

Jun 29, 2017 | News

“Standards New Zealand is pleased to release this highly anticipated standard that will address public concern on the safety of occupants in houses where methamphetamine has been detected,” says Standards New Zealand Manager, Carmen Mak. The standard addresses...
New Housing Affordability Measure welcomed

New Housing Affordability Measure welcomed

May 11, 2017 | Research

CHA is pleased to see the release of the new Housing Affordability Measure, a tier one official statistic. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) new measure will allow the market to be monitored at a more detailed level and has been developed...

​New landlord for Tauranga HNZ tenants

Mar 30, 2017 | News

Here’s CHA’s press release and the announcement from Government: https://beehive.govt.nz/release/new-landlord-1140-tauranga-hnz-tenants Read the CHA press release here.

Safe asbestos management crisis – information lacking

Mar 29, 2017 | News

Asbestos Removal New Zealand has created a basic guide for landlords and home owners to clarify their asbestos responsibilities under the new legislation. In the process of interviewing tradespeople from a range of relevant industries they uncovered a much broader...

New social housing model launched

Mar 27, 2017 | News

“This is the first regional, large-scale transfer of Government-owned social houses to a community housing provider,” says Social Housing Minister Amy Adams. “They are a major plank of our plan to improve social housing.” “While the ownership of these social houses in...