Patrick Gower interviews Social Housing Minister

Nov 3, 2014 | News

Bennett says National could sell off “thousands” of state houses but Housing NZ will still be the “dominant force” in providing social housing in NZ. Concedes the sale of state houses is an asset sale despite National’s ‘no more asset sales’ promise, but says it will...

‘Too many gaps’ in state housing plan

Nov 3, 2014 | News

Ten groups under the Auckland Community Housing Network say no guarantee has been given the money will be reinvested in state housing, and if it is not, the programme amounts to asset sales. Read the full article here Listen to David Zussman on Morning Report here...

State housing reform welcomed, but way off target

Oct 29, 2014 | News

The seniority of these ministers is an important acknowledgement of the role of housing as a driver and outcome of the economy, but the Government should reconsider its view of state houses as only assets to be realised. Citizens depend on governments to require...

Future of state housing

Oct 28, 2014 | News

25 October 2014, NZ Herald: Handing Housing NZ role to private sector will mean subsidising sell-off “Community Housing Aotearoa, the umbrella group representing private providers, has flagged a number of initiatives for raising large amounts of cash, including...