Paul Majurey, of Marutūāhu descent, chairs the Waimahia and Puhinui Park community housing developments. This was brought together by the Tāmaki Collective of iwi, NZ Housing Foundation, CORT Community Housing and Te Tumu Kainga (the Māori Trustee). Importantly, the...
Bird's eye view of the area in red Taranaki Whānui Limited (the wholly owned commercial arm of Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust) and the Government’s Land for Housing Programme (HUD) have entered into an MoU to collaborate and work together on the future of a...
APNZL supports the view that government investment in public housing is best achieved through not-for-profit organisations putting people’s needs first. "The Government’s decision to allow private developers access to Community Housing supports is a misguided use of...
This is the opinion of Warwick Quinn, chief executive of New Zealand’s largest construction trade training organisation, BCITO. Quinn says the current review of the New Zealand Qualifications Framework - NZQF - needs to urgently address the issue of vocational...
Developers are signing up to build social housing for the Government in a move described as a "disaster" because it will take funding away from non-profit groups and could allow the houses to be sold off in future for windfall profits. One developer has already been...
Solutions will come from high-trust arrangements that foster innovation backed up by clear and transparent measurement. View the consultation document here: Supportive Services Coordination v2.pdf Please sign in and give us your feedback below or email Scott Figenshow...
The article was written by Angie Cairncross, David Zussman and Chris Glaudel from Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) in May 2016 looking at the alarming reality of homelessness and emergency housing in New Zealand. Read the article here: Spotlight on Homelessness...
Whare Ora papakāinga is a communal village set in 50 acres of land owned by He Korowai. It has been built from refurbished former state homes trucked up from Glen Innes and has a school and a community garden that includes 250 fruit trees. It is home to 17 adults and...
Auckland Council has confirmed that several of the garages rented out by so-called property manager Debbie Iskandar do not have the necessary building consents or permits for people to live in and are, therefore, illegal conversions. Tenants have told Newshub that...
CHA, which represents community housing providers throughout New Zealand, is responding to the Government’s quick delivery of funding to respond to growing needs for emergency housing. The process allows for a fast-track approval of $1.9 million to support 17 current...