Auckland Council to take closer look at boarding houses

Feb 17, 2015 | News

The Auckland Council is getting ready to put some of the city’s boarding houses under greater scrutiny. Critics say the houses can be overcrowded, unsafe and unsanitary – and don’t have to be licenced or have a permit. Listen to the full story on...

Auckland Council doing all it can on housing

Feb 12, 2015 | News

The Deputy Mayor of Auckland, Penny Hulse, spoke today in response to the Salvation Army’s 2015 State of the Nation report, which found that a lack of safe, affordable housing in Auckland and Christchurch is badly impacting the health and well-being of children and...

NZCEH Conference 2015 Waking Up to Homelessness

Jan 26, 2015 | Events

Conference Goals and Themes: To show case best practice responses to homelessness in Aotearoa To explore solutions to sustainably ending homelessness and achieving real social change To workshop the draft Homelessness Solutions Framework Find out more...

Council wants more Government help with homelessness

Dec 2, 2014 | News

The briefing paper asks the Government to recognise homelessness as a significant national issue and to take a multi-sector approach to addressing both the short and long term issues facing the voluntary sector that supports the homeless. Read more on Scoop...

Why we must break the cycle

Dec 1, 2014 | News

We can all agree with Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett when she said in October that “it is not suitable for families to have to sleep in caravans, cars, garages or caravan parks”. It’s more than that – it’s unacceptable. But what...