Marae-led initiative to provide affordable housing for whānau

Mr Flavell made the announcement at the Unleash The Māui Summit in Christchurch today. The land-based summit is designed to enable innovative, creative and sustainable solutions for the whenua. The development includes six three-bedroom homes as part of a 17 home...

New shared housing facility opens in Christchurch

Rhodes Trust chairperson Glenyss Whitnall cuts the ribbon at the opening of the Rhodes Abbeyfield house. A new 14-studio Abbeyfield house providing affordable rental accommodation for older people was formally opened in Christchurch at the weekend. The Rhodes...

Bay of Plenty housing

One year after our series The Hidden Homeless, much has changed – and stayed the same. The Bay of Plenty Times last June uncovered how people, even those with jobs and families, were sleeping in garages, cars, tents, holiday parks and sharing homes with other...

Government urged to take human rights approach to house building

Community Housing Aotearoa, the representative body for New Zealand’s community housing sector, welcomes the Government’s Housing Stocktake Report highlighting the challenges the housing sector faces. Chief Executive Scott Figenshow says the stocktake is an essential...

Budget approved for Papaioea Place

The additional units increase the number of eco-friendly unit replacements to 50 and was approved at an Extraordinary Council meeting on Monday (14 May 2018). Following an urban design review, a modified layout on the site allowed the additional units to be included...