How Finland ended homelessness

Radio NZ talked to Juha Kaakinen of the Y Foundation in Finland about this. Listen to Juha Kaakinen on Nine to Noon A recent report by European Union housing organisation FEANTSA found every country in the EU is in the midst of a crisis of homelessness and housing...

Wellington council passes affordable housing plan

Wellington mayor Justin Lester Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The council’s city strategy committee voted this morning to adopt the recommendations of the Mayor’s Taskforce on Housing. The committee said the policy would allow 40,000 new homes to be...

BRANZ assessing guide for medium density development

The purpose of this project is to identify and quantify the benefits of medium density housing as a housing option. This could include the lower cost of medium density housing compared with standalone homes, as well as the fact that is often closer to amenities and to...

Te Matapihi calls for Māori housing finance reform

Thursday, 21 September 2017, 10:07 am Press Release: Te Matapihi Advocate calls for Māori housing finance reform 21 September 2017 – In a statement made last Sunday 17 September, Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox promoted the party’s Iwibank policy, which will...