Riverside Gardens not the dream sub-division residents hoped for

Providing a mixture of social, state and low-cost housing, Riverside Gardens is a joint project between Housing New Zealand, developer City Living, and a number of community housing groups. It was promoted as the first of its kind nationwide and an example of...

Housing situation reaching new low

Will Matthews, president of the Auckland University Students’ Association, said sex-for-rent was the “shocking” reality struggling students were facing in today’s unaffordable rental market. Last year, the average weekly rent in Auckland hit...
CHA comments on the Residential Tenancies Ammendment Bill

CHA comments on the Residential Tenancies Ammendment Bill

CHA believes that the ammendments are better than the status quo but do not go far enough. Read our submission here. And our press release here A number of research papers have been written that support the sector’s call for a Housing Warrant of Fitness that are...

Auckland renters get desperate

International students are believed to be the most vulnerable to exploitation in the rental market, with the cost to rent an apartment close to university campuses jumping out of reach for those on limited incomes. The dire situation has been highlighted by a Facebook...