On the move: The life of a renter child (published 9 Dec)

Researchers from the Growing Up in NZ study, who are tracking the movements of 6853 babies born in the year to March 2010, say the findings challenge the way social agencies provide services to children such as immunisation. Moves in the babies’ first two years...

New community housing development opened

Accessible Properties are a Community Housing Provider who manage close to 1000 housing units across New Zealand. Today’s event celebrated the completion of eight new units designed for tenants with social support need, and built with assistance from the Government’s...

State Housing Tenant Fights HNZC on Legality of Eviction

HNZ repeatedly visited her house without notice in an effort to intimidate her out of her home. Niki will be seeking exemplary damages. This could have further impact on dozens of other state house tenants who are visited repeatedly without notice by HNZ...

Tenancy bond payments to go online next year

“MBIE processes around 400,000 tenancy bond transactions each year, with nearly half of those being bond lodgements. Currently the only way landlords can lodge bond payments is by cheque. Today’s announcements will be welcomed by both landlords and tenants, who have...