Social service agencies, a school principal and a mother who had recently been homeless described the dire emotional and physical toll that homelessness takes, especially on women and children who make up New Zealand’s largest category of homeless people. A Lower Hutt...
The KiwiBuild Unit has received 102 responses for its Invitation to Pitch for offsite manufacturers, Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford announced today. KiwiBuild’s Invitation to Pitch for Offsite Manufacturing has closed. It asked companies...
The Mayor’s Annual Budget proposal also confirms the largest ever annual capital investment in transport infrastructure of $1.2 billion, continued investment in the water quality improvement programme and protection of kauri and holding average general rate rises to...
Following the announcement in July that The Selwyn Foundation and Sprott House Trust had entered into a conditional agreement, with a view to Selwyn purchasing the village after a three month transitional period, the sale has completed and Sprott House has now joined...
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...
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...
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...
Thank you to all members and the non-member organisations who responded to the surveys. While the community housing sector report confirms 4021 units operated by the sector, CHA estimates a further 1000 units likely operated by sector organisations that did not...
“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...