Christmas arrived early for Clarke St residents

Dec 3, 2014 | News

Chris Johnstone, Tauranga Community Housing Trust Manager says the new homes will bring much joy to these Gate Pa residents and families who will now be settled before Christmas. “Modern, affordable and warm dry housing for over 20 people with a serious housing need...

Pensioner Units to Be Sold to Social Housing Providers

Nov 28, 2014 | News

After considering community feedback, the Council agreed that the pensioner housing units will not be sold on the open market, and instead only be offered for sale to social housing providers. Conditions of any sale will be that existing tenants are able to remain...

Insight: The State of Social Housing

Nov 24, 2014 | News

As the government moves to sell off more than twenty thousand state houses, many church groups and Iwi say they are keen to take them on. But they want the properties at a discount and they don’t want to lumped with the dumps. Radio New Zealand’s Housing...

Partnership providing healthier social housing

Nov 24, 2014 | News

More than 220 housing units have had free insulation or thermal curtains installed through the Council–CEA partnership, with that number expected to increase to 500 units before end of June next year. Communities, Housing and Economic Development Committee Chair...

New initiatives to improve tenancy services

Nov 19, 2014 | News

“A new FastTrack Resolution service will be available from today to all landlords and tenants to help resolve rent arrears disputes in a faster and more efficient way. A new online system for Tenancy Tribunal applications is also up and running from today, which will...