Trust leads revolution in housing

The Government wants a new approach to social housing, which would see more private providers, such as church groups and iwi, take on vulnerable tenants as the Government sells off thousands of homes. Housing New Zealand (HNZ) confirmed to the Nelson Mail there are...

Government plans threaten supply of social and affordable housing

The network of not-for-profit, social enterprises and charitable trusts, called the Auckland Community Housing Network, is particularly worried the Government has given no guarantee the money gained from an asset sale would be reinvested in the housing sector. The...

Patrick Gower interviews Social Housing Minister

Bennett says National could sell off “thousands” of state houses but Housing NZ will still be the “dominant force” in providing social housing in NZ. Concedes the sale of state houses is an asset sale despite National’s ‘no more asset sales’ promise, but says it will...