Community Housing Aotearoa welcomes new housing entity

Finance Minister Bill English and Housing Minister Dr. Nick Smith have today announced the establishment of a new entity to grow and diversify the social housing market. The Establishment Unit will look at how, and on what terms, transfers of HNZC stock to community...

Response received from Hon Nick Smith

Following our meeting with Hon Nick Smith on 30 January 2014, we wrote to him on 4 March 2014 checking our understanding about the progress of specific aspects of the social housing reform programme including tax reform, stock transfers and the social housing fund....

Community, iwi groups lobby to buy state houses cheap

NZ Herald article explores the issues raised in the Community Housing Aotearoa, Auckland Community Housing Providers’ Network and Te Matapihi policy paper ‘A way forward for stock transfers’ released on 16 April 2014. The article provides examples of...

A Way Forward for Stock Transfers

Community Housing Aotearoa together with the Auckland Community Housing Providers Network and Te Matapihi have released a proposal calling for the establishment of an independent negotiating partner to facilitate the transfer of up to 20% of state housing and the...