Christchurch HNZ stock transfer – short list announced

This follows an invitation in April for Expressions of Interest from Community Housing Providers interested in participating in the proposed transfer centred on the suburbs of Shirley, Bryndwr and Riccarton. The three short-listed respondents each bring together an...
New research on positive outcomes in affordable housing

New research on positive outcomes in affordable housing

These reports, along with a summary reports (bulletin and synthesis), are attached here: ·HF Research Bulletin April 2017.pdf – an over view of all three studies – Housing Foundation (HF) ·Social and Economic Impacts of Housing Tenure FCSPRU.pdf – Family Centre...

​New landlord for Tauranga HNZ tenants

Here’s CHA’s press release and the announcement from Government: https://beehive.govt.nz/release/new-landlord-1140-tauranga-hnz-tenants Read the CHA press release here.

Nine ways to fix New Zealand’s broken rental market

As part of the Spinoff’s rent week series here’s the latest article on private rental housing and the nine things Dr Elinor Chisholm says we can do to help fix these problems. 1. Make renting more secure We need to make sure the Residential Tenancy Act supports...

Housing First Auckland pilot officially opened today

The Housing First Auckland pilot is already up and running but is being officially launched today by Social Housing Minister Amy Adams and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff. It aims to help 472 chronically homeless people find accommodation over two years. The pilot focuses on...