National Māori Housing Conference 2016- registrations open

Jul 18, 2016 | Events

“As whānau, hapū and iwi here in Tauranga Moana we’re excited to be able to host this bi-annual Maori housing conference. This year’s Māori Housing Conference theme is ‘Ma whero ma pango ka oti ai te mahi’ – Collaboration and Strategic...

​Public invited to have say on homelessness

Jul 18, 2016 | News

Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says many New Zealanders are shocked and saddened by the number of families being forced to live in cars and garages this winter. “We want to hear from those families and the agencies working with them about the best ways to...

CHA welcomes fast-tracking of funding for emergency housing

Jul 18, 2016 | News

CHA, which represents community housing providers throughout New Zealand, is responding to the Government’s quick delivery of funding to respond to growing needs for emergency housing. The process allows for a fast-track approval of $1.9 million to support 17 current...

​Labour’s plan to tackle housing crisis

Jul 18, 2016 | News

Labour’s plan has three main elements: • An Affordable Housing Authority that will cut through red tape to deliver large-scale master-planned communities • 100,000 new affordable homes for first home buyers, with 50% in Auckland • A tax on speculators by extending the...
Massey University Housing Affordability report June 2016

Massey University Housing Affordability report June 2016

Jul 18, 2016 | Research

The NZ median house price in May last year was $460,000 and even though a year later this increased by $46,000, actual affordability improved by 6%. The region that shows a noteworthy annual and quarterly decline in affordability is Central Otago Lakes (19.6% and...

21 July professional development events

Jul 6, 2016 | Events

21 July 2-5pm – Community Housing Aotearoa event Best Practice Guide to Accreditation This participatory workshop will present the updated Best Practice Standards setting the requirements for accreditation under the Community Housing Accreditation Programme...

Another special housing area for Queenstown

Jul 6, 2016 | News

“This SHA is spread across 51 hectares of greenfield land on Ladies Mile in Queenstown. The proposed development includes a retirement village comprising independent villas, serviced apartments and staff accommodation units, plus a 72-bed rest-home care facility. “The...