The Peoples Project

The People’s Project uses the Housing First model which has been successful in Canada, the USA and the United Kingdom. It is based on evidence that when you house people first, then align the support services they need to be successful in their lives, the cycle of...

Homelessness and emergency housing in the media

Radio New Zealand, in particular, have done a great job focusing on the issue. You can find some of the media below. Meanwhile, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett has said that New Zealand’s housing problems are not new but the result of ongoing issues and...
Institutional investment for affordable housing developments

Institutional investment for affordable housing developments

In order to expand to meet the demand of lower income households currently on waiting lists for public and community housing, the industry will need access to a large scale, dependable and sustainable source of finance at an appropriate interest rate. Sound familiar!...

Pre-budget announcement on Government housing policy

“We are currently building around 9,500 houses each year in Auckland – which is the highest rate of house building there in eleven years. “However, we need on average around 13,000 houses each year in Auckland for the next 30 years. “The Government’s very clear...

Te Matapihi search for new manager

As the Manager of Te Matapihi you will need to have excellent relationship building skills, with the ability to negotiate and influence at the highest level. You will have an understanding of the Māori housing sector and a desire to see it grow. You will need to be a...

Emerge Aotearoa

Last year these two organisations combined as Emerge Aotearoa with a focus:To provide high quality housing, supports and services that enable people and their whanau in distress due to mental health or addiction issues, disability, trauma, violence, homelessness,...

Spotlight on housing and homeless

There’s more demand for emergency housing than there has ever been and providers are distressed. And while local communities are coming together to find solutions we’ve only just started to see some leadership from Government. In this article, written in May...