HOUSING NZ 'NOT THE ONLY PLAYER' Speaking before Housing NZ revealed its error, Social Housing Minister Amy Adams defended the agency's efforts, saying it was "only one part of our social housing pipeline". "Housing NZ are no longer the only player in this space -...
Real estate agents say the new motorway extension has created unprecedented demand in the area. The mayor, K Gurunathan, said he was called just after Christmas to help a young family of six living in a leaking garage - and he was hearing of other problems caused by...
The guide, based on research, consultations, input from youth and the expertise of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Ms. Leilani Farha, argues that all young people have a fundamental, legal right to be free of homelessness and to have access...
Herald On Sunday Photograph by Doug Sherring A record high of 73.8 per cent (848,916) was last recorded 26 years ago in 1991 - 10 per cent more than the latest figures. Renters in the same time period made up only about 23 per cent of the total. See the NZ Herald...
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...
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...
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!...
“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...
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...
More comment from emergency housing providers and the homeless are found in the media here. Radio New Zealand ‘out-of-touch’-on-auckland-housing-labour radionz life-in-an-overcrowded,-cold-home radionz.co.nz...
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,...
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...