Cabinet approves changes on social housing register

The changes include: • Reducing from three to one the number of times a person can decline a home without a good and sufficient reason before they are removed from the social housing register. • Where reasonable, requiring people on the social housing register to name...

Hikoi for homes planned

Visit www.hikoiforhomes.co.nz for the latest information on transport, times and locations. Hear Coalition spokesperson: Sue Bradford’s comments on National Radio here.

Community housing tax entities

This sets out the threshold income and asset levels of beneficiaries and clients of community housing trusts and companies, amongst other technical changes. It includes: The threshold income for an applicant who is not a member of a group of applicants is $80,000. The...

Community housing provider meeting in Christchurch

Community Housing Aotearoa and Christchurch City Council have organised this meeting as a follow up to the discussion on 8 September, here are the minutes of that meeting. At that meeting there was interest in forming a network of providers to work on increasing the...

Australasian Housing Awards 2015

Leading Innovation: Whangarei Accessible Housing Leading Housing Development Project Award: Accessible Properties NZ, 8-10 Middleton Road Development Leading Tenant Engagement Practice – Tenants Protection Association Christchurch The Winner of the Inspirational Team...

Papakainga developmnent guide

Recognising that papakainga development is a difficult and complex process for whanau, this guide clearly defines the process and provides whanau with a resource to support them to realise their papakainga aspirations. The guide is based on the Māori philosophical...

Directors for New Zealand Housing Bonds announced

The new directors are: Toni Kerr, Paul Minett and John Abel-Pattinson. Antoinette (Toni) Kerr, has significant experience in financial services. After focusing on risk management for capital markets and private banking with various multinational banks offshore, Toni...

New homeless project in Christchurch

The Housing Options for the Homeless project was set up in July this year and has so far helped nine young people and two families off the streets and into private rental accommodation. The Council set aside a total of $130,000 from its Social Housing Fund for the...