The government is pushing ahead with plans to sell up to 2000 thousand state houses, starting in Tauranga and Invercargill. Listen to the Radio New Zealand interview with Bill English here.
“Improving the quality of social housing is a big priority for this Government, and this maintenance work is a crucial part of Housing New Zealand’s business-as-usual programme to upgrade its properties,” Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett says.Read more here.
Nicole Gurran, Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney When: Tuesday 10 June, 12 noon – 1pm Where: Fisher International Building, level 9, 18 Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland RSVP:...
City Housing, Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust in Wellington http://www.pnbst.maori.nz/ Recovery Solutions Property Trust in Auckland www.recoverysolutions.co.nz Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga in Hastings...
What do we say? We’ll start with the positives. CHA applauds the government for allocating $75m to assist Christchurch to rebuild its housing. But we already knew that. We are all disappointed that this budget seems to have missed several opportunities. Are there more...
The manual and its free online portal are produced by Community Law, an Aotearoa-wide provider of quality-assured free legal help, providing information about areas of law where there is a lot at stake (and no money for lawyers) including family law, Māori land,...
Elderly woman outlines the plight of finding affordable rental housing on Auckland’s North Shore. Interview with Bays Community Trust and CORT Housing Trust http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player/2596858
Following our meeting with Hon Nick Smith on 30 January 2014, we wrote to him on 4 March 2014 checking our understanding about the progress of specific aspects of the social housing reform programme including tax reform, stock transfers and the social housing fund....
CHA has been working with its members to develop an updated housing continuum – one that clearly illustrates the housing options and potential providers that need to be in place. It’s a continuum for us to start a conversation with more New Zealanders...