What if we put tenants first?

Pirihima/Nga Potiki Papākainga While less than 1% of Victoria’s population are Aboriginal, they still number 54,000 with half living in Melbourne. They are an indigenous group of Australians experiencing high rates of homelessness, with many in social housing, low...

Recommendations for methamphetamine contamination clean-up

The different levels reflect the level of health risk from living in a house where someone smoked methamphetamine, and living in a house used to manufacture the drug. Based on the recommendations now provided, the Ministry of Health believes houses which don’t...

$2m for Chatham Islands Housing

The new entity comprises Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust, Hokotehi Moriori Trust, Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust and the Chatham Islands Council. “Living in a remote area like the Chatham Islands has its challenges,” Mr Flavell says. “However, today we have a...

Affordable homes for Mt Albert development

“This development, with an average house price of $573,000 and only 8km from Auckland’s city centre, is a welcome addition to the Government’s Crown Land Housing Programme. This project is led by the Marutūāhu Iwi and is significant as the first development under the...

HNZ causing huge harm say Drug Foundation

Yet hundreds of tenants have been evicted from their state homes, after Housing New Zealand detected tiny traces of methamphetamine in them, and are often made to pay tens of thousands of dollars in clean up fees. The ministry has just published new guidelines saying...

New CHA council member elected

Victoria will be joining the current council who are continuing into the 2016/17 year. The council includes Julie Nelson, Warren Jack, Moira Lawler, a representative from Te Matapihi, Garry Moore, Julie Scott, Carrie Mozena and Allan Pollard. Officer positions will be...

Housing NZ ramping up build programme

Housing New Zealand’s Asset Development Group has lodged the consents to build 1297 new houses, which will have the potential to accommodate more than 3200 people in 20 suburbs across the city. The Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand, Bill English, says the...

Social Investment in Community Housing

Presentations from the day are here: Scott Figenshow.pdf Alastair Rhodes.pdf John Abel Pattinson.pdf Julie Scott Powerpoint.pdf Linda Meade.pdf Roy Thompson and Paul Gilberd.pdf Radio New Zealand reported as follows on this event: Housing providers say hundreds of...