Te Matapihi chair, Rau Hoskins, on Māori home ownership rates

Jun 27, 2017 | News

A recent report showing a massive decline in Māori and Pasifika home-ownership is due to political inaction. The Victoria University and Deloitte report on resilience finds that between 1991 and 2013, Māori home-ownership declined by 32 percent, and Pasifika by 39...

Pop-up emergency housing village unveiled in Papamoa

Jun 26, 2017 | News

Bay of Plenty Times reported the opening of a pop-up emergency housing village has been unveiled in Papamoa today in a radical step to help homeless families in dire need. The booming Bay of Plenty is targeted for “big plans” in social housing, Associate...

Homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand – contributors needed

Jun 26, 2017 | News

Calling for contributors for the Parity edition of Homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand October 2017 Parity is a publication of the Victorian Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) and the national homelessness publication in Australia. The aim of this edition is to...

The Nation – is the government doing enough on housing?

Jun 23, 2017 | News

Consultant Peter Fa’afiu has challenged Pacific church leaders to contribute some of the money they bring in from tithes to NGOs working with the homeless, or allow some of the church’s assets to be used to help solve the problem. Major Campbell Roberts from the...

Nelson Tasman Housing Trust hoping for injection of funds

Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorised

Orchard St homes developed by the Nelson Tasman Housing Trust with the help of the Rata Foundation. Martin de Ruyter/Fairfax NZ The Orchard St development is one of seven developments owned and managed by the Nelson Tasman Housing Trust. The Rata Foundation gave the...

Invitation to pitch to HNZC

Jun 20, 2017 | News

They are doing this in order to contribute to HNZ’s goal of producing the right mix of quality homes in the right location to meet demand and tenant needs. This includes existing tenants, as well as first home buyers and those in the market for affordable housing....

Social housing transfer in Tauranga

Jun 20, 2017 | News

The ownership of the properties has changed but the houses remain social houses just as they were before the transfer. Tenants’ rent remains the same, as do their rights, and they remain eligible for social housing for the duration of their need. There will be 153...

Christchurch HNZ stock transfer – short list announced

Jun 20, 2017 | News

This follows an invitation in April for Expressions of Interest from Community Housing Providers interested in participating in the proposed transfer centred on the suburbs of Shirley, Bryndwr and Riccarton. The three short-listed respondents each bring together an...