Te Puea Marae programme for homeless closes doors

Sep 5, 2016 | News

Here’s the Radio NZ Insight programme report on this.It looks at how te Puea responded to the crisis with their manakitanga programme and how the Government are responding to the housing shortage over this winter. Here is the closing ceremony at Te Puea Marae:...

How can we provide decent affordable housing for our people?

Sep 5, 2016 | News

This report by Radio New Zealand looks at what’s going on in Canterbury housing now. It shows some of the solutions that community housing providers, New Zealand Housing Foundation and the Methodist Mission, and others are offering. See more here:

Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett in Rotorua

Sep 5, 2016 | News

She commented: “One of the first things I did when I took on the Social Housing portfolio at the start of last year was review the way we support homeless people, from the funding through to the challenges that prevent people from staying housed. This review...

Cold comfort for home buyers in Auckland

Sep 5, 2016 | News

Eaqub says: “The plan is a long-term enabling tool. It won’t fix issues around infrastructure and land-banking. I don’t expect a short-term impact, unless the Government moves urgently to give the council the ability to raise more revenue (for...

The housing challenge – what is Government saying today?

Aug 29, 2016 | News

Nick Smith has written to four developers since mid-2015 saying he is keen to see progress in Special Housing Areas and strongly encourages them to contact the Auckland Council with an update. Denies that’s giving land bankers a free pass. “The people who promise they...