Housing for youth-at-risk

Aug 3, 2015 | News

Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett, says up to 21 young people, aged 16-19 years, who are on the social housing register, will have this housing available to them for as long as they need it. The service has commenced in Palmerston North and Christchurch....

Queenstown Lakes Housing Trust profile

Aug 3, 2015 | Member profiles

The trust operates four housing assistance programmes: shared ownership, rent saver and affordable rentals, as well as their starter loan (housing bonds) programme. Read more about this innovative housing provider here.
Minister releases housing figures

Minister releases housing figures

Jul 30, 2015 | Reports & Articles

The social housing register is the number of eligible applicants for social housing properties or transfers between social housing properties at a given point in time.The Minister commented that the June 2015 quarterly figures showed the number of applications on the...
Minister releases housing figures

Auckland housing feasibility report released

Jul 27, 2015 | Reports & Articles

The Auckland Council Development Capacity Model 2015 calculates how many houses the market is likely to build under the PAUP planning controls. It estimates approximately 64,000 additional dwellings could be developed under today’s market conditions within the...

STOP PRESS – Charitable status and income tax exemption

Jul 24, 2015 | News

We have all expected these reviews to commence once government announced the alternative settings for the Community Housing Entity form of tax exemption. Information on the CHE provisions can be found here. As this issue moves forward, CHA is commissioning sector-wide...

Major NZ construction project development conference planned

Jul 23, 2015 | Events

It has the intention of bringing the public and private sector together to improve national infrastructure developments. “Our role is to bring the best minds across the sector together and lead thinking, show case best practice, undertake research on overcoming...
Member feedback encouraged

Member feedback encouraged

Jul 20, 2015 | Submissions

The Auckland Community Housing Providers’ Network (ACHPN) and CHA would like to get your feedback on this letter written by Miles Hennighan of CORT Community Housing, following a recent ACHPN meeting. We would value your thoughts on what you think about...

Patrick Gower interviews Nick Smith

Jul 18, 2015 | News

The Housing Minister insists foreign buyers are “not having a significant effect” on the Auckland housing market and rejects Labour’s claims offshore Chinese buyers could be buying as much as 30 % of houses.See more commentary here.