‘Beyond Renting’ report supports investment in homeownership

Oct 18, 2018 | News

“The report sets out two key aspects – reform of the Accommodation Supplement and investment in assisted homeownership is essential to restoring long term sustainable housing policy,” says Chris Glaudel, Acting Chief Executive. Government needs to deliver targeted...

KiwiBuy the only answer to the housing shortage

Oct 18, 2018 | News

Its new paper ‘Beyond Renting’, released today by the Army’s Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit, offers a bleak outlook for the private rental housing market. To meet these future demands the report suggests the government needs to look beyond the private rental...

Palmerston North social enterprise builds $2.5 million worth of Homes for People in its first year

Oct 11, 2018 | Member profiles

L-R: Homes for People founders Cheri and Darren Birch, with Alesha Thomson, a future resident of the housing block. Homes for People has marked its first anniversary, celebrating providing housing collectively worth $2.5 million for people on lower incomes to buy. The...

Housing Call to Action – 2nd draft of TPA’s submission on RTA Reform document

Oct 11, 2018 | Submissions

SUBMISSION ON THE DISCUSSION DOCUMENT: ‘REFORM OF THE RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1986’ by TENANTS’ PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (AUCKLAND) (TPA) Tenants’ Protection Association (Auckland) (TPA) welcomes this document and the opportunity to have an input into it and its...

Mobile shower and laundry for rough sleepers

Oct 11, 2018 | News

Operated by Australian charity organisation Orange Sky, the van will help the homeless community through laundry, showers and conversation. Orange Sky co-founders, Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett, were named 2016 Young Australians of the Year for their work in...

Initial findings of Auckland’s homeless count released

Oct 11, 2018 | News

Funded by Auckland Council and implemented by the Housing First Auckland collective, it was the first time a street count of this size and scale has been undertaken in New Zealand. Fiona Hamilton, programme manager for Housing First Auckland, said the initiative was...

Housing First programme to end homelessness in Rotorua

Oct 11, 2018 | News

The programme, a partnership of LinkPeople, Lifewise and Taumata o Ngāti Whakaue Trust, is in recognition of World Homeless Day. “Housing First is a proven, internationally recognised programme that supports the homeless with high and complex needs. “It provides them...

HNZ neighbours from hell: Here’s what it takes for them to be evicted

Oct 9, 2018 | News

LIZ MCDONALD/STUFF As stories about nightmare Housing New Zealand tenants come to light across the country,Stufftakes a look at HNZ’s sustainable tenancies policy, and what it means for the people it serves – and their neighbours. WHAT ARE SUSTAINABLE...

REINZ calls for balanced approach to rental market

Oct 8, 2018 | News

In its submission to the Select Committee REINZ, alongside other similar industry bodies, outlined that while banning letting fees will reduce fees upfront, that long term those fees may simply be recuperated by landlords through increased rent which contradicts the...

More than 1500 housed this winter

Oct 8, 2018 | News

“As we had feared, homelessness was worse than ever this winter, with record numbers of people coming forward for help,” Phil Twyford said. “It’s going to take a concerted effort over many years to end homelessness. The housing crisis was created over a decade and...