1,000 extra housing places so far this winter

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Phil Twyford in May announced the Government was taking urgent action to tackle homelessness this winter by investing $100 million in 1500 new housing places compared to the end of last year. Phil Twyford said the Government was well...

Homelessness in Rotorua requires multi-pronged approach

“There is no quick fix, there isn’t just one solution and there isn’t one single provider or agency that will resolve this on their own,” the mayor says. “The Ministry of Social Development’s Housing First programme will be in Rotorua soon to provide long-term housing...

Innovative housing complex designed for Wellington

These were the ingredients for the ArchEngBuild 2018 Challenge held at Victoria University of Wellington between 4-6 July, and the result was some truly future-thinking medium-density housing designs for our capital city. Now in its seventh year, ArchEngBuild brings...

​Dr O’Sullivan visits appalling homes of sick Kiwi kids

Dr O’Sullivan recently moved from Northland to Auckland and he says he thought he knew what poverty was. “On my second day working as a GP in Auckland I was confronted by something I never thought I would see in this city. “I met a 28-year-old solo mother who is...

Shelter Gives Homeless Women a Safe Place to Sleep This Winter

The Auckland City Mission’s Te Whare Manaaki Wāhine women’s shelter provides safe, welcoming, and temporary accommodation for women starting from Sunday 1 July. With construction on the City Mission’s new Mission HomeGround redevelopment due to start in October, the...

​ Supportive housing in central Auckland

The Minister, and Housing New Zealand deputy board chair Vui Mark Gosche, this morning unveiled plans to build 280 new purpose built apartments with on-site wrap-around health and support services. These will replace 87 units on the site built more than 60 years ago....