KiwiBuild pre-qualification opens

Aug 13, 2018 | News

From today, aspiring homeowners can apply online at kiwibuild.govt.nz to determine if they are eligible to enter a ballot for a KiwiBuild home. Phil Twyford says the opening of the pre-qualification process is good news for New Zealanders who are locked out of the...

Meth-testing compensation claims by Housing NZ tenants

Aug 9, 2018 | News

State Housing Action Network has written to Housing Minister Phil Twyford asking the government to appoint an independent group to assess compensation claims from tenants and families evicted in Housing New Zealand’s meth-testing fiasco We have told Twyford that HNZ...

Rent arrears, a big issue for the rental property industry

Aug 9, 2018 | News

“It can also take many weeks to even get a Tenancy Tribunal hearing, while tenants can sit in a property without paying rent. Without a Tenancy Tribunal order you cannot get a non-paying tenant out of your property. Even when you do, it can then take many more...
The homeless chap with the cat

The homeless chap with the cat

Aug 7, 2018 | Newsletters

When I was interviewed 11 months ago for the executive administration role, I was asked why I wanted the job. I said “I want to do something worthy,” having had a series of meaningless government department roles. Now that I work in the community housing...

19 new homes for South Auckland families

Aug 6, 2018 | News

Associate Housing and Urban Development Minister Jenny Salesa formally opened the housing development on Sturdee Road. The development is a joint project: Housing New Zealand (HNZ) built the housing and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has contracted STRIVE...

More people in need of housing this winter

Aug 2, 2018 | News

“There are now 8704 households on the waiting list for a state house, up from 7890, or 9 per cent, in the past three months. That’s up a massive 56 per cent increase on the same time last year and shows the extent the housing crisis is hurting New Zealanders,” he...

Non-compliant Landlords could pay penalties to their tenants

Aug 2, 2018 | News

The Insulation Association of New Zealand (IAONZ) has been established, with the support of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), by representatives of some of the major manufacturers, suppliers and installers in the insulation secto The primary...