Lisa Woolley celebrates 20 years at VisionWest

Aug 20, 2018 | News

L-R: Hon Alfred Ngaro, Hon Paula Bennett, Lisa Woolley and Councillor Linda Cooper. With the presentation of a taonga and afternoon tea, Lisa’s family, local supporters and VisionWest staff gathered to reflect on and honour her long service. After a welcome by local...

​Tackling barriers to Māori housing

Aug 14, 2018 | News

Iwi, financial and legal experts, banking sector representatives and Māori housing providers have gathered for the wānanaga in Auckland, hosted by Te Matapihi, with support from Te Puni Kōkiri. “Getting finance is one of the biggest barriers that whānau face to build...

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...

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...

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...
20 August 2018 CHA newsletter

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...