Apr 3, 2018 | News
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust has confirmed it will purchase 50 apartments within New Ground Capital’s development at Remarkables Park, after obtaining funds from Westpac bank. The one- and two-bedroom apartments are part of New Ground Capital’s...
Apr 3, 2018 | News
“The current costs of living are leaving beneficiaries struggling to pay their rent and feed themselves and their families, and a marginal increase to benefit levels signals the Government has no sense of urgency to put an end to poverty in Aotearoa”, says Ricardo...
Mar 29, 2018 | News
The development has been built by the Chinese New Settlers Services Trust (CNSST), in partnership with the Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). MBIE’s Social Housing Fund provided capital funding of more than...
Mar 29, 2018 | News
Tenancy reviews determine whether a person or family still needs public housing and makes sure they are in a house that meets their current needs. They are on hold until the end of June. “While public housing is not intended to be a house for life, it’s important we...
Mar 26, 2018 | News
Chief Executive Scott Figenshow says today’s announcement the Government is buying Unitec’s Mt Albert campus site to build up to 4000 homes is a great step towards ensuring all New Zealanders are well-housed The development will be a mix of affordable KiwiBuild homes...
Mar 26, 2018 | News
Some 29.3 hectares of bare and developed land will be acquired in an arrangement that will see the Crown develop the area in concert with iwi of the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau collective, an urban Maori representative body that has held rights of first refusal...
Mar 26, 2018 | News
It is located at the Unitec site in Mt Albert. ‘It’s going to be the site of an exciting new urban development project that will see probably between 3000 and 4000 new homes built there.’ I would hope that we’d see between 30 and 40% KiwiBuild affordable homes for...
Mar 23, 2018 | Reports
Guidance on implementing effective rights-based housing strategies
Mar 23, 2018 | News
At a Council meeting on 20 March 2018, Council approved an additional four Special Housing Area applications to be recommended to the Associate Minister of Housing and Urban Development for consideration. 3D Hill Street North 2 City Heights 31 Tipahi Street 397...
Mar 23, 2018 | News
The meeting was to discuss Housing NZ’s (HNZ) plans to build 300 new units in Lower Hutt and also refurbish existing stock. Mayor Wallace says he welcomes the project as it will provide much needed, high-quality housing stock in Lower Hutt, and contribute...