Oct 31, 2017 | News
Infrastructure NZ is New Zealand’s peak infrastructure body. They released this press release on 30 October “Our latest report released last week examines the cost of growth in different greenfield areas around the city where land is accessible and non-sensitive...
Oct 30, 2017 | Events
Following from the IMPACT Conference in June, colleagues have said to us “to make a bigger difference we have to do things differently”. We need some disruption! We’ve asked Leonie Freeman, leader of Housing Connect and the Auckland Housing Summit to help us get ready...
Oct 30, 2017 | News
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Oct 30, 2017 | News
The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust expects to begin building 14 homes on a greenfield site near Onslow Rd, bordering Lake Hayes Estate, next June. The development will be the trust’s first under its “Secure Home” programme, which is based...
Oct 30, 2017 | News
A concept sketch for Dunedin project High Street Cohousing Photo: Supplied by www.architype.co.nz Co-housing involves family homes being built in clusters of up to 35, around shared living spaces, gardens and communal facilities. The concept has existed in some other...
Oct 30, 2017 | News
26 October 2017 Community housing sector ready to increase social and affordable homes New Zealand’s community housing sector welcomes the new Labour-led coalition Government. “We are ready to partner to see ‘all New Zealanders well-housed’,” says Scott Figenshow, CE...
Oct 30, 2017 | News
Community Housing Aotearoa Scott Figenshow chief executive with Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust executive officer Julie Scott in front of homes under the shared equity scheme in Queenstown. Experts at a SmartGrowth Housing Affordability Forum workshop looked...
Oct 26, 2017 | Reports
DEBBIE JAMIESON/STUFF Members of the Queenstown Lakes Mayoral Housing Affordability Taskforce presenting their recommendations: chairman John MacDonald, Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust executive officer Julie Scott, Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult,...
Oct 26, 2017 | News
New figures from the Ministry of Social Development and cited in this Stuff article show that in the last three months $8.96 million was given out to cover short seven-day motel stays for families or individuals in dire need. Figures show 9159 grants made. This is a...
Oct 26, 2017 | News
In the Labour-Greens confidence and supply agreement, reported here by the Herald, there is a promise to deliver innovative home ownership models within the state and a broader community housing programme. “A rent-to-own scheme or similar progressive ownership...
