Commentary on Housing policy election 2017

Aug 28, 2017 | News

You can hear the podcaste here. http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201855499/housing-policy-who-s-promising-what Bill says the questions about all the new houses being promised is: – who’s going to build the houses? – how...

Maori look to Waimahia example

Aug 24, 2017 | News

The Independent Māori Statutory Board said home ownership rates for Māori were lower than general levels, and in the last census 62 percent of Māori children were living in rented homes. The board has signalled it wants to play a bigger part in developing a strategy...

Update on Queenstown affordable housing

Aug 23, 2017 | News

Reported in the Otago Daily Times, the Queenstown Lakes District Council Special Housing Areas lead policy specified a contribution of 5% of any qualifying development to go to the trust. The policy also stated the council was “open to proposals that achieve...

Families to benefit under social housing plans

Aug 23, 2017 | News

“We’re building 70 new social houses, which is on top of the 1436 social houses we have in Palmerston North right now. Our plans for 30 short-term transitional housing places will benefit 120 local families every year,” Social Housing Minister Amy Adams says. “We’ve...

PSA Ten Perspectives on Housing

Aug 22, 2017 | News

Authors include Alan Johnson (Salvation Army), Philippa Howden-Chapman (University of Otago), Jess Berenston-Shaw (Morgan Foundation) and David Rutherford (Human Rights Commissioner). Some recurrent themes emerge during the booklet’s ten chapters – the...

Manifesto for Housing

Aug 22, 2017 | Documents

The Architectural Centre have released their Manifesto for Housing. In addition to their traditional postcard, the manifesto will also be emblazoned on an Adshel at Wellington’s bus terminal near the railway station for the next two weeks. Design is an important...

MSD’s Better Access to Social Housing action plan

Aug 22, 2017 | Documents

In 2016, it took a median time of 48 days to house priority A applicants on the Social Housing Register. Their 2021 target is to cut this time by 20 per cent. The Ministry of Social Development have acknowledged the importance of community housing providers in helping...

​Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust

Aug 22, 2017 | Member profiles

“Our referrals can be quite diverse,” says Paula. “They sometimes come to us from transitioning from prison, the hospital or rehab.” Tenants also come to the Trust from ‘sleeping rough’ on the streets or in cars. Or they may have just arrived in the region after...

MSD moving homeless to Kaeo

Aug 21, 2017 | News

Kaeo Primary School principal Paul Barker said five new children from families being housed in a former holiday park have started at his school in the last week, but the community already had problems dealing with its own issues arising from poverty. He said housing...