Auckland Council position on homelessness

You can find the comprehensive report to the Auckland Council Environment and Community Committee on this area here: AKL Council homelessness position.pdf The committee made the following decisions following the presentation of this report: Auckland Council’s...
BRANZ research on state of NZ homes

BRANZ research on state of NZ homes

The latest House Condition Survey report has found about half of all houses lacked adequate insulation (47 per cent), contributing to many being damp and mouldy (49 per cent). It looked at 560 houses nationwide and weighted findings to represent the total number in...

All New Zealanders well housed

What we heard from the panel was moving, inspirational, and practical. The discussion was led by Stephen Selwood, CEO of Infrastructure New Zealand, who described housing as an issue for all New Zealanders. “Everyone is impacted in some way by the housing crisis.”...
BRANZ research on state of NZ homes

New survey shows substandard rental accommodation

The latest HRV State of the Home Survey, conducted by research company Buzz Channel, has found 66 per cent of renters said their landlord either didn’t respond, failed to fix a problem, or “kind of made some effort to remedy an issue” they brought to their attention....

Queenstown Lakes Housing Taskforce determined to meet challenge

In April the Council announced the new taskforce formed by Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult, tasked to investigate new ways of addressing housing availability and affordability in the district. Four months on the taskforce is reporting considerable...

Auckland Housing Accord reviewed

Overall, the council met the target for 39,000 sites and dwellings consented within the three year period of the Accord. To date 5,527 dwellings issued with building consents and 3,105 dwellings have been completed within SHAs as of June 2017. Councillor Chris Darby,...

Auckland property developer to build 500 social rentals

500 social rental homes will be built over the next seven years. Photo: 123RF Ted Manson has started construction of what he hopes will become 500 social rental homes in Auckland over the next seven years, in deals that also involve maintenance of the apartment...

308 new social houses for Christchurch

“In addition to the 163 houses we built over the last eight months, the Government is investing another $46.3 million into 145 new social houses in Greater Christchurch. It brings our total to $98.3 million for 308 new social houses for those in need,” Ms Adams says....