Wellington’s rental situation getting worse

Wellington rent prices are now just shy of Auckland’s. Rental prices shot up 7 percent last year in Wellington to a median of $480 a week. At the same time, the number of properties available for rent plunged. Wellington’s prices are just shy of...

New emergency housing in Otahuhu, Auckland opens

The Monte Cecilia team at opening – Dennis, Cecilia, and Bernie The site will ultimately comprise 43 two, three and four-bedroom houses, next to schools and with an on-site playground. The homes will accommodate families for between 12 and 24 weeks and are well...

Review of the Social Housing Reform Programme released

CHA agrees that significant progress is being made in the delivery of both Emergency Housing, Housing First and Social Housing components, however further progress needs to be made on delivering affordable housing. As the report makes clear, we need a plan that...

MBIE’s student renters campaign

The aim is to inform students of their rights and responsibilities. They want students to know to look for an insulation statement when they sign up for new tenancy agreements and to check their flats for working smoke alarms. The media resources include street...

Figures show Wellington is 3590 homes short of what it needs

Turning that around will be no easy task. A report that will be tabled at a council meeting this week predicts Wellington will need to build another 21,000 dwellings by 2043. The number of people in Wellington currently on the waiting list for social housing is 303....

Housing First in Auckland

Dr. Sam Tsemberis is considered to be the ‘Father of Housing First’ and we are fortunate to have him conduct this workshop. Dr. Sam Tsemberis founded Pathways to Housing in New York in 1992 based on the belief that housing is a human right. At Pathways, Dr. Tsemberis...