HNZ causing huge harm say Drug Foundation
Yet hundreds of tenants have been evicted from their state homes, after Housing New Zealand detected tiny traces of methamphetamine in them, and are often made to pay tens of thousands of dollars in clean up fees. The ministry has just published new guidelines saying...New CHA council member elected
Victoria will be joining the current council who are continuing into the 2016/17 year. The council includes Julie Nelson, Warren Jack, Moira Lawler, a representative from Te Matapihi, Garry Moore, Julie Scott, Carrie Mozena and Allan Pollard. Officer positions will be...New Zealand Superfund: We Want to Invest in Affordable Housing
Speaking to Corin Dann on Q+A, Mr Orr said the Fund had invested in schools, prisons and other infrastructure already, and wanted to do much more – especially in the area of housing, and even social housing. “That’s one investment game here in New Zealand, and I would...UN expert calls for big ‘Shift’ in approach to housing
“Globally, there is an interest in housing – but not as a human right, or an issue requiring urgent attention to assist the most vulnerable groups in cities around the world,” Ms. Farha said at the end of the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development,...New community housing for Stoke
“There are three single storey brick units in the development, each containing two apartments,” he said. “They’ll be ideal for single people or small families and will help in a small way to meet the huge need for affordable housing in Nelson.” NTHT is a registered...MBIE’s new tenancy investigators target Dunedin student flats
“We take breaches of residential tenancy law seriously, and are working to crack down on poor landlord behaviour across New Zealand,” says Paul Coggan, Manager of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s new Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team....