Housing situation now acute- Scott Figenshow in the news

Sep 12, 2016 | News

Data from the Ministry of Social Development obtained by the Labour Party shows in the three months to June, it took an average of 217 days to rehouse people living in their cars. That’s up from 108 days at the end of 2015. It took 157 days to rehouse people...
Update on Cross-party inquiry into homelessness

Update on Cross-party inquiry into homelessness

Sep 6, 2016 | Submissions

Submissions will initially be heard by the inquiry at four locations: Te Puea Marae in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington and Christchurch between the end of August and early September. Read more about the process here. Read the two-parts of the CHA and He Kainga Oranga...

$24.4m more for Auckland social housing

Sep 6, 2016 | News

The funding is in addition to the $120.1 million announced in Budget 2016 for new social housing places in Auckland. “Our Government is taking the housing issue seriously and is committed to increasing supply through community housing providers. Those houses are...

CHRA guidance notes

Sep 6, 2016 | News

The Community Housing Regulatory Authority has released a series of guidance notes designed to provide more information on differentaspects of the regulatory process. The guidance notes to date cover:  Class I Social Landlord: What sets you apart?  Separation of...

Te Puea Marae programme for homeless closes doors

Sep 5, 2016 | News

Here’s the Radio NZ Insight programme report on this.It looks at how te Puea responded to the crisis with their manakitanga programme and how the Government are responding to the housing shortage over this winter. Here is the closing ceremony at Te Puea Marae:...

How can we provide decent affordable housing for our people?

Sep 5, 2016 | News

This report by Radio New Zealand looks at what’s going on in Canterbury housing now. It shows some of the solutions that community housing providers, New Zealand Housing Foundation and the Methodist Mission, and others are offering. See more here:

Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett in Rotorua

Sep 5, 2016 | News

She commented: “One of the first things I did when I took on the Social Housing portfolio at the start of last year was review the way we support homeless people, from the funding through to the challenges that prevent people from staying housed. This review...

Cold comfort for home buyers in Auckland

Sep 5, 2016 | News

Eaqub says: “The plan is a long-term enabling tool. It won’t fix issues around infrastructure and land-banking. I don’t expect a short-term impact, unless the Government moves urgently to give the council the ability to raise more revenue (for...