Growing waiting list shows need for more public housing

Feb 8, 2018 | News

Figures released today for the December 2017 quarter show the total number of people on the public housing waiting list rose 5 per cent to 7,725. The waiting list is now comprised of 6,182 households in need of a state house and a further 1,543 waiting to be...

Child poverty targets realistic, but income needs urgent

Feb 8, 2018 | Uncategorised

“Ten years may seem like a long time but the reality is that poverty among children is deeply entrenched, and the result of years of economic changes that have impacted severely on families,” says CPAG Co-convenor Alan Johnson. “It will take us a...

​Kiwibuild a building bust

Feb 8, 2018 | News

“Despite Mr Twyford’s big promises to build 100,000 houses over the next ten years, the moment he got into Government that target was slashed to 16,000 over the first three years and now he’s only going to achieve to half of that,” Mr Woodhouse says. “The Labour Party...

Fight against homelessness expands into Christchurch and Tauranga

Feb 7, 2018 | News

The Housing First model is focussed is an internationally recognised approach to working with people who have been homeless for a long time. It places them into long-term housing immediately with no readiness conditions and then provides support services to help...

Skilled Housing New Zealand intern joins Dwell

Feb 1, 2018 | Member profiles

Dwell chief executive, Alison Cadman with Housing New Zealand’s Ingrid Downey Dwell successfully applied to employ Ingrid Downey from Housing New Zealand, where she is a Technical Advisor in HNZ’s Business Advisory Team. Ingrid has worked with HNZ for nine years and...

Reducing child poverty bill introduced in parliament

Feb 1, 2018 | News

The Bill will hold the current and future governments to account on the measurement and progress of reducing child poverty in New Zealand. It introduces child poverty measures and targets, requires regular reporting on reduction, creates a child well-being strategy,...
BRANZ research report on ‘exceeding the minimum’ released

BRANZ research report on ‘exceeding the minimum’ released

Jan 29, 2018 | Research

This report looks at the question: why don’t landlords choose features that exceed the minimum building standards and what are the enablers to changing this? The aim is to identify the barriers to an improved rental stock and potential solutions to overcome the...