Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust open their first development

Feb 4, 2019 | News

The eight-unit development includes two four-bedroom and six two-bedroom homes. It will house a mix of families and individuals. Cate Kearney, CE of Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust says the complex is a wonderful addition to the Opawa community. “We are so pleased...

​Crown-Iwi partnership – 300 new homes on table for Miramar

Jan 31, 2019 | News

Bird’s eye view of the area in red Taranaki Whānui Limited (the wholly owned commercial arm of Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust) and the Government’s Land for Housing Programme (HUD) have entered into an MoU to collaborate and work together on the future of...

NBR Opinion: The will and the way to solve housing affordability

Jan 31, 2019 | News

Paul Majurey, of Marutūāhu descent, chairs the Waimahia and Puhinui Park community housing developments. This was brought together by the Tāmaki Collective of iwi, NZ Housing Foundation, CORT Community Housing and Te Tumu Kainga (the Māori Trustee). Importantly, the...

Not-for-profits put people’s needs first

Jan 31, 2019 | News

APNZL supports the view that government investment in public housing is best achieved through not-for-profit organisations putting people’s needs first. “The Government’s decision to allow private developers access to Community Housing supports is a misguided...

NZQA must urgently bolster vocational training

Jan 30, 2019 | News

This is the opinion of Warwick Quinn, chief executive of New Zealand’s largest construction trade training organisation, BCITO. Quinn says the current review of the New Zealand Qualifications Framework – NZQF – needs to urgently address the issue of...

Editorial: KiwiBuild not only weapon in armoury

Jan 30, 2019 | News

The KiwiBuild initiative was not the Labour Party’s only response to the affordability crisis, or perhaps the most important. Tax proposals, tenancy laws, banning foreign buyers, state house building and infrastructure bonds were all just as important. But...

Insulation boost means more warm dry homes

Jan 29, 2019 | News

Community organisations have contributed $4.7 million to the programme, further reducing insulation costs to home owners. “The Government has allocated funding of $142.5 million over four years for grants covering two-thirds of the cost of ceiling and underfloor...