Proposed Charities Act could remove the right to appeal

Proposed Charities Act could remove the right to appeal

Aug 3, 2016 | Submissions

Update on progress of the bill: On Wednesday morning Marianne from Action station went to Parliament to present in person Action Stations crowd-sourced submission on the proposed changes to charities law. The Chair of the Select Committee, Ruth Dyson, asked her to...

Supporting better housing outcomes funding

Aug 1, 2016 | News

Staff at Lifewise celebrated the recent announcement with a cake. Chief Executive Scott Figenshow says the investment is a positive step forward to support the country’s most vulnerable people. The funding will be partly used for a Housing First model which moves...

Auckland Unitary Plan recommendations made

Jul 28, 2016 | News

The Unitary Plan aims to provide a single set of rules to manage how Auckland’s housing and infrastructure develops over the coming decades. It will also ensure that future growth is balanced with enhancing and protecting the things Aucklanders value most like...

Social housing tenants have new homes in Glen Innes

Jul 27, 2016 | News

Tenants of one of the homes: Tami, Todd, Zach and Andrew The homes include a mixture of one and two bedroom properties, three of which are wheel chair accessible featuring wide hallways and fully accessible bathrooms. “These homes are great examples of the kinds of...

Government could fill gap on housing tender

Jul 26, 2016 | News

“In the end, the Government needs to provide social housing,” Key said. “If we can’t get them in one way, we’ll get them in another. There are a variety of other ways that we can fill that through Housing NZ.” Housing NZ said last...

1000 social homes report falls well short of mark

Jul 25, 2016 | News

This year’s Budget documents show that the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) expects to contract for only 175 new homes from community providers in the financial year that started on July 1. Community Housing Aotearoa director Scott Figenshow said the...