Since the May 2015 edition of Our Place we’ve learned about the need to show where affordability sits across the housing continuum. This allows us to inform the housing debate in terms of people’s needs rather than from the perspective of any single provider or...
“Planning for that sustained growth and ensuring it is inclusive of all sectors of the community is vital to retain our status as a world-class liveable city. “This is one lesson we can learn from Auckland’s experience. “I will be inviting key representatives from...
Habitable A step change in the quality of New Zealand housing stock is required. Too much of the existing stock, particularly rental housing stock serving those on the lowest incomes, does not meet objective basic habitability standards. The action required to begin...
“This review has been prompted by recent court decisions and Tenancy Tribunal rulings, which have sparked confusion over how the Residential Tenancy Act (1986) and the Property Law Act (2007) interact. This is resulting in uncertainty for landlords and tenants, and is...
The 14-hectare master-planned development in Favona and next to Mangere Bridge, will ultimately become home to approximately 4,000 people. Consisting of a combination of architecturally designed terraced houses as well as apartments, the first stage will focus on the...
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All 16 regions of New Zealand are projected to have more households in 2038 than in 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is based on the ‘medium’ projection of the 2013-base subnational family and household projections. Most territory authority...
The insulation requirements will apply to social housing that is heavily subsidised by Government from 1 July 2016 and to other tenancies from 1 July 2019. All landlords will need to disclose in tenancy agreements from 1 July 2016 the extent of insulation in their...
Salvation Army, Accessible Properties and the Chinese New Settler Trust have signed on to provide places, and a further two community housing organisations are expected to sign contracts in the next few weeks. The request for more social housing from the community...
The Family Emergency Accommodation Project – a collaboration between the City Mission, Christchurch City Council and the Government – is aimed at helping high-priority families transition from temporary to more permanent homes. Michael Gorman, Christchurch City...
The organisation has released new research estimating that by 2030, 200,000 retirement-aged people won’t own a house and will be unable to afford rent. Over the next decade, the numbers needing state help to cover their rent was expected to rise considerably:...
“How will the new funding work for CHPs.We’ve asked the community housing sector to move in new directions since the decision to open up IRRS and I know that kind of change can be unnerving. Here’s how I see the flexibility MSD now have in place for CHPs buying...
The organisation aims to provide quality housing to people with disabilities or on low incomes. The new homes include a mixture of one and two bedroom properties and are accessible. Features include being single story with wide hallways and fully accessible bathrooms....
When asked is there a national shortage of emergency housing MSD admitted there was and that there is a review underway. Hear the discussion on Radio New Zealand here.
The project is one of 14 in the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Fire Programme, which was launched in July 2015 and involves working in partnership with all in the sector to improve the effectiveness of the fire regulations. Each of the programme’s...