Housing Affordability

The Housing Bulletin includes articles about housing affordability: o Definitions and measures o Contributing factors o Home ownership and rental trends o Housing costs and income trends o Social and economic impacts o Policy responses It also reports back from recent...

Government plans threaten supply of social and affordable housing

The network of not-for-profit, social enterprises and charitable trusts, called the Auckland Community Housing Network, is particularly worried the Government has given no guarantee the money gained from an asset sale would be reinvested in the housing sector. The...

‘Too many gaps’ in state housing plan

Ten groups under the Auckland Community Housing Network say no guarantee has been given the money will be reinvested in state housing, and if it is not, the programme amounts to asset sales. Read the full article here Listen to David Zussman on Morning Report here...

Patrick Gower interviews Social Housing Minister

Bennett says National could sell off “thousands” of state houses but Housing NZ will still be the “dominant force” in providing social housing in NZ. Concedes the sale of state houses is an asset sale despite National’s ‘no more asset sales’ promise, but says it will...

State housing reform welcomed, but way off target

The seniority of these ministers is an important acknowledgement of the role of housing as a driver and outcome of the economy, but the Government should reconsider its view of state houses as only assets to be realised. Citizens depend on governments to require...

City Council named among the best at engagement

The Council’s City Housing unit received a Highly Commended award in the Infrastructure category for the $400 million Housing Upgrade Programme which is continuing across the city. Read the full article here.