Housing price to income trigger slammed

Photo:RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson Economists, like BERL chief economist Ganesh Nana, are saying: “Freeing up land is one thing. We need houses that are affordable for lower income people.” Massey University associate professor David Tripe said the easiest...

PACT pulls out of stock transfer process in Invercargill

Photo:RNZ / Alexander Robertson The state houses are part of the government’s plans to sell up to 2000 properties across the country this year to registered community housing providers. Scott Figenshow of CHA comments on this process to Newshub. Read more here...

Marae swamped by housing need

Kaanga Skipper, a direct descendant of Te Puea Herangi (L) and Hurimoana Dennis, chair of Te Puea Marae.Photo: RNZ / Tom Furley Colleen Fakalogotoa, chief executive of Family Start Manukau, said her workers went to the marae today because there was no emergency...

Budget 2016- what’s in it for social and affordable housing

CHA has called for more capital investment in community housing to help address the affordable housing crisis New Zealand is facing. “It’s great there’s a commitment of a further $200 million for around 750 more IRRS spaces and increased rents. We would argue that a...

The Peoples Project

The People’s Project uses the Housing First model which has been successful in Canada, the USA and the United Kingdom. It is based on evidence that when you house people first, then align the support services they need to be successful in their lives, the cycle of...

Homelessness and emergency housing in the media

Radio New Zealand, in particular, have done a great job focusing on the issue. You can find some of the media below. Meanwhile, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett has said that New Zealand’s housing problems are not new but the result of ongoing issues and...
Institutional investment for affordable housing developments

Institutional investment for affordable housing developments

In order to expand to meet the demand of lower income households currently on waiting lists for public and community housing, the industry will need access to a large scale, dependable and sustainable source of finance at an appropriate interest rate. Sound familiar!...

Pre-budget announcement on Government housing policy

“We are currently building around 9,500 houses each year in Auckland – which is the highest rate of house building there in eleven years. “However, we need on average around 13,000 houses each year in Auckland for the next 30 years. “The Government’s very clear...