Jan 18, 2016 | News
“Sadly more and more young New Zealanders face the reality of homelessness everyday says Dr Shiloh Groot Co-Chair of the NZCEH. “The homeless population has continued to increase every year and these young people are just another example of it....
Jan 18, 2016 | Events
Programme highlights include: Future seniors living housing trends in New Zealand: Transformation of investment and operational models Where is the retirement village and aged care industry headed: Trends, opportunities and challenges Four global case study modules...
Jan 18, 2016 | News
International students are believed to be the most vulnerable to exploitation in the rental market, with the cost to rent an apartment close to university campuses jumping out of reach for those on limited incomes. The dire situation has been highlighted by a Facebook...
Jan 12, 2016 | News
The Christchurch City Mission has been operating a trial homeless shelter for woman for the last three years and has now confirmed the shelter will continue permanently. Shelter director Catherine Williamson has worked in the sector for 30 years and says there had...
Jan 12, 2016 | News
Wellington City Councillor Paul Eagle said it was not fair that councils, which provided 11,000 social houses, were not eligible for the subsidies. CHA Director, Scott Figenshow, comments on the creation of a level playing field in the housing sector in a Radio New...
Jan 12, 2016 | News
Social housing issues have dominated headlines this year following the Government’s plan to sell off tens of thousands of state houses to non-Government providers, starting with hundreds in Invercargill and Tauranga. However, the plan struck problems with some...
Jan 11, 2016 | Research
He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme based at the University of Otago, Wellington, has been funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand to study the effects of introducing a rental housing WoF. A rental WoF would require basic standards for...
Jan 11, 2016 | News
The Council’s brief was to find a community housing partner that could work alongside council to secure long term social housing for Auckland’s older people. The Selwyn Foundation has been providing services for vulnerable elderly people since 1954. Chief...
Dec 16, 2015 | News
The 30-bedroom development cost $4.3 million and included $2 million in funding from the Government’s social housing unit fund. Last week the Government announced that it would partner with five community organisations to increase the number of social housing...
Dec 15, 2015 | News
The $12 million Hornby Project is a collaborative partnership between the Government, the Christchurch City Council, the New Zealand Housing Foundation, Abbeyfield, Housing Plus Charitable Trust, the Salvation Army and the Christchurch Methodist Mission. The 44-home...
