More affordable housing for Christchurch

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...

Auckland Council pensioner housing

Dec 15, 2015 | News

A member of Auckland Council’s seniors advisory panel, Richard Northey, said seven providers submitted bids to manage the Auckland flats: British-owned Pinnacle Group and Bupa Care Services; Australian-owned Horizon Housing and Compass Housing; and NZ-owned...

Accessible Properties sign deal with Hamilton City Council

Dec 14, 2015 | News

The 344 homes are currently tenanted to people in their retirement – this proposal means tenants will be able to remain in their homes. Accessible Properties General Manager Andrew Wilson says, “We have a long history of supporting people who need good quality housing...

Auckland Council to contract with community housing provider

Dec 14, 2015 | News

Auckland Development Committee Chair, Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse, says the preferred provider is a New Zealand-owned and operated organisation with an excellent track record in the sector. “Partnering with an experienced community housing provider strengthens our...

New housing areas announced for Wellington

Dec 9, 2015 | News

These additions bring the total SHAs in Wellington to 24, with a total combined capacity of around 2,750 houses. The new Special Housing Areas announced today are: · Shelly Bay: 7.32 hectares, 300 homes altogether · Glanmire Road, Newlands: 0.18 hectares, 15 homes...
Growth in smaller households predicted

Growth in smaller households predicted

Dec 8, 2015 | Reports & Articles

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...

Proposed residential tenancy law ammendments

Dec 7, 2015 | News

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...

Social housing places in Auckland boosted

Dec 7, 2015 | News

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...

City Mission opens emergency housing for families

Dec 7, 2015 | News

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...