Auckland housing report released

Auckland housing report released

Aug 6, 2015 | Research

The report shows Auckland’s housing shortage could last for more than a decade and will get worse before it gets better.One scenario shows the shortage in ten years’ time may be little changed from today’s estimated 15,000 dwellings. Read more about...
West Auckland report on the homeless

West Auckland report on the homeless

Aug 4, 2015 | Reports & Articles

For 19 people in West Auckland, home is living and sleeping on the streets of Waitakere. Their story, and the circumstances of their life, are captured in the latest report of the Salvation Army: “Hard Times”. The report details how uncomfortable life is for this...
West Auckland report on the homeless

Increased number of building consents in Auckland

Aug 3, 2015 | Reports & Articles

Residential building in Auckland is at its strongest in a decade with 8300 consents for the latest year – an increase of 21 per cent on the previous year. “This is the fourth consecutive year of over 20 per cent growth and is the strongest sustained increase in...

Housing for youth-at-risk

Aug 3, 2015 | News

Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett, says up to 21 young people, aged 16-19 years, who are on the social housing register, will have this housing available to them for as long as they need it. The service has commenced in Palmerston North and Christchurch....

Queenstown Lakes Housing Trust profile

Aug 3, 2015 | Member profiles

The trust operates four housing assistance programmes: shared ownership, rent saver and affordable rentals, as well as their starter loan (housing bonds) programme. Read more about this innovative housing provider here.
West Auckland report on the homeless

Minister releases housing figures

Jul 30, 2015 | Reports & Articles

The social housing register is the number of eligible applicants for social housing properties or transfers between social housing properties at a given point in time.The Minister commented that the June 2015 quarterly figures showed the number of applications on the...
West Auckland report on the homeless

Auckland housing feasibility report released

Jul 27, 2015 | Reports & Articles

The Auckland Council Development Capacity Model 2015 calculates how many houses the market is likely to build under the PAUP planning controls. It estimates approximately 64,000 additional dwellings could be developed under today’s market conditions within the...

STOP PRESS – Charitable status and income tax exemption

Jul 24, 2015 | News

We have all expected these reviews to commence once government announced the alternative settings for the Community Housing Entity form of tax exemption. Information on the CHE provisions can be found here. As this issue moves forward, CHA is commissioning sector-wide...

Major NZ construction project development conference planned

Jul 23, 2015 | Events

It has the intention of bringing the public and private sector together to improve national infrastructure developments. “Our role is to bring the best minds across the sector together and lead thinking, show case best practice, undertake research on overcoming...