Nov 7, 2014 | News
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...
Nov 7, 2014 | Events
Most Aucklanders will need to rent accommodation at some stage of their lives, but a growing number are now likely to rent their entire lives. The rental market needs to perform in a way that it has not done previously – that is, provide secure, long-term, quality...
Nov 3, 2014 | Documents
As a living document; readers are encouraged to send updates or corrections to inform any reissue in the future -contact Vicki Cowan at [email protected] any comments. The document covers sources of evidence for the quality of rental housing stock, the...
Nov 3, 2014 | News
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...
Nov 3, 2014 | News
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...
Oct 29, 2014 | News
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...
Oct 28, 2014 | News
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.
Oct 28, 2014 | News
25 October 2014, NZ Herald: Handing Housing NZ role to private sector will mean subsidising sell-off “Community Housing Aotearoa, the umbrella group representing private providers, has flagged a number of initiatives for raising large amounts of cash, including...
Oct 24, 2014 | News
“The Queenstown Lakes District is one of the five least affordable housing areas in New Zealand, with a median house price of $664,000. The Accord agreed today aims to deliver a 20 per cent increase on the number of houses that have been built in the area in the past,...
Oct 23, 2014 | News
Every six weeks, an inter-agency planning group, including the Tenants’ Protection Association (Christchurch), the Methodist Mission and ComCare Trust co-ordinates an extremely well-attended, interagency Housing Forum. On 22 October 2014, the forum focused on the...
