Urgent Action Need on Accessible Housing

While other countries including the United Kingdom and United States have mandatory accessibility standards in their building codes, New Zealand is allowing homes to be built that are not fit for the needs of all its people. Read the full press release on Scoop...

Social justice in communities conference 23/24 October

Social justice is vitally important in Christchurch as it is rebuilding and redeveloping; it is equally important in all of our communities. It does not happen by accident but is the result of deliberate and inclusive decision-making. Find out more about what promises...

Asset Management Planning Webinar on 20 August

It’s a web-based asset management planning tool that reports condition, performance and forecasts lifecycle expenditure for buildings, usually over a 20 year window. Click here to register for this webinar.

Sector Engagement with the Establishment Unit (EU)

The project is a chance to have deep engagement into shaping the terms on which IRRS, stock transfers, social housing grant and other capital can work from a CHO’s perspective. The project is unique in that it isn’t repeating the cycle where government...

Fenchurch neighbourhood project at Tāmaki launched

“The Tāmaki Redevelopment Company is a partnership between Government and Auckland Council to redevelop this community of predominantly state housing. Our objective is a stronger community through better quality housing, more housing, a greater mix of tenure and...

Member Profile: Airedale Property Trust

Airedale Property Trust is in essence a social enterprise turning the profits generated through its property and consultancy work into social outcomes by partly funding the work of its sister trust Lifewise, an Auckland based social development agency, which supports...

First sod turned on Tamaki regeneration

The regeneration is a 20-year programme being managed by the Tamaki Redevelopment Company, an Auckland Council and New Zealand government partnership established in 2012. Read the full press release on Scoop here.

Christchurch housing ‘human rights issue’

The commission says Cantabrians’ rights to habitable and affordable housing are being breached post-quake. Chief human rights commissioner David Rutherford said the commission had asked the Government to up its accommodation supplement in Christchurch to help people...