WELLINGTON, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand government will spend 35.8 million NZ dollars (25.9 million U.S. dollars) over the next financial year helping tenants living in better conditions, and making the country's social housing warmer, drier and healthier. "We know that insulated ho...
Social housingPurpose Housing affordability in New Zealand is placing significant pressure on the country's social housing sector with increased demand for public sector accommodation. A common belief suggests that social housing has a negative effect on nearby residential property values. This study ...
Brookfield Onehunga These developments take a massive team of incredibly passionate and hard-working people working in partnering organisations to make them a reality. With the completion of this latest project, we are continuing to set a new benchmark for beautiful, well-designed social housing.What...
WELLINGTON, May 16 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand on Tuesday announced a land and building program that will see tens of thousands of new houses built in its largest city Auckland in the next decade. Social Housing Minister Amy Adams said the Crown Building Project will replace 8,300 old, run...
Social housing in New Zealand is facing a period of significant change with central government introducing major reforms in 2014 which reflect international trends of decreasing government involvement in housing provision (Clapham, 2005).Housing New Zealand Corporation (HNZC), as the crown agent, has ...
Despite the ascendency of these policies, David Clapham argues that the logical inconsistencies and problems of neoliberal housing discourses need to be exposed. This paper examines the nature and impacts of a social rented housing reform programme enacted in New Zealand post 2010. The reforms ...
Kingspan Kooltherm K17 Insulated Plasterboard part of a ground-breaking new social housing project Case Study 5 min read Selwyn Aquatic Centre Selwyn Aquatic Centre in Rolleston provides an aquatic experience that can be enjoyed all year round Case Study 3 min readNews...
When thinking about renting or buying a house, it’s hard to know where to start.Housing New Zealandis here to help you. If you would like to apply for social housing, your first step is to talk to the Ministry of Social Development (社会发展部) about your housing needs. They’ll dis...
In this paper we examine the processes involved in the shift from social rented housing to the emergence of a state-owned, commercially-oriented company, Housing New Zealand Ltd. We propose that the policy changes are ill-conceived, risking fiscal blowout for the state, and are likely to ...
The aim of this study is to identify a set of housing research projects addressing two related topics. First, the impact of economic, social and environmental changes on housing in New Zealand's non-metropolitan regions; and second, the economic, social and environmental impacts of the New ...