Housing New Zealand (HNZ) has resource consent to build houses in Naenae on a site that was the scene of a church-based protest. Construction is expected to begin shortly, with the first homes finished by mid-2018. In April, members of St David’s Anglican Church in Naenae camped out for the weekend on land across the Read more
“Too many New Zealanders are facing real difficulties finding affordable, warm, secure housing,” says the Catholic archbishop of Wellington Cardinal John Dew. He was speaking prior to a housing forum organised by the Anglican and Catholic churches of Wellington. Approximately 600 people attended the forum in the Anglican Cathedral of St Paul on Wednesday evening. Read more
Statement on Housing Crisis issued by Cardinal John Dew and Archbishop Philip Richardson If you give New Zealanders the facts, most of us know what’s a fair deal. Most of us have a gut instinct that owning a home makes us more secure and stable. And if we were pressed, we’d say that home ownership Read more
In a unique bid to tackle Auckland’s housing woes, a private school charitable trust is offering first-home buyers the chance to buy apartments in a proposed west Auckland complex for $550,000. The West Evangelical Schools Trust is offering 30 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom apartments for sale. The fixed price is at least $150,000 below market Read more
Two Catholic agencies have have welcomed more funding for emergency housing in the 2016 Budget. However they say little has been done to address the urgent need for more long-term secure and affordable housing. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Caritas says there is a noticeable lack of investment in building new homes. Of the announced $258 Read more
The Auckland Council says it is locked into a sale and purchase agreement made by the former Auckland City Council to purchase Liston Village from and the Catholic Diocese of Auckland. The deal involves progressively buying the Liston Village from the Catholic Church as units are vacated, expanding Monte Cecilia Park and rebuilding the Monte Read more