Liston Retirement Village could be demolished to improve access to an Auckland park. Auckland Council plans to extend Monte Cecilia Park in Hillsborough. This would require the removal of Liston Retirement Village. However a new report commissioned by the Puketapapa Local Board highlighted the lack of social housing options for the elderly. Continue reading
Posts Tagged ‘Social Housing’
Cardinal Dew joins housing protesters
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
Cardinal John Dew recently joined protesters concerned about empty Housing New Zealand properties and growing urgent housing lists. Dew told about 50 people at the protest on March 21 that 34,000 New Zealanders were either homeless or living in insecure homes. Good quality, safe shelter was a basic human right and New Zealand had a Read more
House for homeless women making a difference
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
One year after opening its doors, the Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust House has become an established part of the Wellington social sector says Helen Wilson, the Trust’s the House manager. She says she is particularly proud of their new relationship with Arohata Prison, which is now a referrer to the Trust. Wilson says some of the Read more
Selling state houses will reduce available accommodation – Caritas
Friday, November 7th, 2014
“We are concerned that selling 20 per cent of state housing and possibly investing this capital away from social housing will reduce housing availability,” says Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Director Julianne Hickey. “This could further divide communities and reduce the security of low-income tenants, as we have already seen in communities like Pomare in Lower Hutt Read more
Mother of 2 pays $375 a week for caravan park cabin
Friday, October 31st, 2014
Mother-of-two Mandy pays $375 a week for the one-bedroom caravan park cabin she shares with her two children aged 10 and 12. They moved to Western Park Village in Ranui, west Auckland, at Christmas as a last resort. “I hate it here,” she said. “I want to move out, I want my own place. There’s Read more