Tag: Affordable housing
Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing in NZ a major driver of poverty –...
COMMENTARY: By Chlöe Swarbrick
In 1988, our National Housing Commission declared, “New Zealand does not have the huge, insoluble problems of homelessness and substandard housing...
Four out of 10 Pacific people living in crowded homes, says...
By Lucy Xia, RNZ Pacific
Nearly 40 percent of Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand live in crowded homes -- almost four times that of...
$100m apartment complex coming to Manukau – but you’ll have to...
By Stephen Forbes of Local Government Reporting
A new $100 million apartment complex is coming to Manukau -- Auckland's heart of Pacific communities.
But you'll have...
John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial...
COMMENT: By John Minto
Deception and political spin crossed new boundaries this week with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, under pressure to explain the housing catastrophe...
The coming storm for New Zealand’s future retirees: still renting and...
ANALYSIS: By Claire Dale, University of Auckland
A large number of New Zealanders are facing a perfect storm at retirement, with minimal savings and no...
Auckland is the world’s ‘most liveable city’? Many Māori might disagree
ANALYSIS: By Ella Henry, Auckland University of Technology
While I am always happy to celebrate any accolades my country and city might garner on the...
Bryan Bruce: NZ’s housing crisis – ask the right questions and...
COMMENTARY: By Bryan Bruce
You can't get the right answer if you keep asking the wrong question.
A question this neoliberal New Zealand government and previous...
Rebecca Kuku: No end in sight for Port Moresby’s unaffordable rental...
COMMENT: By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby
For the majority of Papua New Guineans living in the capital of Port Moresby, providing a home for...
Scott Waide: Open letter to PM James Marape: Treat our people fairly
COMMENTARY: By Scott Waide in Lae
Dear Prime Minister Marape
Our government has to admit the fact that there is a glaring imbalance between Papua New...
Pacific residents express ‘hopelessness’ as Ōtara house sales hit $1m
By Jordan Bond, RNZ News reporter
Million-dollar houses are now being sold in one of Auckland's lowest-income suburbs and a local politician says New Zealand...
Housing trust chief slams ‘short cuts’ approach to NZ homes crisis
By Rahul Bhattarai
A housing trust chief executive has condemned the government for taking “short cuts” to tackle New Zealand’s housing crisis.
“We need to stop...