Bernie Smith
Housing trust says full wrap around services needed for all
An Auckland housing trust says full wrap around services need to be provided for all families in emergency housing. Audio
Community organisations left underwhelmed by govt housing plan
Community Housing groups are left wanting more from the government's new public housing plan.
The plan released yesterday re-commits to building 8,000 new state houses in the next four years.
But… Audio
National Party releases housing policy
The National Party's housing policy is getting the seal of approval from social housing and real estate groups, but its messaging is also getting some heat.
The party wants to scrap the Resource… Audio
Auckland property manager delighted by housing announcement
An Auckland property manager is delighted she will be able to get out of providing emergency housing to homeless families.
The Government has announced it'll spend $300 million on homelessness… Audio
Emergency housing braces for another tough winter
The Housing Minister, Phil Twyford, says the government is doing everything it can to mobilise extra resources ahead of another gruelling winter for the country's homeless. Emergency housing providers… Audio
No surprise at surge in social housing need - provider
Social housing providers say there is a huge demand for their services. A briefing paper to incoming Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni has revealed demand has increased by 72 percent in the… Audio
Official housing crisis figures not the full picture
Emergency housing providers say figures showing a doubling of the number of people in 'severe and urgent housing need' are in fact a small percentage of the true figure. The NZ Council of Christian… Audio
Warning more Aucklanders face winter without homes
Emergency housing providers are warning more homeless families will be sleeping in cars, parks and garages in Auckland this winter because of a desperate shortage of cheap accommodation. Audio
Twelve sign up for govt relocation offer
A total of 12 people have been paid out a government grant to move from Auckland to regional towns including Tawa and Invercargill. Video, Audio
Labour emergency housing a good start- provider
Labour's emergency housing policy gets the thumbs up from a social housing provider but Monte Cecilia Housing Trust says it's not the whole solution. Audio
Concerns about Auckland social housing relocation scheme
The government's scheme to pay state housing tenants and homeless people to move out of Auckland begins today but exactly how it's going to work remains unclear. Audio
Can a late harvest help the hungry?
Every year in New Zealand more than $800 million worth of good food goes to waste while families in need go without. At a time when lines for food banks seem to be growing longer, what can be done to… Audio
