This week North and South magazine printed an article on housing by Rebecca Macfie. Rebecca has summarised how exactly we got into the mess we have over housing. This is the best summary I have ever read on this matter. I recommend that you rush out and purchase a copy. Rebecca was then … [Read more...]
Housing analysis by Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey wrote this in his Kaka column last week. I thank him for his permission to reprint this. I think it’s something which has covered many critical issues. Make your own mind up, and here it is: PM Jacinda Ardern defended her Government against the Human Rights Commission’s accusation … [Read more...]
Last Week Peter Beck and Chris Chamberlain
Last week we had a double act. Peter Beck spoke about the parish he has been involved with as a priest, St Lukes, which had lost its church in the earthquakes. St Lukes has had a strong commitment to social justice issues with a special involvement with the Prostitutes Collective. The parish after … [Read more...]
An event raising funds to achieve more community housing
Those who were at the last Tuesday Club heard part of Peter Beck’s presentation was shared by Chris Chamberlain of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. Chris and his parish have decided to build affordable houses where their old Church used to stand. This is a wonderful project and I would recommend that … [Read more...]
Will the Press ever stop pushing the “tweet” button with Community Housing?
There are Community Housing providers throughout New Zealand. Literally from North Cape to Bluff. This sector houses around 35,000 people every night. Many of the people the Community Housing sector house are amongst our society’s most vulnerable. Add to this number those housed by Kainga Ora … [Read more...]
A good housing story involving my whanau:
A really neat part of the media are the local stories produced by Frank Films. This week Gerard Smyth and team at Frank Films produced a story on a wonderful housing solution called the Peterborough Housing Coop. I have written about it before. In the film the Frank Film crew focused in on those … [Read more...]
John Patterson’s been writing memories and commenting on house construction
In John’s first piece he has written about the mines in the area he grew up in. There were disasters, but when the death only involved one person the town moved on and the family had the job of grieving on their own. It is a real lesson for us to remember those who are grieving over personal … [Read more...]
Housing April 2021
John Patterson wrote to me this week and said: I see in the Tuesday Club notes this week you have my story of building houses after the war, I hope it makes people think. To work out were you have to go you need to look where you’ve been. The house my great granddad built in 1886 was 212 … [Read more...]
A Series of Articles on Housing
1. A housing debate in Wellington This week there was a debate in Wellington hosted by Rev Charles Waldegrave. The two speakers were the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and economist Shamubeel Eaqub. Here is a link to the debate. Note how many times Grant Robertson nodded as Shamubeel … [Read more...]
Garry writes 28 March 2021
I have long advocated that political parties should stop beating each other up over housing and instead create a collaborative framework for them all to work within. It was therefore delightful to read the article Peter Beck sent to me recently where the Churchtimes in the UK reported on the … [Read more...]
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