There is a lot written about housing. Mostly by people who already have at least one home. They argue about the cost of money. They argue about Local Government stopping development. They argue that the Resource Management Act is causing the end of the world. There are few who really look at housing … [Read more...]
Rod Cameron Beats me up…
I am sorry, but I need to take issue with you on the house in South Auckland. I put it to you and club members, this is exactly the sort of thing that needs to happen to allow Auckland or Christchurch or other NZ cities to realise Jim Lundy’s excellent vision of a city of villages. This house is … [Read more...]
Garry’s thoughts 2 March 2021
As we enter another period of covid19 lockdown I wonder how much of the latest Auckland outbreak is because of poverty? People in South Auckland who have to go to work because of their huge family costs. People who do not own their own homes and who are paying enormous rents to financially … [Read more...]
This week on Zoom – Robin Allison on Co-housing for life
Covid means we will meet on Zoom this week: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86420071588?pwd=RDcvYmJZaU9pWDA0K0NDb3pNdEptUT09 This week’s speaker is Robin Allison. Her book “Cohousing for Life” was published late last year, and she is travelling around the South Island meeting cohousing and … [Read more...]
A superb example of housing by the private sector:
A local housing company, owned by Israel Cooper, has been providing housing to Christchurch and the rest of New Zealand for the past 10 years. Israel is an ethical man with huge energy. I really enjoyed what he wrote this week in his firm’s email. Megan Woods should consider that this is one firm … [Read more...]
Housing as an investment
At this time it is essential to focus on what makes up the housing system. The whole process from purchasing land to the family finally walking through a completed home. The system is unnecessarily complex and there are groupings within the whole system who have no financial interest in changing. … [Read more...]
Last Week – Community Housing
It was fantastic to have two leaders in the New Zealand Community Housing network speaking to the Tuesday Club. We are indeed lucky to have them both leading their organisations in this City. Their presentation was comprehensive and the conversation was supportive and encouraging. Maybe we should … [Read more...]
Otautahi Community Housing Trust responds to inaccurate Press coverage:
You will recall that last week there was a link in the Tuesday Club notes to this article 'I can’t wait to drop dead': Elderly couple desperate to leave freezing, mouldy flat | Stuff.co.nz. At the time I wondered if in fact this was an accurate article. This week Cate Kearney, who was one of the … [Read more...]
Garry writes 15 Dec 2020
As we gratefully head towards the end of a very trying year for everybody, I return to my quest to discuss the need for us to expect politicians to exercise courage in their deliberations. David Lange was a veritable mine of witty comments, every time he spoke. One I liked was when he … [Read more...]
This week’s speakers – Community Housing…
This week we have two nationally respected leaders of Community Housing providers, Cate Kearney or Otautahi Community Housing Trust (OCHT) and Jill Hawkey from Methodist Mission (MM). Both of the organisations they lead have been renting to low income member of our community for decades. In OCHT’s … [Read more...]
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