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...]
How the rest of New Zealand housing compares with Greater Christchurch:
Just last week this interesting article on Canterbury’s housing was produced by Andy Fyers for BusinessDesk: How Canterbury built its way to affordable housing As surging property prices spread across New Zealand like wildfire in the past decade, even to lowly populated regions like … [Read more...]
Could an Independent Housing Commissioner be the Housing Jedi Knight that New Zealand needs?
Housing ideas from Brendon Harre: Brendon is currently overseas and has written this article on some ideas on housing. Read more here Could an Independent Housing Commissioner be the Housing Jedi Knight that New Zealand needs? I think it could be if the independent Reserve Bank governor … [Read more...]
Garry writes 8 Dec 2020
I have been fascinated how the media has spasms of enthusiasm about topics, and then they move onto another. It’s all about one thing for a few weeks and then they move onto another. It’s often shallow analysis because they just don’t have the staff to do proper investigation. It’s clickbait … [Read more...]
There’s a worrying trend for communities to resist essential new public rental housing:
I commented recently on what I saw as a growing resistance to supporting new housing being in suburbs Housing challenges in suburbs: - The Tuesday Club at Smash Palace. I worry that this is going to be the latest “click bait” campaign for the Press. It’s just lazy journalism getting a group of … [Read more...]
Housing options which are tantamount to elderly farming:
While I’m on about housing, if there’s one thing which makes my blood boil it’s the growth of Retirement villages. It’s driven by greed and I welcome the report below sent to Poto Williams calling for a review of the conditions of entry, and exit, from these villages. People might query my … [Read more...]
Insurance on our homes is about to change:
The article below is backing up what Bruce White said at the Tuesday Club years ago. He predicted that the insurance industry would be driving urban design harder than any group by refusing to insure homes where it is considered global warming is about to impact on that suburb. We experienced … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 1 Dec 2020: I think everybody has got it wrong on land solutions:
The Government could take the fizz out of housing, and the real estate agents and banks who cream it right now. Before I come up with a suggested solution let us consider what gave stability to the housing market in the 1950’s and 1960’s, and the lessons for us from our tupuna. I have written … [Read more...]
Garry writes 1 Dec 2020 part 1 – letter to Jacinda
Garry’s thoughts: I’ve always found the Common Good to be an appealing concept. Every media outlet is honing in on Housing, so I thought I’d return to this topic as well. This week I have a few ideas/challenges which aren’t being talked about, but which could change the conversation on … [Read more...]
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