The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development plays a lead role in helping individuals, family and whānau have healthy, secure and affordable homes that meet their needs. We want to create thriving communities that connect to the places people live, work, learn and play.
Do you urgently need help with housing? How Work and Income can help with housing Under 65? Call 0800 559 009 Over 65? Call 0800 552 002
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Residential
HUD is working to improve housing affordability and supply for aspiring home owners, and improve and quality and safety of rental housing for tenants.
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Urban
Urban development reform will create thriving, dynamic, sustainable urban communities where people can people live, work, learn and play.
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Community and public
HUD works to deliver more public housing, transitional housing, and services to tackle homelessness in New Zealand. We also monitor community housing initiatives like retirement villages.
Have your say on our current consultations Healthy Homes Standards Reform of the Residential Tenancies Act
Latest news
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A pastor’s generosity provides transitional housing for Christchurch families in
Earlier this winter, the Pastor of Empower Church in Christchurch offered a three year lease on a five bedroom home he owned in central Christchurch to transitional housing provider Fale Pasifika o Aoraki (Fale Pasifika).
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Housing First to help Rotorua’s
Minister Nanaia Mahuta was in Rotorua on World Homeless Day to announce that a key programme focussed on helping the homeless into permanent housing will be coming to Rotorua.
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Meet Nicola Fleming, team leader, Housing First
Following successful programmes in the North Island, Housing First began operating in Christchurch in 2018. It’s a model that turns the traditional way of thinking about homelessness on its head.
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Meet Jacqui Ferrel, General Manager, Tauranga Community Housing
With a portfolio of 200 community houses in Whakatane and Tauranga, and a team of 16 staff, the addition of 19 houses in Opal Drive, Papamoa, saw the Trust’s first foray into the world of transitional housing eight months ago.
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Major infrastructure funding for Auckland’s
Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff today confirmed $339.2 million of 10 year interest-free loans to Auckland Council to support major infrastructure projects in Redhills & Whenuapai in Auckland’s northwest.
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Housing NZ to right meth testing
A report by Housing NZ into its response to methamphetamine contamination shows the organisation accepts its approach was wrong.
Support and services
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Tenancy
Tenancy Services is a part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This website provides information on your rights and responsibilities as a landlord or tenant.
www.tenancy.govt.nz
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Housing New
Housing New Zealand Corporation is a Crown agent that provides housing services for people in need.
www.hnzc.co.nz
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Retirement village
The Registrar of Retirement Villages is responsible for the registration of retirement villages and the maintenance of the Retirement Villages Register.
www.companiesoffice.govt.nz