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Filter search resultsRights for Renters - Elinor Chisholm
… Half of New Zealanders rent the home they live in, often dealing with insecure tenure and poor quality housing. So what can we do about it? We’ll ask Elinor …NewsRNZ - High inflation forces families to choose between basics
… The rising price of food, housing and construction are pushing up the rate of inflation, to 4.9 percent year on year. But there are concerns many people's wages are not …NewsSummer heat pump use could lead to power shortages in winter - experts
… Energy researchers fear the country will face an electricity shortage next winter if … the summer period could leave lakes depleted by the middle of next year, when demand increases further as temperatures … expert at the University of Otago's Department of Public Health, said a survey of 219 people during the summer of 2021 …NewsBlowing Bubbles: Six big ideas to smooth out the boom and bust housing cycle
… Is there a housing bubble in New Zealand, and what it would mean if it burst? But what if there was a way to stop the constant boom and bust cycle? Please Read: Blowing …News'It might wear off but I'm happy': The woman who sleeps in a Wellington bus shelter
… Brodie Fraser commented in an online news article about the plight of a homeless woman in Wellington who was living in a bus … there was a small group of people that preferred living on the streets but this group still required other forms of …NewsKicked out for coming out: more than half of LGBTIQ+ flatmates face discrimination for their identity
… People who belong to the LGBTIQ+ community say flatting is fraught with … and sharing space with strangers. Our new research on the flatting experiences of the LGBTIQ+ community found many experienced …NewsYou don't need to pay rent for a flooded house you can't live in
… You don't have to pay rent for a house you can't live in The Residential Tenancies Act, the law that governs rentals, … Telfar Barnard, senior research fellow at the University of Otago housing and health research programme. Please watch 1news …NewsBoarding house horrors
… The Housing First Project (funded by MBIE) PhD student Clare Aspinall appeared on The Nation to discuss the housing shortage and substandard boarding house accommodation in Auckland. …NewsAmber Logan
… Amber is a Research fellow with the NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities. She recently completed her PhD on Housing and Health for Whānau Māori. She is working on the Māori strand of the Public Health and Urban Regeneration Programme. … …MemberThe Panel with Sally Wenley and Guy Williams (Part 1) / Permanent housing for homeless people works
… Permanent housing for homeless people works. Hear @Otago Professor Nevil Pierse on @RNZ the Panel explaining the results of a new study showing the improvements. Scroll in 11 mins. … …News