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Housing policy shambles means state houses must NOT be sold
Monday, 13 June 2016, 11:53 am | State Housing Action
The absolute shambles which is the government’s housing policy means Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett must abandon plans to sell off state houses to overseas multinationals and local businesses. More >>
SHAN welcomes Pact decision
Monday, 30 May 2016, 10:55 am | State Housing Action
SHAN welcomes the decision by South Island-based PACT community group to pull out of the process to negotiate the purchase of state houses in Invercargill. More >>
Council tenants face eviction as government cons Councils
Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 10:10 am | State Housing Action
Tenants of council-provided social housing face the risk of eviction after the government mislead councils into putting council housing into private housing trusts believing this would give them access to the government’s IRRS (Income Related Rental Subsidy). More >>
Appeal to Government to put on hold the sale of state houses
Monday, 23 May 2016, 10:18 am | State Housing Action
SHAN has written to Minister of State Housing Bill English appealing to the government to halt the pending sale of state houses. More >>
Shortlisted state house buyers dominated by profit
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 3:20 pm | State Housing Action
Shortlisted state house buyers dominated by profit Profit-driven companies dominate the government’s shortlisted group of four potential buyers for 1500 state houses in Tauranga and Invercargill. The government has welcomed Hong Kong property billionaire ... More >>
Shortlisted state house buyers dominated by profit
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 10:15 am | State Housing Action
Profit-driven companies dominate the government’s shortlisted group of four potential buyers for 1500 state houses in Tauranga and Invercargill. The government has welcomed Hong Kong property billionaire Dr Henry Cheng Kar-Shun (owner of Pinnacle Group) ... More >>
Chinese billionaire lines up to buy state houses
Friday, 8 January 2016, 12:56 pm | State Housing Action
Chinese billionaire lines up to buy state houses Chinese property billionaire Dr Henry Cheng Kar-Shun has joined Australian-based Horizon Housing as the second foreign investor wanting to buy state houses from the government. The government intends ... More >>
Bennett should look in the mirror to see a real bully
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 10:53 am | State Housing Action
Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett’s accusation of bullying against SHAN protestors yesterday is ironic coming from the person leading government attacks on beneficiaries and state house tenants. More >>
SHAN to picket IHC National Office
Sunday, 13 December 2015, 11:28 am | State Housing Action
SHAN supporters will picket the National Office of the IHC tomorrow in protest at IHC plans to buy state houses from the government. More >>
Stop selling our state houses – Protest delegations
Monday, 12 October 2015, 9:44 am | State Housing Action
Tuesday’s reopening of parliament will be the focus for delegations of state house tenants from around New Zealand protesting government proposals to sell state houses. More >>
Stop selling our state houses – Protest Hikoi to parliament
Monday, 31 August 2015, 9:58 am | State Housing Action
SHAN (State Housing Action Network) is organising a protest hikoi to parliament to demand National MPs and their allies stop the sale of state houses. More >>
State Housing meeting for Invercargill this coming Sunday
Monday, 13 July 2015, 1:58 pm | State Housing Action
SHAN (State Housing Action Network) has organised a public meeting for this Sunday in Invercargill to give the local community the opportunity to discuss the government’s plans to sell thousands of state houses. More >>
State rental housing milked for dividends while tenants die
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 9:28 am | State Housing Action
State house tenants are dying from cold, damp Housing New Zealand homes while the government milks families for dividends. More >>
Callous government prepares to asset strip state housing
Friday, 1 May 2015, 9:12 am | State Housing Action
The government decision to hand over 2,800 state houses in Glen Innes, Point England and Panmure to the Tamaki Redevelopment Company is asset-stripping state housing and will result in greater struggle for low-income tenants and families. More >>
SHAN launches National Petition to fight state house sales
Friday, 10 April 2015, 11:36 am | State Housing Action
The newly formed State Housing Action Network (SHAN) is today launching a nationwide petition opposing the National government’s plans to sell state houses and calling for a major state house building programme to address the housing crisis for tenants ... More >>
Social housing providers warned against buying state houses
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 10:50 am | State Housing Action
The newly formed State Housing Action Network (SHAN) has written to social housing providers across New Zealand warning them of the consequences for low-income tenants and families if they agree to buy state houses from the government. (A copy of the ... More >>
