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Accessible Properties – more housing in Tauranga, the country’s most unaffordable city

January 23rd, 2018|

Media Release

22 January 2018

Accessible Properties is committed to helping ease the pressure on housing in Tauranga by building more homes.

The New Zealand Herald is reporting today that Tauranga has now outranked Auckland as New Zealand’s most unaffordable city according to a major global study – the annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey.

Accessible Properties is New Zealand’s largest […]

Accessible Properties – keen to work with Government to meet housing need

December 1st, 2017|

Media Release

1 December 2017

Accessible Properties welcomes the news that the Government is keen to work closely with Community Housing Providers to do more.

Accessible Properties manages more than 2700 properties throughout New Zealand including more than 1700 social housing homes and around 900 homes for IHC New Zealand.

Chief Executive Greg Orchard welcomed the Hon Phil Twyford’s […]

There when Charles needed us

October 24th, 2017|

Charles Taylor lived on Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, for 28 years, but when, due to the unsuitable nature of the schooling available, the progress of his son (Aman) who has Down syndrome began to suffer, Charles decided that it was time to change schools.

“Allenvale School in Christchurch offered an educational programme that wasn’t provided by the […]

Michelle’s thankful for her new home

October 10th, 2017|

 Every morning Michelle Rangitonga wakes up thankful that she and her daughter have a home for as long as they need.

For Michelle it was an anxious journey to get to this point. Having previously lived in a property for two and half years with her daughter, the pair were told in September 2016 that they […]

Accessible Properties aiming for 5000 homes by 2024

August 15th, 2017|

Media Release

15 August 2017

Accessible Properties is aiming to grow the number of homes it offers to New Zealanders in need to 5,000 within the next six years.

“We are acutely aware of the pressure for good housing around New Zealand that the Salvation Army’s ‘Taking Stock’ report identifies,” says Accessible Properties Chief Executive, Greg Orchard. “Our aim […]

A better home for a family in need

August 4th, 2017|

Accessible Properties is delighted that we have been able to find accommodation for Tauranga mother of nine, Rochelle Buchanan.

Rochelle came to the public’s attention after media reported she and her children had been living for 18 months in a friend’s state home that was taken over by Accessible Properties in April.

In early-July a routine tenancy inspection […]

Two years in and still enjoying their coffees

June 19th, 2017|

It has been two years since Adam Gibbs and Daniel O’Sullivan moved into their new house in Johnsonville, Wellington and they are enjoying their home now as much as the day they moved in.

With their home located a five minute walk from the Johnsonville mall, the guys have jumped into making the most of what […]

Transformation at Park Road

June 19th, 2017|

For 15 years a hall on Park Road, Miramar, served as a day base for IHC/IDEA Services. When the people using the hall moved to a new base in early 2015 Park Road was left empty.

The buildings were tired and passed their used by date, says Architect Mark Highham.

“What we are doing today is updating […]

Accessible Properties acquires more than 1100 Tauranga homes

March 31st, 2017|

Media Release

31 March 2017

From tonight Accessible Properties will take over the ownership and management of more than 1100 homes from Housing New Zealand in the Tauranga area.

Accessible Properties, a subsidiary of IHC, is one of New Zealand’s largest non-government housing providers with a long history of providing good quality housing that prioritises people with disabilities, […]

Accessible Properties opens Tauranga office ahead of housing transfer

March 27th, 2017|

Media Release

24 March 2017

Accessible Properties is delighted that Hon Amy Adams, Minister for Social Housing and Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand Corporation, is today opening its new Tauranga office.

Accessible Properties is one of New Zealand’s largest non-government housing providers with a long history of providing good quality housing that prioritises people with disabilities, older […]