Housing costs are getting out of hand. Strategies to keep housing affordable for everyone are needed. Initiative to bulk supply entry level housing is missing from all levels of government, who too cruelly see housing as investment rather than human right. Council housing tenants need management that engages with them and cares for their situation,…
Month: August 2016
Water quality priority
Water supply disaster at Havelock North spotlights the thin line of regulatory protection for what we value most in Canterbury quality of life too – a pure water environment. So how do we preserve clean waters and improve them where they are compromised? Community Voice campaigns for election to Environment Canterbury now and this is why…
ECan / CCC campaign starts
With all the challenges Environment Canterbury faces we have decided to help them out. With your help, of course – a voting public can achieve just about anything, on a good day! We also have a Christchurch City Council campaign running for the Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board. Watch our Candidates page for more information coming soon.. And…
Communities find feet
Central Canterbury communities have had a rough ride – earthquake upon earthquake, EQC and insurance battles with huge family stress – all on top of undermined democracy. Suburb by suburb people have found each other, as the main support in difficult times. Neighbourhood organisations are flourishing which characterises ground-up recovery. How can we carry this community strengthening forward, for safer and better…