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After a year of income related rents approximately 53,000 low income families are enjoying the benefits, Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

16 November 2001Speech Notes

·Kia orana, ni sa bula vinaka, fakaalofa lahi atu, taloha ni, malo e lelei, Ia orana, kia ora, talofa lava and pacific greetings to you all. Thank you for inviting me here today and thank you for this report.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche and Te Tai Tokerau MP Dover Samuels today open four new homes at Takou Bay in Northland, the first State houses to be completed on Maori land since 1992.

Kia ora, talofa lava and welcome. I acknowledge in particular my colleague Tai Tokerau MP Dover Samuels, Far North District Council Mayor Yvonne Sharp and Minita …(name to come).

Housing and Pacific Island Affairs Minister Mark Gosche and Associate Health and Housing Minister Tariana Turia were delighted to attend a ‘healthy home’ opening in Otara for a family of nine including 7 children this morning.

Saturday 27 October 2001. Embargoed until delivery – 11 amSpeech Notes

Kia ora, kia orana, talofa lava, ni sa bula, taloha ni, fakaalofa lahi atu, malo e lelei and greetings to you all.

October 19 2001Media Statement
Community Renewal Programme Launched

Housing Minister Mark Gosche today launched the government's Community Renewal programme in the Christchurch suburb of Aranui.

11 October 2001Media Statement
Housing plans for Kimberley and Braemar residents

19 October 2001Speech Notes

Kia ora, talofa lava and greetings to you all. In particular I acknowledge my colleague Lianne Dalziel and Christchurch Mayor Garry Moore.

September 15 2001Speech Notes
·Kia ora, talofa lava, greetings to you all

·Acknowledge Mayor Gary Moore, local councillor Lesley Keast and Carole Anderton, chair of the council's housing working group

14 September 2001Media Statement
Building A Social Housing Strategy

The first steps towards building a long-term social housing strategy are being taken today at a workshop in Wellington.

September 28 2001Media Statement
Healthy Housing Progress

Housing Minister Mark Gosche today visited houses in Otara and Mangere to view progress on the government's Healthy Housing programme.

The level of poor housing in Northland and the East Coast/Bay of Plenty is being assessed in the next month as the first step towards addressing wider social issues faced by these communities, the Minister of Social Services and Employment Steve Maharey

5 August 2001Media Statement
Ministers Help with Northland House Build

Two interest free loans to help two Northland families into new homes were announced by Housing Ministers Mark Gosche and Tariana Turia today.

26 July 2001Media Statement
New Housing Board Begins Work

The board of New Zealand's new housing agency, Housing New Zealand Corporation, met for the first time yesterday.

August 23 2001Media Statement

Long term residents of boarding houses will get greater protection as a result of proposed changes announced by Housing Minister Mark Gosche today.

20 July 2001Media Statement

Housing Minister Mark Gosche today announced the appointment of the first Pacific woman to the board of Housing New Zealand.

Landlords renting sub-standard houses may face hefty penalties in future, Housing Minister Mark Gosche warned today.

The government's newest agency, which opened its doors to the public for the first time this week, would help those most in need get better access to housing, Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

Wednesday 13 June 2001Media Statement
Aranui support grows

The community housing package in the budget will build at least 125 new houses and extend rent relief to cash-strapped community house tenants, Housing Ministers Mark Gosche and Tariana Turia announced today.

Housing Minister Mark Gosche and Associate Housing Minister Tariana Turia said today that an extra 300 state houses would be provided in 2001-02.

Housing New Zealand's waiting list has dropped and National MP David Carter knows it, Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.

National's Housing spokesman David Carter has once again proven that he is totally unreliable after making up a press release and leaving out crucial facts, Housing Minister Mark Gosche said today.