URGENT! ‘Housing New Zealand intends a massive sell-off of Public Housing!’

12 May 2011

Housing New Zealand intends a massive sell-off of Public Housing.

A divestment Expert is being recruited to action the process in Auckland.

(see below *1)

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=374822613

“This crown owned entity owns a vast amount of property assets and they currently require the services of an experienced Divestment Officer to join their Assets team.

Reporting into the Redevelopment and Upgrade Manager this role’s key purpose includes developing plans and strategies in relation to the disposal of assets, including engagement with other social housing partners, Iwi organisations and commercial residential property developers as well as with internal stakeholders.”

A property bonanza is being launched to sell off public property assets held by central government (Housing NZ) and by local government by the newly formed Auckland Council Property Ltd (ACP Ltd)

At the Auckland Council Property Ltd, Board meeting today a list of properties sold, under contract and up for sale was presented.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1.1&thid=12fe1cc1bac85f26&mt=application/pdf&url=https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui%3D2%26ik%3D18afffb768%26view%3Datt%26th%3D12fe1cc1bac85f26%26attid%3D0.1.1%26disp%3Dattd%26zw&sig=AHIEtbShUlkCzNs00b7g1A-LmIRMkDm-9A

When the Chairman of ACP Ltd Sir John Wells was asked by Lisa Prager after her deputation ” why is a meeting about the disposal of public council owned property being held in a private board room in Queen St?”

Sir John Wells replied ” it is more convenient for me as this is my office.”

Both Ms. Prager and Ms. Bright drew the Board’s attention to their concern about the undisclosed and secret sale of public property assets, underway.

‘Anti-corruption’ campaigner Penny Bright, asked if any of the unelected Board of ACPL appointees and staff responsible for property and procurement, had links with property developers, business associates/investors/ individuals who could take pecuniary advantage of such connections – given that there was no publicly-available ‘Register of Interests’.

“Where is the transparency?”

“We are in a housing crisis – yet  our public property assets held at both Auckland Local Government level (ACPL) and central government level (Housing NZ) appear to being set up for a massive land grab/ asset strip  for private interests,” said Ms Bright.

Ms Prager and Ms Bright are considering laying a complaint  with the Serious Fraud Office and the Police related to ‘Crime against rights of property’

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0039/latest/DLM200200.html#DLM200200

Lisa Prager

Community Activist

 (09) 360 3397

Penny Bright
Judicially recognised ‘Public Watchdog’ on Metrowater, water and Auckland regional governance matters.
Auckland Mayoral candidate 2010.
Botany by-election candidate 2011
Auckland Council Howick by-election candidate 2011

‘Anti-corruption campaigner’
Attendee: Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference (Brisbane) 2009
Attendee: Transparency International 14th Anti-Corruption Conference (Bangkok) 2010

Ph (09) 846 9825
021 211 4 127
https://waterpressure.wordpress.com
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http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=374822613

Property Divestment Expert

Listing #: 374822613

Location:	Auckland City, Auckland
Type:	Full time, Permanent
Listed:	Sun, 08 May
Your reference #:	WG18046

This crown owned entity owns a vast amount of property assets and they currently require the services of an experienced Divestment Officer to join their Assets team. Reporting into the Redevelopment and Upgrade Manager this role’s key purpose includes developing plans and strategies in relation to the disposal of assets, including engagement with other social housing partners, Iwi organisations and commercial residential property developers as well as with internal stakeholders.

The successful candidate will need to have a good balance of both public and private sector property disposals experience. The ability to relate to a wide variety of people and stakeholders will allow you to flourish in this specialised role. Your property skills will include a mixture of valuations, rental agreements, disposals, financial analysis and general property negotiations.

Your ideal background would include a mixture of property expertise gained from a local or regional council, government department, power/utility company or property consultancy. A relevant tertiary qualification in business, property or legal combined with an understanding of the social housing sector will give you the grounding to work across multiple projects.

For further information please contact Mike Westbury on 04 4941523 or apply through the link below.

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(Ms Bright spoke directly with Mike Westbury on Wednesday 11 May 2011, where he confirmed that this ‘crown owned entity’, was in fact, Housing New Zealand)