​Number of Rentals Halve Nationwide

Head of Trade Me Property Nigel Jeffries said demand for rental properties was strong in October with the average rental receiving 28 per cent more enquiries within the first week of being listed than a year ago. “Properties are getting snapped up fast as demand...

​Housing crisis spreads through-out the country

The Herald reported that in Whanganui the Salvation Army have a contract with the Ministry of Social Development that covers seven houses to accommodate people in need for 12 to 24 weeks. “At the end of that time, we often struggle to find affordable housing for...

Indigneous co-housing development for Flaxmere

Reported by Maori Television. “What’s different about this to a social housing project is this is about housing development and moving a whanau from out of those social housing situations into a home ownership situation,” says Mike Paku chairman of...

Is pre-fabrication the answer?

Photo/ ANNA PRICE Andrew Booker, Housing NZ general manager of business innovation and development, expects prefabrication and off-site manufacturing to be over 50 per cent of the houses built in the next two to three years. In this Stuff article Pamela Bell of Prefab...