A look at the new Government’s housing policies

Oct 26, 2017 | News

Radio New Zealand news post 26 October. The party has promised to build 100,000 homes for first-home buyers in the next 10 years to deal with the housing crisis. Auckland Housing strategist Leonie Freeman told Nine to Noon co-operation between different sectors was...

​Labour coalition Government announces housing platform

Oct 26, 2017 | News

In the Labour-Greens confidence and supply agreement, reported here by the Herald, there is a promise to deliver innovative home ownership models within the state and a broader community housing programme. “A rent-to-own scheme or similar progressive ownership...

​Emergency motel stays starting to decline

Oct 26, 2017 | News

New figures from the Ministry of Social Development and cited in this Stuff article show that in the last three months $8.96 million was given out to cover short seven-day motel stays for families or individuals in dire need. Figures show 9159 grants made. This is a...
​Housing Affordability Taskforce Report released

​Housing Affordability Taskforce Report released

Oct 26, 2017 | Reports & Articles

DEBBIE JAMIESON/STUFF Members of the Queenstown Lakes Mayoral Housing Affordability Taskforce presenting their recommendations: chairman John MacDonald, Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust executive officer Julie Scott, Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult,...

​Phil Twyford reveals $2b KiwiBuild housing scheme

Oct 26, 2017 | News

The just-announced Housing Minister told the NZ Herald how labour, skills and land shortages in the over-stretched, under-delivering, under-resourced high-priced housing market were planned to be resolved by his regime which will change immigration laws and form...