Auckland Council unsure how many affordable homes built

A development in Hobsonville: The Auckland Council’s deal with the government means a percentage of large developments have to include affordable homes. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The council has set up more than 150 Special Housing Areas (SHAs) with the...

Local government leadership key to increasing housing supply

Regent park Wellington City Council Housing Wellington shows local government leadership with diverse housing initiatives “Stable housing is important – it sets up our platform for later life,” Wellington Mayor Justin Lester reminded us in his welcome address. “Every...

Housing to be built on vacant Hutt land

A drawing of the housing to be expected at the Seddon St site in Naenae, Lower Hutt. Up to 330 new social, affordable and market homes will be built in the Lower Hutt suburbs of Naenae, Taita, and Waterloo, at a cost of about $9.5 million. HNZ plans to finish building...