​Govt must keep nerve if housing reforms to succeed

That’s the advice from New Zealand’s largest sharebroking firm, First NZ Capital, in a note to clients on the political and practical challenges the government faces as it starts 2019 on the backfoot over slow progress on its flagship KiwiBuild affordable...

Start payday filing now

Over the last few months, we’ve shared lots of information to help employers around New Zealand get ready for payday filing. All employers need to be payday filing from 1 April 2019, but if you think you’re ready to start payday filing now, February is a great time to...

Landlords adding insulation ahead of July deadline

Government-funded insulation grants for landlords ended last June. In November the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment estimated that, as of February last year, there could be almost 173,000 private rental properties still needing upgrading. Smart Energy...

REINZ calls for a new KiwiBuild target to be announced

REINZ would like to see a target put in place ahead of the next election in order to measure how the KiwiBuild programme is progressing. Bindi Norwell, Chief Executive at REINZ says: “With a significant housing shortfall in New Zealand, the KiwiBuild programme is an...