KiwiBuild releases updated figures

Jan 25, 2019 | News

Number of homes contracted and committed: 10,160 with thousands more planned in our Large Scale Projects. Number of homes completed: 47 with 236 more homes under construction Number of homes contracted and committed for completion by 30 June 2019: 293 (Some contracts...

KiwiBuild a ‘massive political distraction’

Jan 24, 2019 | News

“The government could lower unit construction costs in many ways, as it is well aware,” former Business Roundtable economist Bryce Wilkinson says in a new research note today. It could ease up on red tape, improve the supply of urban land by removing...

Twyford: It’s going to be tough to meet Kiwibuild target

Jan 24, 2019 | News

This week a report found New Zealand is one of the most unaffordable countries in the world to buy a house, with the average price more than six times the median household income. More than six months into KiwiBuild, only 33 homes have been built – well short of...

KiwiBuild head Stephen Barclay officially resigns

Jan 22, 2019 | News

Stephen Barclay, head of the KiwiBuild unit Photo: RNZ / Patrick O’Meara In a statement issued on his behalf, it was announced that he would step down from today. Housing Minister Phil Twyford’s office said he would not be commenting on Mr Barclay’s...