Accessible Properties Welcomes Budget Recognition

May 18, 2018 | News

The budget announcement included an additional $234 million in operating funding for public housing. “Accessible Properties welcomes the opportunity to partner with Government to achieve their stated aim of 1,600 more public housing places every year,” says Greg...

Budget delivers big first step in addressing our housing crisis

May 18, 2018 | News

CEO Scott Figenshow says the representative body for community housing providers is pleased to see the increase in social housing places to 1600 per year for the next four years, up from 1000 per year signalled earlier. “While it’s a level of investment we haven’t...

Healthier homes for more Kiwi families

May 17, 2018 | News

“Too many of our homes are cold and damp, leading to preventable diseases such as rheumatic fever and asthma. That’s a burden on Kiwi families, as well as on our health system and the economy. We can and must do better,” says Megan Woods. “Lower-income families, young...

Building houses to tackle the crisis

May 17, 2018 | News

“Too many New Zealanders are hurting because of the housing crisis. Many are locked out of the Kiwi dream of home ownership. Others are homeless or suffering the health effects of poor-quality housing,” says Phil Twyford. “The single most important thing the...

REINZ calls for housing shortage to be tackled in budget

May 16, 2018 | News

Housing New Zealand currently has a significant housing shortage across the country, and the Auckland shortage is around 60,000 properties alone. Until we’re able to start to back-fill some of that shortage, houses are only going to continue to remain unaffordable for...

Frames go up on first KiwiBuild houses

May 16, 2018 | News

The 18 three and four bedroom homes are the first houses to be built under the Government’s KiwiBuild programme. The houses are part of the McLennan Development on the site of former Defence Force land. The site became available for KiwiBuild after private developers...

Could Higher Density Developments Make Auckland More Liveable?

May 16, 2018 | News

Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities National Science Challenge research led by Professor Errol Haarhoff is looking at whether living at higher density can strengthen communities and enhance liveability in new neighbourhoods. While the research is ongoing, some...

​ $100 million to tackle homelessness

May 16, 2018 | News

“We’re pulling out all the stops to support people in need and urgently increase housing supply this winter. We’re also investing heavily in the future of the Housing First programme to support our most vulnerable homeless people and families,” says Phil Twyfor The...

The Nation: Leonie Freeman and Alan Johnson

May 16, 2018 | News

Lisa Owen: This week, the government admitted it’s had to tinker with its KiwiBuild policy to make it work. A three-bedroom home in Auckland will now cost $50,000 more than Labour promised during the election campaign. And the houses might end up going to people who...

PrefabNZ’s six success factors to meet… No! Surpass KiwiBuild goals

May 16, 2018 | Uncategorised

Call it our manifesto, action plan or success factors, here are our six key points we believe KiwiBuild must incorporate to achieve or surpass its goals – yes, we think that is possible: A design-led quality focus – above NZ Building Code minimum standards for...