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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 the...

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 regulatory...

Subfloor insulation in rentals a costly mistake

Jan 22, 2019 | News

Insulation features in “healthy homes” regulations that Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford is expected to impose next month. Under existing law, New Zealand’s 262,000 owners of rental property are required to install both ceiling and underfloor...

Construction shortage list, unlikely to alleviate shortage

Jan 22, 2019 | News

The Government recently established the new Construction and Infrastructure Skill Shortage List (CISSL) to address the ongoing problem of short supply of construction workers in New Zealand. But the new list scheme is likely to be too rigid to be effective, and will...

Housing Ministry head hints he acted against Barclay

Jan 22, 2019 | News

Mystery already surrounded Barclay's nearly three month absence from his position as inaugural head of the government's flagship KiwiBuild programme, before the one-time head of the San Francisco America's Cup village tendered his resignation earlier today Barclay...

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Sale of Nelson community housing could fuel further investment

Mar 27, 2019 | News

The Renwick Flats on Examiner Street – photo by Martin de Ruyter/Stuff The amount of community housing in Nelson could expand if council’s proposal to sell its portfolio to other housing providers is approved. In its 2019/2020 Annual Plan Consultation...

CHA newsletter 19 March 2019

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Rhodes Abbeyfield 14-studio home opens

Mar 22, 2019 | News

A new 14-studio Abbeyfield house providing affordable rental accommodation for older people was formally opened in Christchurch at the weekend. The Rhodes Abbeyfield house in Wigram was developed in partnership by Abbeyfield New Zealand and Christchurch’s Rhodes...

Everybody needs good neighbours

Mar 22, 2019 | News

Tenants have registered about 50 Neighbours Day events ranging from such things as movie nights to street parties, barbecues, gardening activities, clean ups, sharing a cup of tea and pot luck meals. Community Development Manager Karen Allen says Housing New Zealand...

Decision-making time for homelessness in Lower Hutt

Mar 22, 2019 | News

Several options, one of which will become part of a plan to prevent vulnerable families becoming homeless and improve access to housing for those who are homeless, will be discussed at an extraordinary Policy and Regulatory Committee meeting on Monday 25 March. As...

About the New Zealand Housing Foundation by Paul Gilberd

Mar 21, 2019 | News

This article was originally published in The Property Lawyer (Vol 19-3). The Property Lawyer is a member publication of the Property Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society. The Property Law Section has given permission for this article to be republished. Property...

Peter Jeffries: Funding change has hurt non-profit housing

Mar 19, 2019 | News

In 2016, we were the third largest developer of public housing in Auckland after Housing NZ and the Tamaki Regeneration Company. By the end of this year, we will have added over 150 homes to our portfolio. In 2017 we responded to a Government request for forecast...

Gov backing mooted for big Wellington public housing project

Mar 15, 2019 | News

Subject to public consultation, Housing New Zealand will develop between 230 and 300 homes on the site in Mt Cook, which will include up to 40 supported-living units for Wellington’s most vulnerable homeless people. The proposal will be on the agenda for next week’s...

New community housing for Taumarunui celebrated

Mar 15, 2019 | News

Funding for the project has come from a $2.1m Te Puni Kokiri investment into the Whanau and Community Development Investment programme for Taumarunui and Te Kuiti. This funding will be used by the Taumarunui Community Kokiri Trust to help to repair existing homes and...

Scrapping SHAs hamstrings housing

Mar 14, 2019 | News

SHAs were enabled as a means of bypassing unnecessary red tape in the planning system that has for decades clogged up the market, to deliver affordable housing that New Zealand’s communities desperately need. While far from a perfect solution to New Zealand’s moribund...

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