Urban sprawl eating up NZ’s productive land – report

Apr 20, 2018 | News

A report out today, called Our Land 2018, shows New Zealand’s urban sprawl is eating up some of the country’s most versatile land. It highlights that between 1990 and 2008, 29 percent of new urban areas were built on some of the country’s most...

New Council housing under way in Akaroa

Apr 20, 2018 | News

A whakawatea (blessing) and ground-breaking ceremony was held today at the Council’s Bruce Terrace housing complex, where three existing units will be demolished to make way for five new ones. The old units, which were temporarily repaired following the Christchurch...

KiwiBuild meets IwiBuild

Apr 19, 2018 | News

The summit is an opportunity for Auckland iwi and Māori providers to discuss housing issues with key ministers. It will be attended by Hon Phil Twyford (Minister for Housing and Urban Development) and Hon Nanaia Mahuta (Minister for Māori Development). A key focus...

Housing First Auckland City Centre one year on …

Apr 19, 2018 | News

Launched in March 2017, Lifewise and Auckland City Mission are working with mostly single rough sleepers in the City Centre who are known to their services and who have been homeless for many years. “We’ve had a really good response rate to the programme with 86% of...

CNSST Kotuku House – a new era in housing for Auckland

Apr 16, 2018 | Member profiles

Mayor Phil Goff officially opened the new property. Hon Jenny Salesa, Minister for Building and Construction and Ethnic Communities, and Simon O’Connor, spokesperson for Social Housing and MP for Tamaki, gave speeches. CNSST Kotuku House was built by the Chinese...

Encumbrance instrument

Apr 16, 2018 | Uncategorised

Read the Encumbrance Instrument letter here.Encumbrance Instrument 10.04.18.pdf

The Nation: Construction Minister Jenny Salesa

Apr 16, 2018 | News

Lisa Owen: The construction industry is under pressure, with demand for both residential and commercial work pushing the sector to full capacity. It’s estimated that just a 1% increase in productivity would increase national GDP by around $139 million. And...

Rental prices continue to rise

Apr 16, 2018 | Uncategorised

“There have been so many cost and regulatory increases over the last few years that it isn’t a surprise that rental prices are increasing as they are” said NZPIF Executive Officer Andrew King. “Unfortunately the situation looks likely to...