The head of Kiwibuild, Stephen Barclay has officially resigned from the role.
The Labour-led government risks electoral defeat in 2020 unless it makes demonstrable progress on affordable housing this year, says the outspoken author of an annual survey of global housing affordability.
Tauranga is ranked the eighth most expensive housing market in the world when measured against income, heading off cities like London and San Francisco, according to a global study out today.
The Property Council's chief executive says groups working across the housing sector need to stop working in silos to deal with the lack of affordable houses.
With just a day to go until the big day the Auckland City Mission, staff and volunteers are in overdrive preparing for the biggest Christmas lunch in the country.
KiwiBuild is moving to the next stage of procuring large numbers of affordable homes using offsite manufacturing, Head of the Office of the CE for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Brad Ward says.
These tiny houses are cheaper to rent-to-buy than renting a room in Auckland.
Simon Wilson looks at ways we can make Auckland a better city to live in.
As people slowly make their way back to the office, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) is warning landlords that they now have less than six months to insulate their rental properties or they could face a fine of up to $4,000 from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).
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