One year on from the Edgecumbe floods local whānau in ongoing and urgent need of a place to live will now benefit from new papakāinga housing, says Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta.
Christchurch-based building company Spanbild has bought out Concision Panelised Technology partner Mike Greer Homes (MGH), giving it control of a building panelisation factory in Rolleston.
The government plans to make it harder for councils to approve new homes and lifestyle blocks on productive land near urban areas.
Christchurch City Council has celebrated the start of five new social housing units in Akaroa.
The Auckland Māori Housing Summit will be held on Monday 23 April, convened jointly by Te Matapihi and the Independent Māori Statutory Board.
A year on from the launch of the Housing First Auckland City Centre programme Lifewise, in partnership with Auckland City Mission, has supported 39 people into permanent homes.
On Newshub Nation Saturday 14th April: Lisa Owen interviews Construction Minister Jenny Salesa.
About 350 residents of Ngongotaha, 10 kilometres northwest of Rotorua city, left two information meetings on 5 and 10 April very angry that Mayor Steve Chadwick and Rotorua Lakes Council have asked Phil Twyford, Minister of Housing, to declare a Special Housing Area on the northern outskirts of their village, without notification and consultation.
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The Social Services and Community Committee is seeking submissions on the Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Bill. The bill aims to ensure that costs associated with letting a rental property are met by the landlord, who benefits from letting a rental, rather than the tenant.