Decision allows development near sacred Māori site

Nov 9, 2018 | News

Save Our Unique Landscape has been fighting Fletcher’s plans to build the large housing development. Photo: Supplied / Fletcher Building The controversial project has met with fierce opposition and protesters had previously said they would not be deterred should...

KiwiBuild homesellers who break the rules can keep 70%

Nov 9, 2018 | News

But there will be a get-out clause for people who have to sell in a difficult situation like a death, illness or relationship break-up. Responding to a Newshub story highlighting the ability to keep any part of the capital gain from such a sale, Twyford said buyers...

1300 more households in public housing

Nov 8, 2018 | News

Latest figures from the Public Housing Quarterly Report show that the Government is pulling out all the stops to house and support people in the face of the housing crisis, Phil Twyford said. “In the September quarter, we increased the number of public housing...

Sue McCabe – new CEO of ​Philanthropy New Zealand

Nov 6, 2018 | News

Sue will be joining our Wellington-based team from the end of November. Sue has a diverse professional and volunteering background spanning public, not-for-profit and private sectors. She has previously held not-for-profit Chief Executive roles, as well as public...

Action-Packed Month For New Zealand’s Housing Sector

Nov 5, 2018 | News

This month Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities (BBHTC) – Ko ngā wā kāinga hei whakamāhorahora – is sponsoring a number of key events to inform how we deliver affordable, healthy homes, create attractive, functional urban neighbourhoods and build Māori...

Council “heartless and hypocritical” over council Housing

Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorised

The committee is meeting to discuss a proposed $30 loan, at commercial lending criteria, to the Otautahi Community Housing Trust to build 130 new council rental units. This is a heartless policy because it fails to address the housing crisis for low-income tenants and...

10 new KiwiBuild apartments available in Ōtāhuhu

Nov 5, 2018 | News

Located at 105 Mason Ave and developed by NZ Living, the two-bedroom turnkey apartments range from 64.9 square metres to 74.9 square metres inclusive of a deck area. Each apartment has a carpark. The apartments are priced between $580,000 and $600,000 and include an...

Porirua regeneration means thousands of new homes

Nov 2, 2018 | News

Thousands of families will enjoy new state homes, affordable KiwiBuild and market homes under a plan to revitalise eastern Porirua as the Government continues to tackle the housing crisis. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the plan was the biggest and most ambitious...