The Reserve Bank estimates that for every 100 houses built under the government's KiwiBuild programme over the next three years, between 50 and 75 other houses may not be built because of capacity constraints. Talking to parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee...
“Latest house price figures from Quotable Value show the annual growth rate has fallen to 2.9 per cent. This compares to Statistics NZ figures showing wages grew by 3.3 per cent in the year ending December 2018. “This compares to 2016 when house prices rose 16 per...
QLDC Planning and Development General Manager Tony Avery advised these 90-minute focused sessions have come about due to a number of statutory consultations coming up in 2019 which relate to future development in our district’s townships. “Stage Three of the District...
- Brad Ward - Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) KiwiBuild and Large-Scale Projects Transition at HUD. - Helen O’Sullivan - Head of KiwiBuild Commercial. - Chris Aiken - overall leadership of the work programme regarding the delivery of Large-Scale Projects and the use of...
Organiser and tiny home owner Sharla May says: “The tiny house scene in New Zealand is gaining momentum as people choose living tiny over living in houses most people can no longer afford. “Tiny living is definitely appealing to a wide audience. It’s becoming popular...
The guide, based on research, consultations, input from youth and the expertise of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Ms. Leilani Farha, argues that all young people have a fundamental, legal right to be free of homelessness and to have access...
“We’ve done that by using the ‘Housing First’ approach, which is housing people first and then putting the support services around people that will assist them to deal with some of the issues that resulted in them coming onto the street in the...
“It’s heartbreaking especially when the kids know what’s going on. Trying to deal with their emotional side of it is hard because you can see your kids are breaking. “The only options I’ve got is to pack all my house up, find a storage...