First New Plymouth KiwiBuild homes

There will be 68 modest starter homes built in Marfell with two-thirds being three-bedroom homes and the remainder four-bedroom. All of them will be built to a Homestar 6 rating with construction starting early next year. Phil Twyford said KiwiBuild is about restoring...

Dwell celebrates five years in business and a new build

L-R: Minister Jenny Salesa and Dwell Patron Judge Peter Boshier are placing a time capsule with the hope that when it is found New Zealand no longer has a housing crisis. Recently Dwell took the opportunity to mark the fifth anniversary of this very successful merger...

No small feat: High School students build tiny houses at Ara

Carpentry tutor Mick Cooke is excited about the growing housing trend and says he’s wanted to build a tiny house for a few years. “I think tiny houses are great. I’d love one! Imagine getting one of these as a bach somewhere like Motunau or Cheviot, it would be ideal...

New home ownership trials underway to help whānau

“It’s critical that we try other ways of getting more Māori into home ownership. Only 43 per cent of Māori own a home compared to 63 per cent of the general population,” says Michelle Hippolite. “I am pleased to announce that Te Puni Kōkiri is working with five groups...