Kiwis want KiwiBuild

Jul 5, 2018 | News

“The KiwiBuild Unit officially opened its doors to the public today, and they didn’t so much as enter, but break the door down,” Phil Twyford said “By 10am this morning 1000 registrations had been received, 2800 by lunchtime, and 5950 by 4.45pm. At one point the...

​Door opens to affordable home ownership

Jul 5, 2018 | News

“Today is a milestone in the Government’s ambitious programme to restore affordable homeownership. “With the first KiwiBuild homes on track to be completed shortly and many more in the pipeline, we are now at a stage where the KiwiBuild Unit can open its doors and...

Twyford hopes Kiwibuild will drive down construction costs

Jun 29, 2018 | News

At a media briefing today, Twyford said the government wants to trim building costs for Kiwibuild with productivity improvements such as prefabrication. Construction companies “want to expand the industry, they want to build more, and they know there’s a...

MSD update on contracting for public housing

Jun 26, 2018 | News

Hi everyone, As you may know, over the past few months, MSD has been developing a simpler way of contracting for public housing. We’ve tried to make things easier, more consistent and transparent, reflecting a more collaborative and relationship-based way for MSD and...