Frames go up on first KiwiBuild houses

May 16, 2018 | News

The 18 three and four bedroom homes are the first houses to be built under the Government’s KiwiBuild programme. The houses are part of the McLennan Development on the site of former Defence Force land. The site became available for KiwiBuild after private developers...

REINZ calls for housing shortage to be tackled in budget

May 16, 2018 | News

Housing New Zealand currently has a significant housing shortage across the country, and the Auckland shortage is around 60,000 properties alone. Until we’re able to start to back-fill some of that shortage, houses are only going to continue to remain unaffordable for...

PrefabNZ’s six success factors to meet… No! Surpass KiwiBuild goals

May 16, 2018 | Uncategorised

Call it our manifesto, action plan or success factors, here are our six key points we believe KiwiBuild must incorporate to achieve or surpass its goals – yes, we think that is possible: A design-led quality focus – above NZ Building Code minimum standards for...

The Nation: Leonie Freeman and Alan Johnson

May 16, 2018 | News

Lisa Owen: This week, the government admitted it’s had to tinker with its KiwiBuild policy to make it work. A three-bedroom home in Auckland will now cost $50,000 more than Labour promised during the election campaign. And the houses might end up going to people who...

Could Higher Density Developments Make Auckland More Liveable?

May 16, 2018 | News

Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities National Science Challenge research led by Professor Errol Haarhoff is looking at whether living at higher density can strengthen communities and enhance liveability in new neighbourhoods. While the research is ongoing, some...