Building begins on 82 state houses in New Lynn

“This project is a great example of how Housing NZ is redeveloping its aging stock to provide modern, warm and dry homes that fully utilise Crown land. “When finished, this redevelopment will house up to 292 Aucklanders. These homes will be designed and built to...

Housing Challenge for Older Kiwis

As the Hon Phil Twyford, Minister of Housing and Urban Development said “The stocktake highlights the increasing number of elderly facing housing-related poverty because fewer and fewer are mortgage free and able to survive on Superannuation alone”. Age Concern New...
SmartGrowth – Housing Need and Demand Report

A Stocktake of New Zealand’s Housing

I commissioned independent experts to report on the state of housing in New Zealand to provide an additional important contribution that will help inform Government policy decisions. This report assesses the key parts of our housing system; examining market renting,...